Save the World: Take the Axion for Exxon’s

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This article is in the succession of my last reflection “Are we Thinking About What we’re Thinking About?”

I have been thinking about many of the problems in my life before but when I thought there are lots of issues out in this world bigger than my problem. I analyzed and I had to start re-thinking and prioritized my thinking level.

Climate change and Global Warming is biggest issue today in this world among all common issues. So I am going to take an initiative for this issue (little bit contribution from my side) by first writing about this regularly as much as I can.

We have a serious issue pertaining to Global Warming in front of us and I think most of us have not even heard about this or taken seriously if heard…..

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The World is going to an End……

Why ? When ? How ?

There is increasing evidence that the earth’s climate has warmed on average about 0.7 C in the last century. Many global ecosystems, especially the polar areas, are showing signs of warming. CO2 emissions have increased during this same time period — and emissions from fossil fuels and land use changes are one source of these emissions.

The Science

The greenhouse effect has been part of the earth’s workings since its earliest days. Gases like carbon dioxide and methane allow sunlight to reach the earth, but prevent some of the resulting heat from radiating back out into space. Without the greenhouse effect, the planet would never have warmed enough to allow life to form. But as ever larger amounts of carbon dioxide have been released along with the development of industrial economies, the atmosphere has grown warmer at an accelerating rate: Since 1970, temperatures have gone up at nearly three times the average for the 20th century.

What Is GLOBAL WARMING?

Carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This is a good thing because it keeps our planet habitable. However, by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising.

The vast majority of scientists agree that global warming is real, it’s already happening and that it is the result of our activities and not a natural occurrence. The evidence is overwhelming and undeniable.

The Causes

For all the technological gloss of the 21st century, the UK is still living in an industrial era, pumping out emissions from coal, oil and gas. Worse, our energy is supplied through a criminally wasteful, centralised energy system; two thirds of all energy generated in UK power stations is lost as waste heat – up the chimney and along transmission lines. But there are clean, affordable and proven solutions for the most polluting sectors: electricity, transport, industry and domestic.

Since the Industrial Revolution (around 1750), human activities have substantially added to the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The burning of fossil fuels and biomass has also resulted in emissions of aerosols that absorb and emit heat, and reflect light.

The addition of greenhouse gases and aerosols has changed the composition of the atmosphere.

The Impacts

The changes in the atmosphere have likely influenced temperature, precipitation, storms and sea level.

The 0.6 degree rise we’ve experienced already kills 150,000 people every year. Glaciers, permafrost and sea ice are disappearing. Sea levels are rising, seasons changing and extreme weather becoming more extreme. As temperatures increase further, there will almost inevitably be more flooding, more drought, more disease, more famine and more war, creating hundreds of millions of refugees and causing the destruction of entire ecosystems and species. During 1750 – 1900 it was increasing by 0.6-1.1 inches as per climate changes BUT…..

By 2100, sea levels are likely to rise between 7 to 23 inches, it said, and the changes now underway will continue for centuries to come.

How much climate change can we bear?

An average temperature rise of around 1.3 degrees centigrade above pre-industrial levels is already inevitable and will bring with it some terrible impacts worldwide. If that figure hits two degrees, many scientists say that not only will the impacts be much greater, but the probability of feedback mechanisms kicking in will be much higher; climate change could spiral completely out of control.

The politics (International)

Carbon emissions don’t respect borders and the sad fact is that the world’s most vulnerable people are the ones that are suffering most from its impacts. With countries like China and India in the middle of their own industrial revolutions, it’s clear we need a global framework and global cooperation to address the problem. The Kyoto Protocol is a crucial first step but far, far more needs to be done. United States of America has been working over these issues since long but big players in Energy Emission Market have been effecting these solution steps so far. Like Exxon ( A Part of ExxonMobil ):

As the world’s largest private oil company, ExxonMobil has the power to direct the energy industry and policy makers toward a cleaner, more secure energy future. Instead, ExxonMobil is using its profits and power to take America and the world backwards and keep us addicted to oil.

ExxonMobil has done more than any other company to stop the world from tackling climate change.

For over a decade, it has tried to sabotage international climate change negotiations and block agreements that would lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

ExxonMobil also funds groups to produce junk science that denies climate change and supports the climate sceptics, delaying the action that’s so urgently needed on climate change.

ExxonMobil is also a member of Arctic Power, the lobby group trying to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling.

The Solutions

There is no doubt we can solve this problem. In fact, we have a moral obligation to do so. Small changes to your daily routine can add up to big differences in helping to stop global warming. The time to come together to solve this problem is now – TAKE ACTION.

ACTIONS:

• Save Energy
• Join the 1,271,011 supporters of the Stop Global Warming Virtual March. (Know More)
• Save in Transportation
• Reduce Emission in Industries
• Less Use of Microwave, Refrigerator,

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