Eliminate 7 Billion Tons of CO2, Eliminate Global Warming

According to this chart, in order to stop the Global Warming phenomenon 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2 need to be eliminated from o!r e"er#da# !se (Gabler, 2$$% & To eliminate ' billion tons re(!ires ta)ing one of the co!rses of actions in the abo"e list, a tas) "er# diffic!lt to achie"e& *o+ can +e choose se"en, - .o!ble the f!el econom# of cars / 0roblem1 .iffic!lt to achie"e since man# car ma)ers are !n+illing to do this /2ol!tion1 B!# and enco!rage others to b!# cars +ith good f!el econom# -Triple the +orld3s n!clear capacit# 0roblem1 4an# do not s!pport this 2ol!tion1 Ed!cate people on the safet# and benefits of n!clear po+er -*al"e the miles dri"en b# car /0roblem1 0!blic transportation is not accessible to e"er#one, and some cities do not ha"e bi)e lanes of +al) path+a#s /2ol!tion1 Expand p!blic transport and create +al) path+a#s (tho!gh it co!ld be costl# & -4aximi5e efficienc# of all b!ildings 0roblem1 4an# ho!ses lea) energ# (s!ch as heat, "eneration, po+er, etc& and man# cannot afford to fix these problems 2ol!tion1 *a"e a code of energ# efficienc# for ne+l# b!ilt ho!ses, ad"ertise cheap +a#s to sa"e energ# and ho+ m!ch mone# the homeo+ner +ill sa"e in the long r!n&

-.o!ble the efficienc# of coal po+ered plants 0roblem1 4an# plants do not +ant to spend, or ha"e the reso!rces, for impro"ing coal po+ered plants 2ol!tion1 4a)e it la+ that coal po+ered plants need to be more efficient b# setting an efficienc# bar& -2+itch from coal to nat!ral gas at ',6$$ plants 0roblem1 4an# plants are b!ilt onl# to b!rn coal 2ol!tion1 4a)e it illegal to b!rn coal -Capt!re and store carbon from 7$$ coal plants 0roblem1 Technolog# is not effecti"e and +idel# a"ailable #et 2ol!tion1 *ire scientists to fix this problem - Capt!re and store carbon from f'7$ 8s#nf!el9 plants 0roblem1 Technolog# is not effecti"e and +idel# a"ailable #et 2ol!tion1 *ire scientists to fix this problem -:ncrease h#drogen f!el prod!ction b# '$ times 0roblem1 h#drogen f!el prod!ction is not +idel# !sed 2ol!tion1 Create incenti"es so h#drogen f!el can become more +idel# !sed -:ncrease +ind po+er capacit# b# ;$ times 0roblem1 Widel# man!fact!ring and getting space for +ind po+er is diffic!lt 2ol!tion1 *a"e incenti"es for man!fact!ring and p!rchasing land for +ind po+er -:ncrease solar po+er capacit# b# 7$$ times 0roblem1 4an!fact!ring this is diffic!lt

2ol!tion1 Create incenti"es for man!fact!ring -:ncrease ethanol prod!ction b# ;$ times 0roblem1 Ethanol prod!ction is not +idel# !sed 2ol!tion1 Create incenti"es for b!sinesses prod!cing ethanol -*alt tropical deforestation and do!ble reforestation& 0roblem1 4an# people aro!nd the +orld are c!tting do+n trees beca!se of expanding cities, mone#, and for farmland 2ol!tion1 <estrict the c!tting of forests in all co!ntries +itho!t special permission -Adopt conser"ation tillage on all croplands& 0roblem1 4an# do not ha"e the technolog# and means to do this 2ol!tion1 Create incenti"es to !se this t#pe of conser"ation farming

O"erall, it +o!ld be !p to "oters and go"ernmental leaders to choose +hich co!rses of actions to ta)e&