Climate Change Solutions

Group 6 - Luna Aulia & R M Afzaal

Climate change has become more risky these days. It will have more significant extreme and long term impact on human life and the earth. Not just temperature rise, the impacts of climate change include intense drought, rising sea levels, flood, global warming, and much more. If this issue keep being ignored, like it or not the consequensences will be more hazard. Now is the right time for us to change.

 The things that we already do to reduce climate change are :

1. Reducing the use of plastic

The more plastic we make, the more fossil fuels we need, and the more worsen of climate change. Plastic that enter the ocean also will break down into more methane and ethylene that increase climate change.

2. Buy new clothes by thrifting 

Fashion industry is the major source of the greenhouse gasses. Buying new clothes from fast-fashion shops just is just adding waste that lead to climate change. By thrifting, we can prevent the massive waste of energy and resource of the clothes production.

3. Plant many trees around our environment

As trees grow, they help reduce the causes of climate change. Such as removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon, and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere.

4. Saving energy by using less electricity

Electronics and gadgets consume a lot of energy and fossil fuels that caused the greenhouse gasses. We can start reducing it by turning them of when we don't used it. Or even better, unplug them instead because it will consume a lot less than just turning them off.

5. Consume more fruits, grains, and vegetables instead of animal

Emissions isn't just produced by carbon dioxide, but also include methane that even more damaging to the environment. The main source of methane is meat production, because it leads to deforestation. Therefore, as well as we cut down the consume of meat and dairy, we can consume more climate-friendly foods such as fruits, grains, and vegetables.

6. Minimize food loss and wastage

When we waste food, we also waste energy and resource that takes to grow, harvest, transport, and package it. When they rot, they will produces methanes. Saving the left over by cooking and freezing it, shopping smarter, and compose the wastes are the small steps to reduce emissions.