Solutions

=Possible Solutions= Arielle, Giulia, Michael, and Alex

=There are many possible solutions in reducing negative human impact on environment and the emission of CO2. The main solutions include:=

1. Development of technology
- Renewable resource technology

2. Government implementation
- Kyoto Protocol/ Carbon trading - Adopting international emission standards

3. Changes in human lifestyle
- Efficient transportation - Efficient use of energy (electricity, heating, cooling, etc.) - Endorsing products of low CO2 emissions

Biding Caps:
Under the UN's Kyoto protocol, about 40 developed nations have agreed to cut emissions of greenhouse gases -- mainly from power plants, factories and cars -- by 5.2 percent below 1990 levels by 2008-12

Carbon Trading:
Carbon trading is a feasible and effective way in reducing carbon emissions and the presence of greenhouse gases. Carbon trading allocates each country with an emissions quota. Countries that emit pollution bellow this amount can trade or sell the remaining amount of the quota (carbon credit) to other countries that may have surpassed the amount. These countries that are over polluted are penalized, thus carbon trading gives country’s incentives to reduce carbon emissions and also use alternative, cleaner energy sources.

However, carbon trading is a controversial solution. This is because many developing countries need to combust more in order to achieve industrialization. Therefore, countries such as China, for example, are exempt from such quotas.

Carbon trading is already prevalent in the world. In the wake of awareness of the world’s climate change, in 1997, countries negotiated what is called the Kyoto Protocol. This protocol sets the targets to reduce emissions 5.2 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. Although (notable) countries such as the United States, Australia have rejected the Kyoto Protocol, more than 100 other nations have ratified it. The “protocol legally entered into force on February 16, 2005.” http://www.pewclimate.org/history_of_kyoto.cfm
 * [|Investopedia.com]**

Sector Targets:
Big sources of greenhouse gases like the car, steel or cement industries could adopt international emissions standards.

__3. Changes in human lifestyle__
==-Developing more efficient transportation, like clean cars, high speed trains, and mass transit. Furthermore, increase vehicle efficiency by manufacturing cars that run on less gas and building more hybrid and fuel-cell cars.==