context: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/2489

I do agree with the author that major powers contributing the most to global warming are not taking actions, when ironically, ordinary citizens are left to feel guilty for wasting small amounts of electricity.

In big cities at night, office buildings are lit up, streetlights are on and advertisements flashing. Is there really a need for the city to be this well-lit dead in the night? Perhaps there can be timings at night, probably between 2am to 5pm in mornings, where they are the least number on cars on the streets, where lights excluding streetlamps would be switched off. Also, not all streetlamps need to be lit, perhaps lighting on in ever two streetlamps? With this consistent effort every night, much energy would be saved.

Also, the government is not putting in an adequate amount of effort to solve the problem of global warming. Choosing to fill the countryside with windmills is not sufficient as that only produces a fraction of what is needed. Turning down a more efficient energy source – the nuclear energy, thinking that it is politically unacceptable, and instead choosing an inefficient energy source makes the government appear as if their efforts are just for show. The government wants to show that they are helping the situation and hence, came up with an idea that does not help the situation much.

In my opinion, contrary to the author’s, the public should not stop their efforts in trying to fix the problem of global warming. Even if big organizations and countries continue to waste large amounts of energy, the public should stick to trying their best to help the problem. The combined effort may be limited but there is still an impact, the energy consumption would go down if everyone, personally, is willing to make an effort.

Also, I feel that major organizations should play their part in this global effort. These are the people most influential in the midst of everyone and they are, at he same time, the major energy-wasters. If these organizations and the governments are wiling to promote energy conservation and to do what they preach, the energy consumption level would have a significant drop and hence, help “save the world”. One example would be the lights out night in Sydney earlier this year where the government plays a part in raising awareness in its people of the global problem, and is willing to lead the people in conserving energy. 0 comments