European Initiative

Summary

A)

The EU countries have agreed to lower their carbon dioxide emissions by 20% by year 2020, and it would be done by using renewables such as water,air,tidal power and biofuels. Nuclear power, clean coal and renewables are the main types of energy to be used.After the year 2010 all power stations in Europe should eliminate carbon emissions and carbon emissions from cars should be reduced from the start of next year.Even farmers can now help reduce carbon emissions by growing plants for biofuel which is considered 10% of all petrol. Today, new limits for carbon emissions are set and as a result carbon prices have increased. Renewable energy is very expensive, wind disturbs natural habitats and mass befouling in the Amazon could destroy it’s rain forests. Miliband introduced a climate change plan, which will help Britan to cut carbon emissions by 60% by the year 2050.

In December, the UN will hold a meeting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which will include most of the world’s countries.

Main Idea

B)

The EU countries are one of the leading countries in bio-pollution, therefore many treaties have been set in order to help the continent deal with its carbon emissions. Lots of different ways have been implemented, which should be taken into consideration very soon for it to work and cut down the total emissions.

Comment

C)

I do support the EU actions, because we really need to do what’s possible for us to live in a happier,safer and greener environment.

My carbon footprint

I measured my carbon footprint at http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/ and it was 3.15 planets.

My carbon footprint is considerd quite good when compared to the rest of my classmates; most of my classmates scored about 3.5-4.5; and I was less than the average so I believe I did well compared to the rest of the class.

Carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gasses caused by individuals, organizations and products.

We can reduce our carbon footprint in many ways. First is the food we consume; we can arrange to eat in a very moderate and considerable fashion; for example we can eat more vegetables instead of dairy products; that is one way to reduce you’re carbon footprint. Another way to reduce carbon footprint is to use cars which emit lesser gases; that way we can have less car pollution which will reduce our carbon footprint effectively. You can also decrease the carbon footprint by using fewer electronics; there’s no need for extra lighting in most places therefore by removing the useless electricity you can save a huge amount of electricity which will reduce your carbon footprint by a huge amount.

An Inconvenient Truth - Movie Review -

The Good:

Helen O'Hara,(http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/ReviewComplete.asp?FID=134187), supports Al Gore’s speech in his movie completely, saying it was powerful,intelligent and entertaining. She sees this film as a solution to the world’s nature disasters. Helen claims that Al Gore can turn a very boring topic into a very entertaining one, which makes this movie a must-watch for everyone. Not only scientists; but everyone and anyone. She also liked how he managed to portray his movie as a wake-up call to the world’s community and not a comeback from the loss he had in his previous presidential campaign.

The Bad:

Scott,(http://www.threemoviebuffs.com/review.php?movieID=inconvenienttruth), clearly did not enjoy the movie as much as Helen did. He views Al Gore with the complete opposite view Helen has for him. Firstly he sees Al Gore’s speech as something quite irrelevant to global warming, because Al Gore was selling himself off as a saint and a possible future candidate for presidency. One more point which Scott didn’t enjoy, was the fact that Al Gore tried to tie in his family deaths into his speech for the crowd’s sympathy; that wasn’t really necessary at all since it would not help raise the awareness of the global disaster but only beg for our pity.

My Opinion:

I honestly must agree with Helen. Al Gore’s documentary was truly amazing. I enjoyed how Al Gore managed to turn a very boring scientific subject into a very entertaining one to enjoy. He also is a great speaker, calm and intelligent.

An Inconvenient Truth - Voicethread -