Question: do you think there will be a resolution to ending Global Warming?.

Emma Markham answered on 24 Jun 2020:

Hi Grace,

Global warming is a big and complex problem and I don’t think there will be an easy solution. It is not something which can be ‘fixed’ but will require years on continued work to sustain the changes we want to make.

There are two main ways to reduce levels of CO2 in the atmosphere, producing less CO2 or removing more CO2.

We can produce less CO2 by changing from coal power plants to renewable energy, reducing the number of petrol / diesel cars on the road by switching to electric cars. Changing the food we eat, by eating locally produced food (to reduce the food miles from transport) and eating less meat (as livestock produce a lot of CO2)

We can remove more CO2 from the atmosphere by planting more trees, changing farming practice to capture more carbon and store it in the soil and plants, changing to different types of crop which capture more carbon.

There is no ‘one simple thing’ we can do to ‘solve’ climate change, but many changes and interventions can help slow or reverse global warming, it will take a number of years before we see the results of our interventions and then we will need to continue to make positive change it we want to stop global warming from reoccuring.

Hope that answers your question,
Emma