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What can be done to stop Global warming.?

Many countries are serious about global warming. What causes it? Why US thinks that it is not serious?

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  • Ynot
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Firstly it is necessary to differentiate between global climate changes which have taken place continuously since the world was formed, changes that take place over millions of years or thousands of years, and the global warming that has been taking place during the past hundred years because of the impact of mankind on our surroundings. Nothing can be done to stop natures climate changes. What we are talking about is climate change and global warming caused by mankind and the advance of civilisation.

    The general public in the USA don't believe global warming is serious because it doesn't affect them and it's unlikely to affect their children or grandchildren. However, the great majority of USA corporations, academics, economists, and politicians realise that although the problems of global warming may not affect many Americans directly, what happens in the rest of the world does end up with an impact on every citizen of the USA and for that reason they do take it seriously.

    What causes global warming? Number one cause is the world's accelerating population growth. Number two cause is our ever increasing demand for energy.

    What can be done to stop it? Three things - and we really do need to address all three.

    1. Mankind needs to reduce its energy consumption.

    This is an extraordinarily complex issue and the conflict of interests is massive. The world could make vast savings though efficiency improvements and lifestyle changes but what effect would this have on the millions of people employed in the transportation industries, luxury goods manufacturers, and marketing industries. Reducing inefficiency takes us all a few steps closer to becoming clones.

    2. The world population needs to be reduced.

    This goes right against the grain. Everybody likes to see large healthy happy families. Everybody wants to live to a ripe old age. Everybody wants to see improved health care. Everybody wants to see economic growth and better international relations. Nobody wants to see disease, starvation, or disaster.

    3. We need to recognise the problems, set an example, and work toward a viable solution.

  • 1 decade ago

    Some believe global warming is natural global process that will eventually lead to and ice age of unknown proportions. And it comes in cycles.

    Others think we are causing it with all the co2 we pump out.

    Back during the time of the dinosaurs co2 levels were much higher than they are today and life thrived then way more than it does now.

    Most likely nothing can be done it will have to play out...

  • Jeff M
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    There are a multitude of different recommendations put forward but none of them really address the situation fully. We can seed clouds but that would not get rid of the effect of ocean acidification and should be a last ditch effort if all else fails. My favourite is growing vast plankton farms and allowing natural cycles, via increased carbon sinks, to deal with it. Over time technology is being improved to deal with large emissions and such. In order to increase the use of that technology various sections of society have put forward ideas of carbon taxes and cap and trade programs.

    And the US is a very political climate. Some are using that fact to support their false beliefs and promote propaganda that people fall for because it supports their party of choice and shows the opposing party is crooked. Politics, however, is built upon lies. In order to asses if there is or us not global warming we should be paying attention to science, not politics.

  • camp
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Well for one, again approximately 30 years in the past everybody was once worried approximately international cooling- now it is international warming. Also by way of the truth that the earth does have typical international warming and international cooling cycles. three hundred years in the past there was once somewhat ice age. round a thousand years in the past the earth was once alot hotter recollect whilst the ones scientists determined that fossil of lucy down like one hundred toes under the waterline...that implies that at one time the sea was once decrease than it's presently. Many will declare that our local weather is regulated by way of the solar and different elements that does not comprise persons. Also you should not be too concerned approximately CO2, why may not the federal government do whatever approximately farm animals. They are one of the crucial greatest manufacturers of inexperienced condo gases-many whom are worse than CO2..... akin to nitrous oxide and methane.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well in absolute truth global warming will not kill anyone except shoreline people. Global warming will not affect anyone this century to a significant extent so there is no real reason to care. I realize that I sound pessimistic but it truly doesn't matter yet.

    Besides humans contribute very little to the entire global warming process regardless of what you may have heard.

    Also if we completely stopped global warming all surface life on earth would cease to live. We do not need to stop global warming we need to regulate it.

    Source(s): An unbiased mind
  • 1 decade ago

    That is because global warming is a hoax and the United States is the country with the brains not to join the bandwagon. There is no real scientific proof of Global Warming.

    Source(s): Mechanical Engineering Student
  • 1 decade ago

    The countries that claim that global warming is real are the ones that have destroyed their wildlife, destroyed their forests, and yet expect everybody else to believe popular lies.

  • 1 decade ago

    do you suggest we return to the stone age! live in caves and wear fur for clothes? all on the theory that ''climate changes" might be occurring. and does anyone thing that living technology and automobile free like the Amish do will stop global warming? if it is happening?

    meanwhile Al Gore lives in the lap of luxury! with a mansion that has 9 TOILETS. he flys around on a private jet. and you can bet your bottom dollar that hes warm in the winter.

    DONT BELIEVE AL GORE'S LIES!

  • 1 decade ago

    Because the US sucks.

    Seriously, kid, Global Warming isn't going to stop unless everyone will try to stop it.

    Source(s): Me
  • 1 decade ago

    Keep the environment clean and plant trees......

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