What are the best ways to reduce global warming?

What's the single biggest way you can make an impact on global climate change? “Talk to your friends and family, and make sure your representatives are making good decisions,” Haq says. read more

Global warming refers to an increase in the average temperature of the Earth as a result of the greenhouse effect, in which gases in the upper atmosphere trap solar radiation close to the planet's surface instead of allowing it to dissipate into space. read more

The best way to mitigate climate change effects (which is more than just global warming) are stopping the emissions of greenhouse gases, stopping deforestation, especially of rainforests, dramatically changing land use, reducing the global population through sexual education, stopping food waste, stopping poverty, increasing worldwide education, and achieving sustainable growth in most places or the world. read more

The EPA estimates that if just one out of every 100 American homes were retrofitted with water-efficient fixtures, about 100 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year would be saved—avoiding 80,000 tons of global warming pollution. read more