European initiative


Since the establishment of the European Union 50years ago no strict rules or plans against global warming have been put in place.
The EU under the presidency of Germany has started to take the global issue of pollution into consideration. The EU which consists of 27 countries had put plans to be taken under consideration to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere by 20% by 2020.
The EU plans to use renewables such as water, air, tidal power and bio fuels to try to cut the 20% of the emissions. Other rules such as that every power station in Europe will have a carbon capture and storage system. This would allow emissions to be reduced and stored.
The EU also faces many challenges while trying to impose its plans. Renewable energy is very expensive and might be in some cases harmful to the environment. Wind farms disturb natural habitats. Tidal barriers form other barriers to natural flows of marine life. Mass plantation causes forests to become extinct.
Climate change is obvious and is a reality that has been manmade.

My carbon footprint at www.footprint.wwf.org.uk was 4.48.
Three ways that contribute most to greenhouse gases is:
a) Travel
b) Food
c) Home
The average class foot print was 3.87.
The carbon footprint is the total green house gases emissions caused by one person in a direct or indirect way. By measuring the carbon footprint, according to the result a plan can be put in place to reduce it.

My carbon footprint is one of the highest compared to my classmates and this is because I waste many things or buy things without any real need. Such as changing the mobile every 6 months.
Although I am thin I love to eat a lot. I eat five times a day. The fact that I am not a vegetarian also contributes to green house gases. Travelling every year for the summer holiday also contributes to green house gases. Travelling long distances should be reduced.
Having a high carbon footprint is a very bad thing to the earth. Reducing the carbon footprint is a must for everybody who has a high carbon footprint. Reducing the carbon footprint can be done by using a carbon diet. This is an internet site that can give you some advice that will reduce your carbon emissions.

An Inconvenient truth review

An inconvenient truth is a very useful movie in showing the impact of global warming on the planet.
James Berardinelli (http://www.reelviews.net/movies/i/inconvenient_truth.html)
Was negative in his review. The movie An Inconvenient Truth was more Gore than Global warming because of the little snippets of Gores private life in the movie. Al Gore is using the movie An Inconvenient Truth to make him a more popular person. The content of the movie An Inconvenient Truth is very compelling. The film doesn’t really provide any new information; it is just a recap of known facts. The movie is non-cinematic. That is because the movie is very long. In the movie Al Gore thinks that he’s on American idol. Despite the flaws and the familiarity of the material, the clarity of the presentation was amazing.
Eric Steig http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2006/05/al-gores-movie/
Was positive in his review. The movie was very beneficial to the audience because it educates the public about global warming. The movie also shows the impact of global warming on the planet. In the movie Al Gore tries to convince the U.S government to impose rules against carbon emissions.



My opinion of the movie:
An Inconvenient Truth is a very informational movie. Al Gore in his movie shows all the aspects of global warming. In the movie Al Gore used many power point slides to help explain his point of view and to show the audience real facts and graphs. As a whole the movie is very beneficial for the receiver and helps spread a lot of awareness against global warming.