Global Warming: The solutions

According to NASA global warming is “the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth’s atmosphere.” It is often associated with climate change which is the “side effects” of the warming. The human activities have been increasing at unprecedented rate and if this continues the global warming will continue to accelerate. The impact of the warming has been visible for all to see. Whether it is the melting of the ice caps or the increasing amount of forest fires. Personally, I have lived near areas of forest fire and the worsening air quality that follows it. These conditions do not only impact our planet but also our health. This ongoing problem of the global warming has been mentioned by many activists and the most recent one was Greta Thunberg. She is a young Climate activist that demands change to have a better world for the future generations. This is what we all want, a change for the better world. The internet is an ideal medium for the problem of global warming because its global, involving everyone. I would like to give everyone access this website so they can learn some ways that global warming can be alleviated.
Solutions
v Invest $5 trillion in clean renewable energy to fully end the carbon emission in power sectors by 2050. Wind and solar energy are already being utilized by some around the world but greater Investment in renewable energy (e.g., wind, water, and solar) will further motivate more people to utilize this type of energy and reduce carbon emission, thereby, helping prevent the acceleration of global warming. v In United States, trucks can be replaced by railways by repairing and upgrading the railway tracks to a 60-mile-an-hour standard by 2024. Trains have a larger carrying capacity and are faster. Trucks that have much lower carrying capacity and travel greater distances can be eliminated. More rail links can also be created that reach inland areas. This will reduce carbon emissions due to transportation. v The government could implement a water conservation program that could include the issuance of water-use permits and identify the consumption rate. This program can be implemented by 2023. Saving water is related to global warming because as mentioned by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, “it takes lots of energy to pump, treat, and heat water, so saving water reduces greenhouse gas emissions.”
Additional Resource
Ways to start saving water!
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