Going green!

Change your lifestyle - change the planet!

There is no doubt about the fact that pollution and fossil fuels are changing our climate. Throughout these last decades, pollution has been one of the prime global challenges the world has ever seen. Scientists believe that these global challenges are affecting other nature catastrophes all over the world, and causing them to occur. These nature disasters, such as hurricane Katrina, are only claimed to be the first of overall many consequences in the future connected to global warming, primarily caused by human activities. The hypotheses, evidences and conclusions are there. Everybody has been given the task, and everybody knows what to do, and how to prevent it. So why wont enough people step up to the plate and make a difference? Evidently, nobody has been given a clear answer to why this should be done. According to many people, the damage is already done and the amount of time, resources, patience and open mind it takes to succeed and go through with such an obligation, is more than most would consider “reasonable”. By saving our planet, we save ourselves as well as the planets future. With that being said, what exactly should be done in order to prevent the road that our planet is heading? And most importantly; why should we be taking precautions when the damages are already done, almost unfixable? Let’s find out!

The Global warming phenomenon is only increasing and will continue to do so, if nothing is done in hopes of preventing this problem that is headed towards destroying the planets future and environment. According to the article “time for change”, the concentration of the CO2 is currently increased by 2 to 3 ppm each year, as well as people simulate a constant emission of 4.5 tons of carbon dioxide per year per capita, mostly because of the growing world population. Apparently, nothing can prevent the population from dilating, but what can be done, is to prevent the concentration of CO2 from actually increasing. In order to do so, people have to keep an open mind, and be aware over the fact that this does not only help them in general, but also the next generation, as they too deserve to live in a best possible environmental planet. Global warming is a dramatically urgent problem which can’t be resolved in a short term, considering the severe damage this partially human caused phenomenon has affected the planet. Thus, there are two human qualities that have to be used, in order to fulfill the task that has been given; patience and an open mind.

When people are asked how to prevent global warming in a long term, the answer is always said to be small steps. The

Climate conference in 2009 was a meeting between some of the most powerful people in the world, such as former Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as well as the president of the US, Obama. In hopes of settling to an agreement, each country came up with examples of eventual and ultimate solutions which would hopefully lead to an agreement that would be the beginning of a new environmental future. But the meeting ended with all parts disagreeing on the procedure towards a green environment. Thus, many may reconsider the point of it. After all; if the representatives in the Climate conference in Copenhagen couldn’t be able to come up with a solution, what makes them think we can? Other perspectives might be the inability and doubt that comes with such a procedure; it is not my future on the line, so why make an effort? So, what exactly is the point of being green?

Still, there are different precautions that should be taken in consideration when starting with such a procedure. Other than the fact that this helps the planet in a way that people can’t even imagine, it also benefits us in a sense where the ideas in hopes of reducing the use of fossil fuels are at low cost, meaning this investment can also help you save money. This can be done by three simple processes; replacement, installations and diminution. Air conditions and filters are for example contributing to amplifying the green house, at a high cost. By using for example more public transportation, installing a programmable thermostat, you can not only contribute to a better environment and saving 350 tons of carbon dioxide, but you can also save $100 on you energy bill, only by using these three simple processes. Imagine then how this will affect and improve the planet in a few years? Think about all the significant and extraordinary places in the world. Places such as Mount Everest, which is claimed to be melting 80% within the next 50 years, which makes the planet a unique place to live in. Wouldn’t it be a shame if these were to vanish? All because of our ignorance and inability to actually make an effort?

The future of our planet is said to be headed towards a heavy and negative path. However, this can be prevented, if we step up and do something about it. Throughout the years, the unique places that made the planet significant and special have changed, today making the future of these places unsecure. Although many may blame on the small amount of information given in order to reduce the use of fossil oils and carbon dioxide, the main reason for this small active change, is ignorance. Therefore, to maintain the future of the planet as well as direct it toward a stabile prospect, we must use the three processes which can help start the environmental procedure; replacement, installations and diminution. In order to do so, we must have a responsible lifestyle by keeping an open mind and having patience, starting with the small, everyday things. Because at the end of the day, it’s all worth it!

Sources:

[i] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
[ii] http://timeforchange.org/mitigate-global-warming-effects-temperature-simulation
[iii] http://www.erantis.com/events/denmark/copenhagen/climate-conference-2009/index.htm
[iv] http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8618192-what-s-the-point-of-being-green
[v] http://globalwarming-facts.info/50-tips.html
[vi] http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/everest-global-warming.htm