How can humans make changes in their day to day activities to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere?

Answer 1

Reducing the amount of carbon going to the environment is only part of the battle, we must also increase the amount of carbon dioxide presently in the atmosphere.
A out of the carbon (as carbon dioxide) is generated by fossil fuel , so task one is to reduce this use. The use of biofuels is not really the answer as we can burn biofuels quicker than they can be produced by plants. That leaves us with the options of colder homes, less air conditioning, streetlights, reducing shipping or flying in food from distant lands during the winter and prohibiting private car use. Or we could use sustainable sources like solar, wind and tidal energy to meet out need. Nuclear too is an option - no carbon emissions there.

It is often suggested that we end our carnivorous diet. The animals produced for the food use resources, create methane (GHG) and require shipping from farms to slaughter and to market. This is going to be unpopular as just not eating the existing animals does not stop the emissions. The change would require the slaughter and disposal of 19 billion chickens, 1.4 billion cattle, and 1 billion sheep and pigs.

Lower population is a potential answer but being told that everyone over the age of (fill in the blank) has to be put down, or controlling on a worldwide basis who gets to have kids. This is going to be unpopular.

We could also look where the carbon removal is going on:

• forests are disappearing, they use carbon dioxide so we need to replant the trees and reduce the clear cut processes to create new agricultural land.
  
• the warmer ocean is absorbing less carbon and killing off the marine growth to use it up. We need to work on all GHGs including methane from thawing permafrost and deep sea hydrates
  

Answer 2

We can reduce our production of new carbon dioxide in many ways, all of which involve burning less coal, oil and natural gas. Whenever we reduce our consumption of electricity or motor fuel, we contribute to reducing the world production of carbon dioxide.

We can help by replacing incandescent light globes by high efficiency one, by turning off appliances when not in use, by using air-conditioning less, even by installing insulation in your home.

We can help reduce carbon dioxide emissions from transport by: using public transport more, buying a smaller car next time, using biofuels where possible.

A:There are common lifestyle changes that can change the amount humans produce:

Drive less

Stop using air conditioning or electrical appliances

Eat local produce so they are not transported

Use less heat in your home

A:Reducing our emissions of CO2 could be performed by the elimination of air conditioning and heating of homes, the removal of television, internet and lighting in our dwellings and stop producing things that extend human life and their enjoyment. A:Human carbon emissions occur mostly when fossil fuel (coal, oil and natural gas) is burnt. We burn fossil fuel in transport and for producing electricity. Coal fired power stations are the worst emitters of carbon dioxide.

To stop carbon emissions we have to improve and invent new ways of generating electricity. Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and tidal and wave energy are all renewable sources of energy being used around the world. Hydro is the only large generator at the moment.

When the world has reliable renewable sources of energy, then all vehicles can be powered by clean electricity and oil can be saved for other uses, like making plastics. Coal will be left in the ground as it it too dirty to use.

There are many small ways that we can contribute to this, because we can't wait till all power is renewable. We have to start now to try and slow carbon emissions:

Using less electricity:

• Turn off appliances at the wall instead of with a remote.
• Wash dishes and clothes only when the machine is full.
• Use the wind and sun to dry clothes.
• Turn off all power when leaving a room, that is, computer, lights, music, everything.
• Wear more clothes when cold rather than turn up the heat.
• Wear fewer clothes when hot rather than turn up the air conditioning.

Reduce oil in transport

• Use cars less
• car pool
• take a bike
• walk
• take public transport
• take the train, not the plane.

Planting more trees is an effort some countries are undertaking. This doesn't reduce emissions from industries or vehicles, but trees do absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen.

Answer 3

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the greenhouse gas that man is largely responsible for. We can't control water vapor, and anyway, the atmosphere can only hold a certain amount. As soon as it gets too much, it all falls as rain.

Two major ways we can reduce greenhouse gases are:

1. Reduce our use of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) which all emit CO2 when burned. We can do this by reducing our electricity consumption, or changing to renewable energy sources. We can make greener choices in transport, preferring to walk, bicycle, car-pool, bus or train rather than airplane or private vehicle.
2. Replant the great forests of the world that we have been destroying. Vegetation uses photosynthesis and the power of the sun to absorb CO2 and store the carbon, often for hundreds of years, in the case of trees.

Answer 4

Reducing the amount of carbon going to the environments part of the battle, we must also increase the amount of carbon dioxide presently in the atmosphere.
The carbon is generated by fossil fuel sue so task one is to reduce this use. That could mean the use of less fossil fuels. The use of biofuels is not really the answer as we can burn biofuels quicker than they can be produced by plants. That leaves us with the options of colder homes, leads air conditioning, streetlights, shipping or flying ln food from distant lands during the winter and prohibiting private car use. Or we could use sustainable sources like solar, wind and tidal energy to meet out need. Nuclear too is an option - no carbon emissions there.

It is often suggested we end our carnivorous diet. The animals produced for the food use resources, create methane (GHG) and require shipping from farms to slaughter and to market. This is going to be unpopular as just not eating the existing animals does not stop the emissions the change would require the slaughter and disposal of 19 billion chickens, 1.4 billion cattle, and 1 billion sheep and pigs.

Lower population is a potential answer but being told that everyone over the age of (filling blank) has to be put down, or controlling on a worldwide basis who gets to have kids. This is going to be unpopular. As just not eating the existing animals does not stop the emissions the change would require the slaughter and disposal of 19 billion chickens, 1.4 billion cattle, and 1 billion sheep and pigs.

We could also look where the carbon removal is going on:

• forests are disappearing, they use carbon dioxide so we need to replant the trees and reduce the clear cut processes to create new agricultural land.
  
• the warmer ocean is absorbing less carbon and killing off the marine growth to use it up. We need to work on all GHGs including methane from thawing permafrost and deep sea hydrates
  

Answer 5

1. Reduce the amount of electricity we use at home.
2. Reduce the amount of oil we use in transport and driving.

Answer 6

Replant the great forests of the world.