Actually we do not require radical changes to help the earth became more friendly. Change some your routines that can reduce the carbon that will ultimately save your money too. But the important thing is we can give our children a better place for the live. Here are 50 tips to reduce Global Warming to save our earth, and make a better life

Food

1. Reduce consumption of meat, vegetarian is the best. Based on the research, to produce 1 kg of meat, the resources that spent is equivalent of 15 kg of wheat. Imagine how we can save the earth from lack of food if we are vegetarians. Livestock also contributes 18% of world carbon, which is greater than the transportation sector (cars, motorcycles, aircraft, etc.). Not yet added the danger of additional greenhouse gases produced by other farm activities such as methane that in fact 3 times more dangerous than CO2, and NO gas is 300 times more dangerous than CO2. And certainly many health and spiritual benefits of a vegetarian was. You will become more healthy and loving.

2. Eat and cook from fresh ingredients. Avoiding foods that are processed or packaged to reduce energy and transport wasted due process repeated. Fresh food is healthier for our bodies.

3. Buy local products, local agricultural produce is very cheap and also energy efficient, especially if we calculate the energy and transportation costs. Organic food is more environmentally friendly, but the check came from. If we imports from other regions, possibly resulting carbon emissions would outweigh the benefits.

4. Used to Recycling Obsolete aluminum, plastic and paper. There will be more savings if you use it over and over again. Energy spent to make aluminum cans equal one is equivalent to the energy to turn on TV for three hours.

5. Used to buying in large packs. It will be much cheaper, also save resources for packaging. If too much, invite your friends or family to share together.

6. Turn off your oven a few minutes before time. If still left closed, then the heat will not be lost.

7. Avoid fast food. Fast food is the largest waste producer in the world. Beside that fast food consumption is also bad for your health.

8. Bring your own shopping bag which can be used again, so you reduce the amount of plastic bags.

9. Use washable cups. If you are familiar with the modern way that always provides guests with a drink of water or coffee in a package, switch to our old way of using glass, ceramic, or plastic food grade we can re-wash and wear.

10. Go for shopping in neighborhood area. It will save transportation costs and also your fuel.

11. Planting trees at every opportunity, like in your neighborhood or by participating in tree planting programs. You can by seeds donating, funds, etc., depending on the opportunities and abilities each of you.

At Home

1. Turn lower your air conditioner temperature. Avoid using the maximum temperature. Use the AC at the level until you feel comfortable enough alone. Ultimately this will save your electric bill.**

2. Use a timer to avoid forgot to turn off the AC. Use it according to your habits. For example your office hours are 8:00 until 17:00 o’clock. Set the timer to the AC in accordance with the office hours.**

3. Used of solar heating. Although more expensive, in the long terms this will save your electric bill.**

4. Use energy-saving lamps. Although more expensive, they are 8 times more powerful and more efficient up to 80% of normal incandescent lamps.

5. Turn off lights when not in use and do not let the water drip.

6. Maximize natural lighting. Use bright colors on the walls, use glass tiles in the ceiling, and windows.

7. Avoid stand-by position on your electronics. If your entire appliance is turned off (not in a position of stand-by) then you can reduce CO2 emissions in extraordinary electrical energy savings.

8. Reduce the frequency of opening your refrigerator. For every minute you open the refrigerator door will take around 3 minutes of energy to restore the temperature of the freezer to the desired temperature.

9. Immediately remove the rechargeable battery and if it is full.

10. Do not buy fresh flowers, if your area is flower producing. It must be sent from somewhere else. The transportation will produce a large carbon.

11. Use cold water to wash and wash in large quantities. If you have a small family, it is not necessary to wash every day. This will save water, reduce electricity consumption and also reduce the pollution due to your detergent.

12. Cut food in smaller pieces. The smaller pieces will use less energy to cook.

13. Use environmentally friendly cleaners and detergents.

14. Reuse your furniture again. If you are bored with your old furniture, you can make garage sale in your house, give to someone else or take it to the craftsman to be modified as your desire.

15. Donate toys that are not appropriate for your child’s age. This will reduce the toys production that will only continue to spend our earth’s resources.

16. If using a deodorant or other spray products, do not use aerosols. Aerosols are also a big contributor in our air pollution

Electronic Usage

1. Go rechargeable; use the equipments with a battery that can be refilled.

2. Buy electronic and equipments energy saving. For example choose the LCD TV than CRT TV (conventional TV tube). Look for AC or refrigerator with the lowest power consumption.

3. Not easy to change electronic devices that have the same function.

Sanitary Appliances

1. Cleaner, Greener, Meaner. Although still more expensive, cleaning products are environmentally friendly already present in the supermarket. But actually vinegar and baking soda can be used for cleaning almost everything of any kind. Mix the vinegar with warm water (50:50), those solutions can be used as a multipurpose cleaner. Baking soda can be used to clean the carpet also.

2. Make sure your house has good air circulation. This is very important that toxins in our surroundings can clean quickly.

3. Place the plants that can live in the room, it helps the freshness of your environment.

4. For handling the toxic products, please contact or environmental hygiene services in your environment.

In Driving

1. Use a car pool for your child’s school. This will greatly reduce your fuel consume.

2. If you can not get away from the car usage, use a city car or a car with fuel bio fuel, electrics, hybrids and even hydrogen, depending on your ability.

3. Replace your fuel! Use natural gas or renewable one.

4. Check tire pressure and your service schedule. Several trusted surveys to keep the condition of your car in optimum condition will save 5% of your fuel usage.

5. Rent a car when needed. If car is not the primary vehicles that you use, then the rent is a good choice.

6. Turn off the engine while waiting your child at the school or when there in severe traffic.

7. Use a car pool for you and your coworker. Find your coworker in same area to use your car. Then you can share travel expenses with them.

8. Learn how to drive well. Change transmission earlier can reduce fuel consumption up to 15%. If approaching congestion or traffic lights better stop slowly not to brake suddenly. Avoid driving in harsh. Move the gear when it reaches 2500 rpm-3000 rpm. And driving at 1500-3000 rpm limit, some surveys to get a satisfactory result in the fuel frugality if follow these rules.

On the Way

1. Try to have lunch at the office. If we often eat outside the office and routine, it is better if you buy a lunch box or drinking bottle which can be used repeatedly. Avoid plastic wrap or media Styrofoam (derived from petroleum and are difficult to unravel).

2. Reduce use of paper. Use internal e-mail and office software to create an internal report. Print reports / presentations only if required to do a deal with outsiders.

3. Turn off office equipment when not in use. Turn off from the source. Do not make stand-by, turn off the UPS and transformers. When you need it, pull electricity from the source.

4. Use e-banking. Divert your credit card bills through the collection by e-mail. Maximizing the use of e-banking will save you a lot of time and your expenses. You have saved and saved a lot of trees and CO2 consumption for paper manufacturing process.

5. For industry, start using renewable sources (wind power, water, solar, etc.). Use power-saving equipment and energy efficient, and make policy / regulation about energy saving in your company.

6. Go vacation in town and use land transportation, because the vacation will greatly increase your carbon footprint. Especially, when you are use the plane. An airplane is a significant contributor to greenhouse than a car or other land vehicles.

7. Reduce your business trip. With current technology it is possible to conduct teleconferences, also provides so many methods of communicating via the Internet.

8. Use your hotel towels more than 1 day. You’ll save one of the most important resources, water. And also reduce pollution from detergents used.

• There has been a temperature increase in average of 0.76 degrees Celsius between the periods 1850 to 2005.
• 11 of the last 12 years (1995-2006) are the years with an average temperature of the warmest temperatures measured since the first time in 1850.
• There has been an increase in global sea levels by an average of 1.8 mm per year between the periods 1961 to 2003.
• There have been more intense droughts in the wider areas since the 1970s, particularly in the tropics and sub-tropics.

Regarding those data, climate change impacts will felt by humans, such as;
Escalation in Sea Surface Water
Due to the earth’s rising temperatures could melt the ice in the Polar Regions. According to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), in the last 100 years has been an increased in sea water 10-25 cm tall. Meanwhile, according to Greenpeace report, expected in the coming year 2100 will be an increase in sea water as high as 19-95 cm. Increased water 1 meter sea level will result in the loss of the island or the mainland of the world;

• The loss of mainland Egypt 1%, Netherlands 6%, Bangladesh 17.5% and 80% atoll in the Marshall Islands.
• Sinking of the islands, Fiji, Samoa, Vanutu, Japan, Philippines, and Indonesia. This means tens of millions of people who live in coastal areas must evacuate to higher ground.

Sea

Rising sea levels will result in a lack of endurance, so the coast vulnerable to erosion. This will also cause damage to infrastructure and housing on the beach. This phenomenon can lead to exile.

Climate change also resulted in a shift of the season because of a change in pressure and temperature. The implication dry season those will last long and disastrous drought and desertification. Countries that are expected to experience drought is Africa, Europe, North America and Australia. While on the other hand, the rainy season will take place in a short time with the intensity of higher rainfall causing floods and landslides.

Disaster occurrence of Humanitarian Crisis
Because of the lack of food supplies due to the high potential for crop failure and temperature changes is uncertain, caused lower agricultural productivity. Agricultural productivity in the tropics will decrease if the temperature of the global average rise 1-2 degrees Celsius. On the other hand, the melting of polar ice will cause thermal expansion of ocean water mass and an increase in sea water, so this will decrease the production of fish and shrimp ponds. The accumulative effect of this situation is the widespread famine and widespread malnutrition.

Clean Water Crisis
This water crisis caused by prolonged drought. Under these conditions, due to change of seasons is not stable, so the water rarely threatened the water crisis. Source of fresh water will dry one-third of the world population in 2100. And in the middle of this century, subtropical and tropical regions of the dry will experience water shortages as much as 10-30 per cent so that threatened drought.

The spread of Human Diseases

This is caused by rising temperatures that cause the shorter incubation period of mosquitoes. Impact, transmitted disease by mosquito will reply breed faster. Spread disease, especially in tropical areas. Such as: dengue fever, diarrhea and malaria. due to increased populations of insects (mosquitoes) as vectors of disease. Heat wave that struck Europe in 2005 increased the number “heat stroke” (a strong heat stroke) is lethal, salmonella infection, and “hay fever” (fever due to dry grass allergy).

Loss of Various Biodiversity

Uncertainty global temperature changes resulting in a loss of species of flora and fauna which can not adapt, and approximately 20-30 percent of plant and animal species will become extinct if the temperature of the global average rise 1.5-2.5 degrees Celsius. In addition, rising water temperatures will increase the acidity of the ocean. Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is estimated to bring a negative impact on marine organisms such as coral reefs (coral bleaching) and the extinction of other species that depend on these organisms. Thus estimated at about 80% of species of plants and animals will become extinct in the next century.
Temperature increasing resulted in easy burning dry twigs or leaves due to friction which increases the chance of forest fires.

Material and Non-Material Lost.
Global warming due to catastrophic hurricanes, floods and storms, more than 150,000 people died in each year. In 2003, the heat wave in Europe took 25,482 lives in 20 years (source WHO, UNEP, and World Meteorology Council). In addition, in the year 2080 is expected to have millions of people affected by floods every year due to rising sea levels. The greatest risk occurs in the densely populated lowlands, especially deltas of Asia and Africa and small islands. Meanwhile estimates of material losses from climate change reach around EUR 11 billion or about 110 billion annually.

Melt of Ice in the Arctic.
Climate change caused by rising surface temperatures can cause melting of ice and glaciers around the world, especially in the North Pole and the South poles. Since the 1960s, the ice in the polar world has decreased 10%, while the thickness of ice at the North Pole has been reduced 42% in the last 40 years (Prench, 2001). Other data mentioned 10-20% loss of glaciers in the Alps is also marked by global warming. The impact of the melting of the North Pole and South Pole will lead to expansion of ocean water mass and an increase in sea water.

Global warming and climate change is looked at in this section of the global issues web site. Introduced are some of the effects of climate change. In addition, this section attempts to provide insights into what governments, companies, international institutions, and other organizations are attempting to do about this issue, as well as the challenges they face.
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