How can we fix climate change?

Question

How can we fix climate change?

Answer 1

The damage done by increased greenhouse emissions has already taken

its toll. This is evident by the melting of polar ice and glaciers

across the globe.

We cannot get the world back the way it was, even as of fifty years

ago, much less stop the damage that will still occur in the future.

Sure we could try to stop all industry that will cause pollution, but

at what cost. Without industry we could not sustain the present world

population. Giving up industry and sacrificing billions of people on

this planet in the process, is not a viable solution (even trying to

merely lower greenhouse emissions is at best a temporary solution).

The biggest problem we have now is not just the fact that we have

more greenhouse gasses trapping heat in, but we are getting less and

less sunlight being reflected out from the planet. As the snow cover

melts from more and more of the planets surface, the sunlight heats

up more parts of the earth that once reflected light back out. It is

like a dog chasing its tail (until it gets dizzy and falls from

exhaustion). As global warming just keeps building on itself till the

ecological balance fails, and this planet will no longer sustain the

teeming human populations.

Greenhouse effect cure (there are no real cures but this may help

till we can find one).

First I want to point out that there are no real, viable short term,

or easy methods of curing our Global warming woes. The damage to the

environment has already been done and is, for all intent and

purposes, basically irreversible.

It is likely, however, that any type of plan to get rid of Global

warming, will require some type of dramatic ecological compromises.

Some will say that all we need to do is give up industry on the

planet and the world will eventually go back to the way it was. I say

it is too late for that solution (as a short term solution anyway).

My plan, however, will require the use of old tires and recycled

plastics. Of course it will require some engineering feats also, and

a few ecological compromises. The benefits of using these wasted

products will far outweigh the compromises required.

My idea is to build large floating islands (white on top, to reflect

sunlight back out of our planet) made from used tires (filled with

co2) and recycled plastics. Yes there are engineering and ecological

problems, but everyone has to admit there are worse problems in our

current situation.

So the only feasible solution is to build a bunch of artificial

reflection "islands" across the planet.

There will be other benefits realized, once we build enough of these

islands. One of the problems associated with the increased

temperatures we are experiencing is the possibility of increased

hurricane intensity and frequency. Having enough of these floating

islands in strategic points in the oceans will help to alleviate this

problem also.

It is a well known fact that hurricanes form in areas of the ocean

where the temperature rises above approximately 80 degrees

Fahrenheit. If we can keep those areas below that temperature (by

reflecting sunlight away), we can prevent the formation of

hurricanes. Without these floating islands, hurricanes will probably

continue to increase in intensity and frequency…

We need a solution to deal with our Global warming woes, and we need

it now. Even if this is a difficult path to follow, it will pay off

in the future.

The overall problems I see for Greenhouse effect is that we can go

green all we want, but Global warming and our constant desire to be

comfortable, will eventually undermine any efforts we may do. Unless

we can get rid of some of the excess heat in this world, we will

always be under the eventual threat of a thermal overheating demise.

Answer 2

According to the IPCC reports, we must reduce the worldwide output of carbon dioxide to less than one tenth of present day emissions if we are to have any chance of stopping the man made component of Global Climate Change.

It would be undesirable to use military force to enforce a worldwide ban on the use of fossil fuels.

However we can accomplish the same thing if we can force the prices of fossil fuels so high that is no longer economically feasible to use fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas.

Answer 3

The climate changes, that's what it does. What is there to fix, it has regulated itself for 4.5 billion years and it seems that it would know how to do it better than what WE could. Since that probably isn't the answer you were looking for, here it is. DON'T drive, walk (even riding your bike requires some manufacturer to build and transport it to the place you buy it, oh, and you need evil oil for your bike chain). DON'T run your air conditioner in the summer, bear with it. DON'T fly in planes, that is only for the elite who want you to think that climate change is man-made, i.e. Mr. Gore. DON'T do anything, just sit on a rock and think about how to stop the earth from spinning because you are obviously a little dizzy.

Answer 4

Enjoy life!

Otherwise, the government suggest that people with fears of climate changes need to become addict to Prozac.

My 2 cents.

Answer 5

Build a large Earth to Moon electromagnetic projectile launcher.

Build an Energia HLLV to carry our initial manufacturing facility to the Moon.

Send the Energia to the Moon with our equipment.

Set up the first Lunar base and our manufacturing facilities.

Built a large solar array on the Moon the provide power to run everything.

Build small EMPLs on the Moon to throw manufactured parts into Earth orbit.

Assemble Sun shield in orbit using robots.

Answer 6

We can't.   I hate this psuedo-science...

Answer 7

Just hope that we get some leaders who will take some action. Otherwise, if you are young, your life is going to be less than ideal starting about 10 years from now.