What Can I do to Help Reverse Global Warming?

Jungles and rainforests, like the Amazonia Rainforest, play a vital role in absorbing massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which contribute to manage global warming. ⁣ ⁣ Rainforests also play a key role in stabilizing local and global climate as well as the circulation of ocean currents. They also provide clean water, support healthy food supplies, make billions of people more resilient to climate change, and contain plant species and other organisms that have compounds that might help cure many of human diseases. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Although wildfires have been a natural part of Earth’s geological past and evolution, there is plenty scientific proof that human activity have become the main driver to influence wildfires since the industrial revolution. ⁣ ⁣ Climate change is playing an increasing role in determining wildfire regimes along-side human activity, with future climate variability expected to enhance the risk and severity of wildfires in many biomes such as tropical rainforests (IPCC- Land and Climate Interactions, 2019)⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ If we, as humans, have become the main drivers of many of the current environmental risks that are affecting us and continue to put at risk, not only our planet Earth, but also us as a civilization, what can we do? ⁣ ⁣ It certainly is a huge overwhelming issue, but our individual contributions, as well as our contributions as a community, can definitely help create the ripple effect that is needed to reverse the potential risks associated with a changing climate. ⁣ ⁣ Yes, you are only one person, but your contributions MATTER! Keep reading for a few ideas on what you can do right now to help reverse global warming⁣⁣.⁣ start making small changes • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle • Wash your clothes in cold water instead of hot water • Swap old incandescent light bulbs for more efficient LEDs • Use public or shared transportation, or go car-free whenever possible • Fly less • Reduce your meat consumption and eat plant-based meals • Eat Locally produced food • Refuse single-use plastic, like plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic straws when ready, make bigger changes • Purchase energy efficient appliances (energy star). • make heating and cooling your home more efficient, like caulking leaking windows and adding effective insulation. • Install a programable thermostat. • Power your home with renewable energy. • Buy a fuel-efficient vehicle. use YOUR POWER • USE THE POWER OF YOUR VOTE: Support candidates who believe in climate science, and are advocating for climate/ environmental policies that will lower our greenhouse gases. • USE THE POWER OF YOUR VOICE: Write a letter to your Senator/Mayor and let them know your concern about Global Warming. Get educated and help spread the word. Encourage others to make smarter choices that save money and the environment. • USE THE POWER OF YOUR PURSE: Buy from companies that are sustainable, social responsible and friendly to the environment.