How does carpooling effect global warming?

Answer 1

Energy required to carry 5 people to the office in five cars = five times the energy required

to carry one person to the office in one car.

Energy required to carry 5 people to the office in one car = a little more than energy required

to carry 1 person to the office in one car. But not 5 times as much.

Answer 2

Cars emit carbon dioxide as well as carbon monoxide. These gases are the main reasons for the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is when gases in our atmosphere trap and retain heat, raising the overall average temperature of the globe. If people were to carpool instead of using individual cars, that would bring down the number of cars on the roads. Reducing the number of cars on the road would ultimately reduce your footprint and reduce the impact of the greenhouse effect.

Answer 3

Car pooling puts several people into one car instead, usually, of just one, so the amount of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by the burning gasoline or diesel is much less per person. This eases global warming a little.

Answer 4

drive hybrid cars

walk or cycle to school

use energy saving fuel

Answer 5

Yes. Anything that leads to fewer cars on the roads means less fossil fuel burnt, so less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and a little less global warming.

Answer 6

Yes, because you are emitting less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere with only using one car.