Everyone has heard about global warming but what is the cause? Well it’s all down to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Burning fossil fuels such as coal and gas cause carbon dioxide to be emitted into the atmosphere. In turn this causes the Earth’s atmosphere to change and warm up, hence the term greenhouse effect because the heat becomes trapped. This is what causes climate change and the melting of ice in the Antartic. It’s also why our weather is becoming more erratic.
The way to combat this is to stamp out your carbon footprint. Our carbon footprint is left by our everyday carbon emissions such as using electricity, driving cars and taking flights. However, if we reduce our carbon emissions equal to those that we use we can get rid of our carbon footprint. This is why bands such as Coldplay are planting trees when they go on tour. Their carbon emissions are high due to travelling by plane all over the planet and they use amazing amounts of electricity to put on their shows, By planting trees, which absorb CO2 they are reducing their overall footprint.
More information can be found at CarbonFund.
realworldnumbers said,
October 3, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
Please see my article over at realworldnumbers. While I agree that we need to reduce the carbon footprint, I also think the solution is in simply having more green space to absorb it’s use.
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