Will reducing our electricity use prevent Global warming?

Answer 1

Food ProductionThe simple answer is No on several levels.

First, we cannot stop global warming, we can only act to slow the process, hopefully reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions so atmospheric concentrations will stablize and allow the earth's complex systems to find a new balance and, in turn, allow temperature to eventually stop rising and, eventually, start to move in the opposite direction.

Second, the world's population is growing and they will need food. To reduce food supply will only cause greater starvation, mass migration and greater wars over such resources. The greater instability in the world casued by such activities would only result in less focus on global warming as more violent and pressing needs would consume time and money. in short, food could nto and would not ever be the place where global interests would ever tackle global warming.

Third, there is some current concerns that growing interest in and production of ethanol and other biofuels could impact world food supplies by A) reducing levels of corn and other crops because they are being used for fuel production and B) increasing costs of the crops that are still available for food. These impacts would be unintentional so really does not apply to your question. Nevertheless, I believe many would argue this is a serious concern and you will continue to see governments monitor this issue closely, noting adverse impacts on food supplies will result in strong government pushes to other alternative fuels.

A:If we could stop it, would doing so require us to produce less food? It's a simple question. It takes tractors to grow food. Tractors burn fossil fuels. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide causes global warming. Therefore, producing food causes global warming. Of course, we could also fight global warming by banning cars. But, WILL IT BE ENOUGH? That's my question. If every other source of man-made CO2 emissions was completely BANNED, will that stop global warming. Or, after we give up our cars, our industries, our electrIcity, our natural gas, all the things that make life comfortable and enjoyable, will we STILL have to give up food, which makes life POSSIBLE?! A:Because modern agricultural production requires equipment that burns fossil fuels. As long as we're burning fossil fuels, atmospheric CO2 levels will continue to increase, and temperatures will continue to rise. We can ban cars and trucks, and electricity, but if we don't ban tractors and combines as well, there will always be some carbon dioxide emissions. So, we can SLOW global warming, but we can't STOP it, let alone REVERSE it, unless we ban tractors and combines as well. And THAT will severely restrict food production.

Answer 2

Consuming less fossil fuels, yes, but consuming less in other ways, like food, packaging, travelling is only a small solution.

The solution to global warming is:

1. Stop burning fossil fuel that releases greenhouse gases.
2. Change to renewable energy that is pollution free.

While we are waiting for this to happen we can reduce our energy consumption.

Answer 3

It won't prevent it, but it will slow global warming, especially if everyone in the world does it. However, this is not happening, so countries have to change from electricity generation from fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), to electricity from renewable energy (solar, wind, water, hydro, tidal and wave, geothermal, ocean thermal, biomass, biofuel and hydrogen) or nuclear energy.

Answer 4

Too late! It's already here. But we may be able to prevent the worst of it, if we act firmly and quickly.

This means:

• Changing from fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) fuel energy to renewable energy
  
• Replanting lots of forests.

Answer 5

There's disagreement about this, but some studies say no, that we've passed the point of no return