What should we do now?Global warming is getting faster and faster.
By helenstamina
@helenstamina (31)
China
November 18, 2007 4:54am CST
Scientists from The United Nations' concluded that our earth is warming at an ever faster pace. Global warming commits the world to an average rise in sea leavels of up to 4.6 feet.The experts warned Saturday in their most authoritative report to date. The U.N warned that "Only urgent, global action will do", because the effects are "so severe and so sweeping that only urgent global action will do. We are all in this together. We must work together."
In my opinion, not noly the government, but everyone of ourself should take action to join in slowing down the pace of global warming. I will try to persuade the people around me try to use solar engergy and change the gasoline used by their vehicles to other fuels which emit less carbon dioxide.
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5 responses
@navincp123 (442)
• India
18 Nov 07
The major role to be played in the reduction of global warming is the ordinary people.Governments and various organisations can only suggest ways to reduce it.Its upto us to follow these procedures.We are not doing it for some one else,Its for saving our own planet.We all contribute to global warming, so following some simple things as given below can go a long way in reducing this effect.
1.switch off lights when not in use.
2.dont keep elecronic items in standby mode as they take up 85% power even when not in use.
3.use public transport system often
4.use boats and trains as planes generate more co2.
5.switch off the computer monitor when not in use for some time.
These are just a few.Its upto you to follow it and be part of the people who save the planet or be the reason of its destruction.THE CHOICE IS YOURS FRIENDS.
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@helenstamina (31)
• China
18 Nov 07
Hi, navincip123, thank you for sharing your these procedures to us. I will try to and persuade the people around me to take action every day.
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@helenstamina (31)
• China
18 Nov 07
I agree with you. In my country, some ordinary people even the local governments are ignoring the climate change due to the people activities. The most important thing is to make them alert to the declining environment!
@blueunicorn (2401)
• United States
24 Nov 07
I have a completely different and unpopular take on this. Personally I don't think the issue of Global Warming is nearly as bad as we think it is. The earth goes through natural changes. It has had Ice Ages and times where it was very warm. How were those things accounted for? I do believe we need to try to fight pollution and find alternative fuels or whatever else we can do to make the quality of life better for us and more healthy. In the long run, though, the earth wasn't put here just for people. Eventually it is natural for the earth to turn as it has many times, and that change may not be the best thing for human life. Again, we aren't the only living beings that this earth supports, though.
@irenego1 (99)
• Hong Kong
20 Nov 07
i did saw in the news about global warming, i think i saw al gore is involved in discussion about the global warming. i agree that we need to help in preventing global warming. be more active rather than passive. we can help by doing car pool with friends rather driving another car. dispose waste properly, recycle if needed. we need to preserve the earth for the next generation of people.
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@love_wen (13)
• China
25 Nov 07
yes ,we need harmonization .When the human cooperate together ,i think the power must conquer the serious problem.But it's pity that the war is also exist.Why can't we cooperate ?Why doesn't the human would wake up until the problem happen and serious exist.
Until then ,i doult that the scientists isn't a selfish person.0
