We did not have any COSORES class
this week. But instead, we were tasked
to watch The Inconvenient Truth and answer several questions regarding the
film. I actually already watched this
film when I was still in High School, and I can honestly say that it’s a great
movie to watch because it shows us the alarming realities of our world
today. Global warming is extremely
controversial nowadays, and every human being must be fully aware of what is
happening in our environment because these changes are due to human
influences. We, humans, are mostly responsible
in producing greenhouse gases that drastically worsens global warming.
In our worksheet, we were asked
about what ways we can reduce our individual effects on climate change and I
would like to reiterate/quote my answers in this post:
“I believe that every
human being living in this world must be fully aware of the consequences of his
or her actions, particularly in relation to global warming. I extremely agree with Al Gore’s statement, “I felt that what we take for granted may not
be here for our children”. If each
person continues performing actions that contributes to the devastation of our
environment that affects global warming, the future generation are the ones to
suffer. Global warming is deeply
worsening every minute here in the Philippines, and so, we must take
responsibility in mitigating the effects of global warming in our country for
the sake of our future generation and our environment. With that, we need to reduce our individual effects
on climate change. In reality, there are
numerous things that we can do to help fight global warming and climate
change. Three ways are as follows:
We need to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Every person should reduce waste by choosing
reusable products instead of disposables.
We should be disciplined and purchase items that will not harm the
environment. We should recycle paper,
plastic, newspaper, glass and aluminum cans.
Doing this can help us save carbon dioxide annually. In addition, we
should also segregate our waste by differentiating food waste, which can be
composted, from those that can be recycled.
Save electricity and fuel. If ever we are not using any of
our appliances, we should always unplug them to save our electricity. We must learn how to use the “off” switch
because by simply turning off the lights, television, computer, etc can reduce
global warming. As much as possible, it
is best to use natural lighting during daytime.
In addition, we can save fuel by simply walking or biking to our
destination to save fuel and at the same time, it is good for one’s health. Also, you can simply adjust your driving
style to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. When purchasing a car, we must
consider its energy and fuel-efficiency.
Regular maintenance also helps improve fuel efficiency and reduces
emissions.
Conserve water. We should always turn off the faucet when not
in use. Leaving the faucet running for
at least a minute amounts to 9 liters of wasted water, which is very precious
for our world. One can also take quick
showers to lessen the consumption of water and energy.”
We can actually do numerous things in order to save our world. However, it is always best to be fully
educated with what is happening first, and then we can start taking action. As
a matter of fact, it is not difficult to be environmentally friendly, we just
all really have to be disciplined and be mindful of our actions at all times.
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