How much harm am i doing to the environment driving to school everyday?

Question

I drive 1 1/2 miles to school and back everyday in an 02 honda accord that gets about 21 mpgs city. I want to know my impact on global warming.

Answer 1

You will have absolutely no impact on global warming. The entire human race will have no impact on global warming. The amount of co2 caused by humans is only 2% this is nothing in the long run. If the human race never existed the global temps would be exactly what they are right now.

Answer 2

Your impact on global warming is nil, nada, nunca, zilch.  Abnormal solar activity has caused the latest warming trend (it's a fact, see link).  The impact school has had on you is much more dire.  Global warming alarmism isn't science.  It actually flies in the face of the scientific method.  Or did they cut that chapter out to make room for the global warming propaganda?

Answer 3

none if you use

the forevercar on youtube!!

Answer 4

By yourself, individually, not much at all. But collectively, with millions of autos worldwide, a significant impact is being made.

Mr. Evans is a classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of a mouth and the size of a brain.  His source even states that "To clarify whether this similarity reflects a real physical connection requires a more detailed study of the various proposed mechanisms for a solar influence on climate [31]."

Meaning that the correlation between sunspot activity and global warming has not been proven.

Mr. Mlandry probably got his figure of 2% off his milk carton.

Answer 5

Forget about the environment!   Think of the harm you are doing to your wallet and the benefits it would do your body to walk or bike.

Answer 6

Carbon dioxide acts to retain heat in the atmosphere by absorbing long wave heat energy and then releasing it in all directions, whereas prior to the absorption it would mostly have headed out into space.

I think that every action has a consequence; to believe that burning petrol has no effect at all is to live in some sort of dream world.  The fuel is made of real matter, as are the exhaust gases coming out of the engine.

There is a good deal of evidence that points to a (possible) link between activities such as burning fossil fuels on a large scale and climate change.

Even if there is a slim chance that this is actually the case, it seems reasonable to tread with extreme caution until all the facts are in.

I would not like to see our species running along the bridge of life with our eyes closed and ear plugs in place shouting "everything is fine" only to find the middle section of the bridge has been destroyed by our own ignorance and lack of caution.