How can you prevent global warming?

Answer 1

Some ways an individual can help prevent global warming is by recycling, walking rather using a car, and to eat vegetarian foods. People can become politically active and vote for candidates who are also fighting global warming.

Answer 2

The question might be best approached by considering ways to reduce our use (either directly or indirectly) of fossil fuels. Lots of coal is used to generate electric power. Electrical energy conservation is a must. Recycling is important. It keeps the planet clean(er) and saves energy to produce new product (in most cases).

The other thing we can probably do is look at our transportation situation. Vehicular contributions to the buildup of greenhouse gases are huge. If we, as individuals, can reduce our driving in some way, this will make a positive contribution to the equation. There is more to this if one thinks it through.

Remember that there are (a ton of) things we buy that are made or processed using electricity or moved using petroleum. Most of them, in fact. Anything we buy, be it food or clothing items, has what is called a "carbon footprint" associated with the manufacture, processing, packaging and transportation to market of the product. That could be electric power used in making or packing the item, or the petroleum used to bring it to the market. Whether it's a sweater or a head of cabbage, it takes energy to get that product from its point of origin to a point where you can pick it up.

A:

• The simplest thing to start with is fit energy saving light bulbs and turn them off when not in use.
• Turn off electrical equipment such as TVs stereos and computers rather than leaving them on standby.
• In winter turn the heating down a degree or two and wear a sweater/undershirt, and in the summer turn the A/C up a degree or two. (Shopping malls take note)
• These simple actions not only help save the planet but save on our electricity bills too.
• We can also recycle, reuse, and reduce many things.

A:50 ways of helping our environment:

1. Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl)

   CFLs use 60% less energy than a regular bulb. This simple switch will save about 300 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

   We recommend you purchase your CFL bulbs at 1000bulbs.com, they have great deals on both screw-in and plug-in light bulbs.

2. Install a programmable thermostat

   Programmable thermostats will automatically lower the heat or air conditioning at night and raise them again in the morning. They can save you $100 a year on your energy bill.

3. Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer

   Almost half of the energy we use in our homes goes to heating and cooling. You could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.

4. Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner

   Cleaning a dirty air filter can save 350 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

5. Choose energy efficient appliances when making new purchases

   Look for the Energy Star label on new appliances to choose the most energy efficient products available.

6. Do not leave appliances on standby

   Use the "on/off" function on the machine itself. A TV set that's switched on for 3 hours a day (the average time Europeans spend watching TV) and in standby mode during the remaining 21 hours uses about 40% of its energy in standby mode.

7. Wrap your water heater in an insulation blanket

   You'll save 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple action. You can save another 550 pounds per year by setting the thermostat no higher than 50°C.

8. Move your fridge and freezer

   Placing them next to the cooker or boiler consumes much more energy than if they were standing on their own. For example, if you put them in a hot cellar room where the room temperature is 30-35ºC, energy use is almost double and causes an extra 160kg of CO2 emissions for fridges per year and 320kg for freezers.

9. Defrost old fridges and freezers regularly

   Even better is to replace them with newer models, which all have automatic defrost cycles and are generally up to two times more energy-efficient than their predecessors.

10. Don't let heat escape from your house over a long period

    When airing your house, open the windows for only a few minutes. If you leave a small opening all day long, the energy needed to keep it warm inside during six cold months (10ºC or less outside temperature) would result in almost 1 ton of CO2 emissions.

11. Replace your old single-glazed windows with double-glazing

    This requires a bit of upfront investment, but will halve the energy lost through windows and pay off in the long term. If you go for the best the market has to offer (wooden-framed double-glazed units with low-emission glass and filled with argon gas), you can even save more than 70% of the energy lost.

12. Get a home energy audit

    Many utilities offer free home energy audits to find where your home is poorly insulated or energy inefficient. You can save up to 30% off your energy bill and 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Energy Star can help you find an energy specialist.

13. Cover your pots while cooking

    Doing so can save a lot of the energy needed for preparing the dish. Even better are pressure cookers and steamers: they can save around 70%!

14. Use the washing machine or dishwasher only when they are full

    If you need to use it when it is half full, then use the half-load or economy setting. There is also no need to set the temperatures high. Nowadays detergents are so efficient that they get your clothes and dishes clean at low temperatures.

15. Take a shower instead of a bath

    A shower takes up to four times less energy than a bath. To maximize the energy saving, avoid power showers and use low-flow showerheads, which are cheap and provide the same comfort.

16. Use less hot water

    It takes a lot of energy to heat water. You can use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead (350 pounds of carbon dioxide saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year) instead of hot.

17. Use a clothesline instead of a dryer whenever possible

    You can save 700 pounds of carbon dioxide when you air dry your clothes for 6 months out of the year.

18. Insulate and weatherize your home

    Properly insulating your walls and ceilings can save 25% of your home heating bill and 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Caulking and weather-stripping can save another 1,700 pounds per year. Energy Efficient has more information on how to better insulate your home.

19. Be sure you're recycling at home

    You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide a year by recycling half of the waste your household generates.

20. Recycle your organic waste

    Around 3% of the greenhouse gas emissions through the methane is released by decomposing bio-degradable waste. By recycling organic waste or composting it if you have a garden, you can help eliminate this problem! Just make sure that you compost it properly, so it decomposes with sufficient oxygen, otherwise your compost will cause methane emissions and smell foul.

21. Buy intelligently

    One bottle of 1.5l requires less energy and produces less waste than three bottles of 0.5l. As well, buy recycled paper products: it takes less 70 to 90% less energy to make recycled paper and it prevents the loss of forests worldwide.

22. Choose products that come with little packaging and buy refills when you can

    You will also cut down on waste production and energy use... another help against global warming.

23. Reuse your shopping bag

    When shopping, it saves energy and waste to use a reusable bag instead of accepting a disposable one in each shop. Waste not only discharges CO2 and methane into the atmosphere, it can also pollute the air, groundwater and soil.

24. Reduce waste

    Most products we buy cause greenhouse gas emissions in one or another way, e.g. during production and distribution. By taking your lunch in a reusable lunch box instead of a disposable one, you save the energy needed to produce new lunch boxes.

25. Plant a tree

    A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. Shade provided by trees can also reduce your air conditioning bill by 10 to 15%. The Arbor Day Foundation has information on planting and provides trees you can plant with membership.

26. Switch to green power

    In many areas, you can switch to energy generated by clean, renewable sources such as wind and solar. In some of these, you can even get refunds by government if you choose to switch to a clean energy producer, and you can also earn money by selling the energy you produce and don't use for yourself.

27. Buy locally grown and produced foods

    The average meal in the United States travels 1,200 miles from the farm to your plate. Buying locally will save fuel and keep money in your community.

28. Buy fresh foods instead of frozen

    Frozen food uses 10 times more energy to produce.

29. Seek out and support local farmers markets

    They reduce the amount of energy required to grow and transport the food to you by one fifth. Seek farmer's markets in your area, and go for them.

30. Buy organic foods as much as possible

    Organic soils capture and store carbon dioxide at much higher levels than soils from conventional farms. If we grew all of our corn and soybeans organically, we'd remove 580 billion pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere!

31. Eat less meat

    Methane is the second most significant greenhouse gas and cows are one of the greatest methane emitters. Their grassy diet and multiple stomachs cause them to produce methane, which they exhale with every breath.

32. Reduce the number of miles you drive by walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass transit wherever possible

    Avoiding just 10 miles of driving every week would eliminate about 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year! Look for transit options in your area.

33. Start a carpool with your coworkers or classmates

    Sharing a ride with someone just 2 days a week will reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by 1,590 pounds a year. eRideShare.com runs a free service connecting north American commuters and travelers.

34. Don't leave an empty roof rack on your car

    This can increase fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 10% due to wind resistance and the extra weight - removing it is a better idea.

35. Keep your car tuned up

    Regular maintenance helps improve fuel efficiency and reduces emissions. When just 1% of car owners properly maintain their cars, nearly a billion pounds of carbon dioxide are kept out of the atmosphere.

36. Drive carefully and do not waste fuel

    You can reduce CO2 emissions by readjusting your driving style. Choose proper gears, do not abuse the gas pedal, use the engine brake instead of the pedal brake when possible and turn off your engine when your vehicle is motionless for more than one minute. By readjusting your driving style you can save money on both fuel and car mantainance.

37. Check your tires weekly to make sure they're properly inflated

    Proper tire inflation can improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Since every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, every increase in fuel efficiency makes a difference!

38. When it is time for a new car, choose a more fuel efficient vehicle

    You can save 3,000 pounds of carbon dioxide every year if your new car gets only 3 miles per gallon more than your current one. You can get up to 60 miles per gallon with a hybrid! You can find information on fuel efficiency on FuelEconomy and on GreenCars websites.

39. Try car sharing

    Need a car but don't want to buy one? Community car sharing organizations provide access to a car and your membership fee covers gas, maintenance and insurance. Many companies - such as Flexcar - offer low emission or hybrid cars too! Also, see ZipCar.

40. Try telecommuting from home

    Telecommuting can help you drastically reduce the number of miles you drive every week. For more information, check out the Telework Coalition.

41. Fly less

    Air travel produces large amounts of emissions so reducing how much you fly by even one or two trips a year can reduce your emissions significantly. You can also offset your air travel carbon emissions by investingin renewable energy projects.

42. Encourage your school or business to reduce emissions

    You can extend your positive influence on global warming well beyond your home by actively encouraging other to take action.

43. Join the virtual march

    The Stop Global Warming Virtual March is a non-political effort to bring people concerned about global warming together in one place. Add your voice to the hundreds of thousands of other people urging action on this issue.

44. Encourage the switch to renewable energy

    Successfully combating global warming requires a national transition to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and biomass. These technologies are ready to be deployed more widely but there are regulatory barriers impeding them. U.S. citizens, take action to break down those barriers with Vote Solar.

45. Protect and conserve forest worldwide

    Forests play a critical role in global warming: they store carbon. When forests are burned or cut down, their stored carbon is release into the atmosphere - deforestation now accounts for about 20% of carbon dioxide emissions each year. Conservation International has more information on saving forests from global warming.

46. Consider the impact of your investments

    If you invest your money, you should consider the impact that your investments and savings will have on global warming. Check out SocialInvest and Ceres to can learn more about how to ensure your money is being invested in companies, products and projects that address issues related to climate change.

47. Make your city cool

    Cities and states around the country have taken action to stop global warming by passing innovative transportation and energy saving legislation. If you're in the U.S., join the cool cities list.

48. Tell Congress to act

    The McCain Lieberman Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act would set a firm limit on carbon dioxide emissions and then use free market incentives to lower costs, promote efficiency and spur innovation. Tell your representative to support it.

49. Make sure your voice is heard!

    Americans must have a stronger commitment from their government in order to stop global warming and implement solutions and such a commitment won't come without a dramatic increase in citizen lobbying for new laws with teeth. Get the facts about U.S. politicians and candidates at Project Vote Smart and The League of Conservation Voters. Make sure your voice is heard by voting!

50. Share this list!

    Send this page via e-mail to your friends! Spread this list worldwide and help people doing their part: the more people you will manage to enlighten, the greater YOUR help to save the planet will be (but please take action on first person too)!

Use solar energy by putting in solar panels,take shorter showers, turn of lights when not using, take bus and if you need to use a car, drive with 3 or more friends. You also get to go in the HOV lanes if you carpool. Also, wear a sweater or wear shorts and T-shirt instead of lowering or raising temperature in house.

Answer 3

We have to reduce our use (either directly or indirectly) of fossil fuels. Lots of coal is used to generate electric power. Electrical energy conservation is a must.

We have to start using renewable energy that emits no polluting greenhouse gases.

Answer 4

We can try to prevent global warming by saving energy. Some ways to save energy are by doing the following:

• Turn off the lights when not in use.
• try not to use air conditioning very often. Eat or drink something cold instead.
• In the winter, try not to use the heater very often. Have some soup or something hot.
• Do not watch television too often. Watch it in moderation.
• Do quick five-minute showers.
• Only use the computer for work

Answer 5

by using less of what we use now
The people can stop global warming by taking the following steps :

1. they can walk for short distances instead of taking a ride.

2. saving energy when not in use like switch off the computer or television when not in use. this will save your electricity bills.

3. at least plant a tree

Answer 6

Global warming can no longer be prevented, at least not in the short term. But we can slow down the process by reducing our production of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases, then finally become carbon neutral so that the global warming process eventually ceases.

Right now we can reduce our use of electricity by using more efficient products, turning off lights and appliances, and by reducing our use of oil with more fuel-efficient cars and use public transport whenever possible. Governments and industry must move towards using alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar power, geothermal resources and so on.

Another Answer

• Use less energy,
• recycle,
• use less water,
• carpool,
• turn lights and computers off when you aren't needing them,
• all kinds of things!
• we can stop cutting down trees
• buy compact fluorescent light bulbs
• replace or clean the filters in your air conditioner or in your furnace and more to come.
• stop using cars
• recycling everything,
• polluting the air less with hybrids cars (not Hummers or other SUVs),
• reusing,
• buying things with less packaging, etc.

Another AnswerWe are also being dominated by over population meaning the burning of fossil fuels is at an all time high. As you know burning fossil fuel to generate electricity is the main cause of greenhouse gases, so if

• we don't have as many babies,
• build and live in smaller houses and
• drive more fuel efficient vehicles, we're on our way to the prevention of global warming.

yes.......take them.... by using no unecessary electricity......and use less gas we all can make a difference..... but not many people can be arsed.
Nothing, global warming has already and is already happening.

you can reduce your carbon emission by recycling, not driving cars/trucks and buying products that advertise that they are 'green'

Plant 50,000 trees for each person on the planet and stop using products that produce any carbon, or just plant 50,000 trees for yourself and stop using products that produce carbon and try to spread the word.

Answer 7

You can prevent it by conserving energy and instead of driving a car take a bike or carpool.

Answer 8

There are a number of steps one can take to prevent global warming. One can reduce their carbon emissions by not using a car as often, using less electricity and less water.