• Question: How would you stop global warming?

    Asked by smithmoorebell to Ben, Clare, Ezzy, Mario, Sam on 16 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: Elizabeth Pearson

      Elizabeth Pearson answered on 12 Mar 2012:

      While global warming is definity happening, we don’t know for certain what’s causing it. Chances are it is in large part due to human interference but there could be other things mixed in as well, like solar flares. That said it’s a good idea to reduce CO2 emissions etc and our general mistreatment of the environment.

      We need to reduce, reuse and recycle. In that order. Never get more than we need, don’t buy a phone just because it’s new when the old one is fine that kind of thing. Reuse what you can and then recycle as much as you can of what’s left . Personally I’m trying to reduce the amount of meat I eat, it’s actually a huge source of green house gases.

      I’m also a big supporter of nuclear power. A coal burning plant actually produces more nuclear waste than a nuclear plant.

    • Photo: Clare Burrage

      Clare Burrage answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      I don’t think there is an easy way to stop global warming. I think we will probably need lots of small changes including new sources of power that aren’t fossil fuels, new technologies that are more energy efficient, and people changing their behavious so that we use less energy.

    • Photo: Mario Campanelli

      Mario Campanelli answered on 16 Mar 2012:

      we have to eat less meat, and burn less oil; both will happen anyway since oil is quickly running out, but we have to be ready for the transition to a carbon-free economy, and not destroy the planet with craziness like shale oil or tar sands.

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