The climate is changing rapidly and is in fact very real and
mostly our fault. People should really get serious about this because if
something isn’t done on time then we, as the residents of this planet will be
the ones who will suffer the most. As the climate of the world is changing we
are facing more high temperatures and frequent heat waves across the world, it’s
causing longer and more damaging wildfires season, affect health and causing
health problems like asthma to get worse it is causing flooding in the coastal
areas and the list could go on. Instead of regretting later we could try in
stopping climate change because we the ones who could help ourselves. We could
take follow some simple steps which would help us to reduce toxic gases like
carbon dioxide and save energy which would be very beneficial for us. Starting
with the simplest step it’s as easy as changing a light bulb both figuratively
and literally. By changing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent
light bulb will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
Another simple thing we could do is plant a tree. Planting a tree will help our
in more ways than we can think but most importantly a tree will absorb almost a
ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime and this can help us a lot in the
reduction of carbon dioxide which is the villain of our climate change story. In
addition to that one more important and easy thing we could do is that we could
recycle and reuse. We can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by
recycling just half of your household waste. Reducing and recycling help us
reduce our carbon footprint as it takes far less energy to recycle old and used
products than creating new ones. In addition to that we should avoid using
products with a lot of packaging because we throw away the waste material in the
garbage. And when this garbage is burnt it releases toxic gases such as methane
and other greenhouse gases pollute the atmosphere which acts as a catalyst in
climate change.
All of us use electronic devices but most of the time we leave them on even when
we aren’t using them so shutting off electronic devices when they are not being
used will save us thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year. You could also
buy energy efficient appliances as they would use lesser energy that would help
in emitting lesser carbon dioxide and would also help us to reduce our
electricity bill.
One the most important thing that all of need to do is we could conserve water
by using water carefully because water is such an important resource for us and
wasting it is not a wise thing to do and it takes a lot of energy to clean water
so that it becomes drinkable and usable for us. So it’s better to conserve water
and not waste it so that energy is saved and less toxic gases are emitted.
And lastly we should spread awareness and educate people about global warming
and its affect and how could they play their part in saving energy which will be
beneficial for the Earth. We could tell our family members, relatives and
neighbors about this because if people are aware then they are more likely to be
careful about saving energy and will avoid doing things that may cause toxic
gases to be released. These are some of the simple and easy things we can do to
combat global warming. After all it’s our responsibility to take care of our
planet so it can be a good place for us to live in and for our future
generations to live in.