It would not be nice of me if I don't tell the possible solutions after telling the problem. So it is time for us to look on the things that we can possibly follow so as to mitigate the effects of warming. We can only mitigate global warming and we cannot eliminate it completely. Half of the destruction has already been done. It is time to safeguard ourselves. A commonly cited goal is to stabilize greenhouse gas(GHG) concentrations around 450-550 parts per million (ppm), or about twice pre-industrial levels. This is the point at which many believe the most damaging impacts of climate change can be avoided.According to the IPCC, we'd have to reduce GHG emissions by 50% to 80% of what they're on track to be in the next century to reach this level.
Depending on our choices, scientists predict that the Earth could eventually warm by as little as 2.5 degrees or as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit.Individual's attention towards mitigation:
If we people are sensible enough , we can do it by reducing our own carbon footprint. We should all become aware of the real situation in this case to act.We have to think and be conscious about the amount of energy we waste in our everyday lives. Take for example the electrical appliances we use. We won't be using them but still it will be connected to the power supply. This is called as the "Vampire mode".
Unplug your laptop's AC adapters when it's not in use. If left plugged in, the transformer in the adapter draws power continuously, even when the laptop is not connected to the adapter. If we don't put them in this mode we can save so much of power each year. A small change in everybody's daily life can bring about a huge change. Replacing incandescent bulbs by compact fluorescent bulbs we can reduce the amount of energy that we use in a year and also save a lot of money.
The second method is by planting a lot of trees and doing something called as carbon sequestration. This is something that is known to a lot of people. It is planting a lot of trees so that it absorbs all the carbon in the atmosphere for its photosynthesis there by "sequestering" carbon as it grows. Each tree can absorb nearly 1 tonne of carbon in 100 years.
By using more mass transportation systems rather than own vehicles, we can save upto $7000 a year for a person in the US.
New techniques being developed:
The scientists have come up with a unique method to fight the global warming.
The method includes firing trillions of mirrors in to the space to deflect the sun's rays forming a 100,000 square mile 'sun shade'. As told by astronomer Dr Roger Angel, at the University of Arizona, the mirrors would have to be fired one million miles above the earth using a huge cannon with a barrel of 0.6 miles across.The gun is 100 times more powerful than the conventional weapons and need an exclusion zone of several miles before being fired. The coast of the entire execution will amount to 350 trillion dollars, this is one of the other major setbacks faced by the project.
The method includes firing trillions of mirrors in to the space to deflect the sun's rays forming a 100,000 square mile 'sun shade'. As told by astronomer Dr Roger Angel, at the University of Arizona, the mirrors would have to be fired one million miles above the earth using a huge cannon with a barrel of 0.6 miles across.The gun is 100 times more powerful than the conventional weapons and need an exclusion zone of several miles before being fired. The coast of the entire execution will amount to 350 trillion dollars, this is one of the other major setbacks faced by the project.
A group of scientists in Bangalore came up with the idea of spraying a type of aerosol which would cool down the earth. But the practicality of such an idea is under research and is being done.
Fuel economy increase:
One of the leading pre-treatment companies is CoalTek. The firm reduces the moisture content in coal to optimize plant efficiency and make the coal "cleaner" before combustion.
Novomer, a competitor to CoalTek, is a green chemistry company using carbon dioxide as an ingredient for a chemical process that produces uniform polymers, plastics and other chemicals. Its goal is to turn these materials into green environmentally friendly materials. Dow Chemical Company is another actor in this field. And there is also Microcoal, which process cleans up coal pre-combustion by basically microwaving it.
Novomer, a competitor to CoalTek, is a green chemistry company using carbon dioxide as an ingredient for a chemical process that produces uniform polymers, plastics and other chemicals. Its goal is to turn these materials into green environmentally friendly materials. Dow Chemical Company is another actor in this field. And there is also Microcoal, which process cleans up coal pre-combustion by basically microwaving it.
Development of fuel efficient vehicles and use of hybrid vehicles should increase so that dependency on the fossil fuels decreases considerably. If we make our cars more efficient over the next ten years, we'll cut global warming pollution by more than 350 million metric tons and save 2 million barrels of oil a day.
Research on the development of a nuclear fusion reactor which can produce huge amount of energy is being done.
Dependency on the unconventional resources of energy such as solar, wind, geothermal hydrogen produced from renewable sources, biofuels (produced from crops), natural gas, and nuclear power should increase, though these are not the perfect solutions. These are good options when compared to the conventional fossil fuels.
Dependency on the unconventional resources of energy such as solar, wind, geothermal hydrogen produced from renewable sources, biofuels (produced from crops), natural gas, and nuclear power should increase, though these are not the perfect solutions. These are good options when compared to the conventional fossil fuels.
An idea of mine:
A weird idea, but people in some countries are trying to do it. Energy from lightning. Yes. It may become a reality one day. You never know.
Recycling and reducing of waste would mean a lot for reducing its effect.
Already people around the world have started to make some progress in reducing the effects. The jerseys of players in world cup foot ball 2010 is made up only of recycled waste. Things like this should atleast motivate us to think and act to save this planet.
There is a lot more that you can do to reduce the GHG and hence the effects of warming. They are in the following link.
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x117684952/Save-the-planet
Recycling and reducing of waste would mean a lot for reducing its effect.
Already people around the world have started to make some progress in reducing the effects. The jerseys of players in world cup foot ball 2010 is made up only of recycled waste. Things like this should atleast motivate us to think and act to save this planet.
There is a lot more that you can do to reduce the GHG and hence the effects of warming. They are in the following link.
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x117684952/Save-the-planet
"Let's make it a better place to live in"
-SATZ
really a good thoughtful work
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