1. Global Climate Change Solutions
Markeyla Robinson
AP Environmental Science: Mr. Smith
University Preparatory at Margaret Milliones

2. Climate Change is not just a neighborhood or country problem; it is a global issue. There
is no single solution for climate change. Throughout this essay I will explain some solutions to
climate change such as stop deforestation, use renewable resources, consume less, and move
closer to work. All of these solutions focus on reducing the use of greenhouse gases.
Greenhouse gas emissions are one of the main causes of global climate change (EPA's
Inventory of U.S Greenhouse gas emissions and sinks, 2016). Another example would be to
lower the temperature on your hot water heater. The energy used to power heat, and cool homes
and businesses is only one cause of global climate change (Peter H. Raven, 2008)
Consuming less can also help to solve the climate change issue. (BBC environment
correspondent, 2015)So the real question is, Can eating less meat help reduce climate change?
The answer is yes, but just eating less meat will not completely resolve the climate change issue.
Consuming less meat can reduce greenhouse gas emission by 63%. If large amounts of people
went vegetarian, that would cut the greenhouse gas emissions by two thirds. More changes in
bigger number has to be made, but just ten (10) people going through with one solution can make
a change. (EPA's Inventory of U.S Greenhouse gas emissions and sinks, 2016). 24 pounds of
carbon dioxide and other gas emissions are released into the atmosphere per gallon of gas burned
to drive a vehicle. Switching to carbon fuels and reducing miles traveled can lower to amount of
carbon released into the atmosphere.
Using renewable resources can also help to change the global climate change. Using
renewable energy such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass helps the global
climate change if used globally. The renewable resource biomass has a low emissions footprint
when sustainably sourced, but unsustainably sourced biomass can generate global warming

3. emissions. Solar energy can be used to make energy on a smaller scale. Hydroelectric energy is
an efficient energy source because it does not directly emit greenhouse gases or other pollutions.
The amount of hydropower depends on three things, the turbine generating capacity, the turbine
discharge flow, and the height of water source or vertical distance between the highest point of
water source and the turbine. Geothermal energy involves drilling and locating a suitable
geothermal reservoir.
Reducing deforestation is another way to attempt to solve the global climate change
issue. Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available
for other uses. The slash and burn technique used to clear the forest releases carbon dioxide into
the atmosphere. The slash and burn method is when existing vegetation is cut down and burned
off before new seeds are sown. This deforestation method is described as aggressive and
merciless. During deforestation the destruction of living trees reduces the amount of
photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a process that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Deforestation reduction can lower global warming emissions. Making “smart decisions that shift
consumption” can be a part of the solution for global climate change.
In conclusion, to change the global climate back to normal or as close to normal as we
can get, there is more than one solution. Some solutions are stopping/ reducing deforestation,
consuming less, using renewable resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. If everyone
does just one of these solutions, the Earth will be a better place to live/inhabit.

4. Works Cited
www.ucsusa.org
www.eastgwillimburg.ca
(EPA's Inventory of U.S Greenhouse gas emissions and sinks, 2016)
www.google.com
www.mass.gov
(BBC environment correspondent, 2015)
www.theguardian.com
www.livescience.com
www.climatehotmap.org
www.renewableenergyworld.com
(Peter H. Raven, 2008)