What Can We Do to Help Reduce CO2 Emissions? Become a Vegetarian?
We all love our planet but what can we do to help us preserve it? Global warming is a much more important subject than most of us think.
I believe that the majority of humans will only see the importance of global warming when they are actually getting hurt by the process.
We all need to be aware of amount of co2 emissions we are producing and what the effects are.
Our planet is our life! Our future is our children! So what can we do to help the future generations before its too late? Start looking for a new planet? Or...
Just take some simple steps in order to reduce the global warming phenomenon.
Which is easier said than done for some people but if we all participate then I am sure we can save the world! Energy saving around the home.
Do not leave appliances on standby.
Almost half of the power used to supply the average tv is used when it is on standby! You can save more than 70% of the energy lost just by fitting double glazing! Use energy saving light bulbs! Simple! Be more aware on what your thermostat is getting up to.
You could save a nice little sum of money if install a programmable thermostat.
Also, move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer.
This could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.
Take a shower instead of a bath.
Its not rocket science guys! Energy saving on the road.
You can reduce CO2 emissions by changing how you drive.
In a rush? No? Then stop putting your foot down.
Also, try being more aware on when you are braking, if you use the gears to assist with slowing down then this will help your car and your fuel consumption.
Take that empty roof rack off your car, its only using more petrol.
Try to use public transport.
I admit that this is a hard one for me because I love my car and I live in the middle of the countryside.
I do my best! Why not..
..
Plant a tree.
Or save a forest! Support renewable energy projects.
Get your school or business to be more green.
Eat fresh, organic and locally grown food.
Or become a vegetarian! What? Become a vegetarian!? Yeah, why not? Because you love a nice and succulent medium/rare steak? Become a vegetarian.
This is arguably the best way to reduce global warming in our lifetimes (please do not be too rude in your comments on this article).
Albert Einstein said it himself 'Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.
' I could go on with some more quotes about vegetarianism by well respected leaders (contact me if you want to hear them), but for now lets get on with some facts.
Methane is 21 times more powerful than the greenhouse gas CO2.
Animal agriculture produces more than 100 million tons of methane a year.
This methane is produced in the digestive processes of livestock, it may be a small amount of methane from each cow but this planet does have a lot of cows! And because cows eat a huge amount of grass and they have multiple stomachs this causes them to produce a large amount of methane, which they exhale with every breath.
If we eliminate our consumption of animal products by becoming vegetarian then we could eliminate the main producer of methane.
I am not suggesting that we kill all of the cows! But once we all participate in being a veggie then we need not produce as many cows, which will result in lower amounts of global warming.
Easy!
I believe that the majority of humans will only see the importance of global warming when they are actually getting hurt by the process.
We all need to be aware of amount of co2 emissions we are producing and what the effects are.
Our planet is our life! Our future is our children! So what can we do to help the future generations before its too late? Start looking for a new planet? Or...
Just take some simple steps in order to reduce the global warming phenomenon.
Which is easier said than done for some people but if we all participate then I am sure we can save the world! Energy saving around the home.
Do not leave appliances on standby.
Almost half of the power used to supply the average tv is used when it is on standby! You can save more than 70% of the energy lost just by fitting double glazing! Use energy saving light bulbs! Simple! Be more aware on what your thermostat is getting up to.
You could save a nice little sum of money if install a programmable thermostat.
Also, move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer.
This could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.
Take a shower instead of a bath.
Its not rocket science guys! Energy saving on the road.
You can reduce CO2 emissions by changing how you drive.
In a rush? No? Then stop putting your foot down.
Also, try being more aware on when you are braking, if you use the gears to assist with slowing down then this will help your car and your fuel consumption.
Take that empty roof rack off your car, its only using more petrol.
Try to use public transport.
I admit that this is a hard one for me because I love my car and I live in the middle of the countryside.
I do my best! Why not..
..
Plant a tree.
Or save a forest! Support renewable energy projects.
Get your school or business to be more green.
Eat fresh, organic and locally grown food.
Or become a vegetarian! What? Become a vegetarian!? Yeah, why not? Because you love a nice and succulent medium/rare steak? Become a vegetarian.
This is arguably the best way to reduce global warming in our lifetimes (please do not be too rude in your comments on this article).
Albert Einstein said it himself 'Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.
' I could go on with some more quotes about vegetarianism by well respected leaders (contact me if you want to hear them), but for now lets get on with some facts.
Methane is 21 times more powerful than the greenhouse gas CO2.
Animal agriculture produces more than 100 million tons of methane a year.
This methane is produced in the digestive processes of livestock, it may be a small amount of methane from each cow but this planet does have a lot of cows! And because cows eat a huge amount of grass and they have multiple stomachs this causes them to produce a large amount of methane, which they exhale with every breath.
If we eliminate our consumption of animal products by becoming vegetarian then we could eliminate the main producer of methane.
I am not suggesting that we kill all of the cows! But once we all participate in being a veggie then we need not produce as many cows, which will result in lower amounts of global warming.
Easy!