Rescuing the planet from Global Warming

GLOBAL WARMING 1
Rescuing the planet from Global Warming
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GLOBAL WARMING 2
Rescuing the planet from Global Warming
Global warming damage is real and measurable. It is causing the rise of droughts,
hurricanes, wildfires and heat waves around the earth. However, the extent in which countries
need to save the planet is a debatable issue. While scientists do not seem to agree on one
solution, the fact is that climate change poses an imminent danger to the human race. This
rising temperature has prompted several government agencies and non-governmental
organizations to initiate projects across the globe to assist curtail global warming1. The most
popular methods adopted in many countries include reducing carbon emissions, restoring
natural habitats, and managing waste from industries2. These strategies are yet to eradicate
global warming completely even though they seem promising. For the world to continue
sustaining life global warming will have to be completely done away with.
The transport industry in all the nations of the world are currently one of the greatest
polluters of the environment, to curtail global warming humans will have to forgo a number
of luxuries, for instance there is need to replace automobiles, power generating systems and
industries that rely on fossil fuels. Public transport system should be encouraged rather than
the private cars if the world is to indicate serious signs of fighting global warming. Rather
than generate power using coal and petroleum products, energy efficient technologies such as
CFL or LED light bulbs ought to be prioritized instead of technologies such as incandescent.
To reduce the amount of energy that is lost to the atmosphere people should be encouraged to
practice conservative measures like turning off appliances when not in use. This minimizes
1 S, Philander. Is the temperature rising? The uncertain science of global warming. Princeton
University Press, 2018.
2 E, Turnhout, A, Dewulf & M, Hulme, What does policy-relevant global environmental
knowledge do? The cases of climate and biodiversity. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2016, 18,
p. 65-72.