Measures to prevent increased greenhouse effect

Actions taken to reduce the greenhouse effect today will not reduce the greenhouse effect, only reduce the speed it’s increasing in.

Individual level:
To stay below the 2°C target by 2050, the carbon footprint per capita should be around 2 tons. In Europe, the average carbon emission is 13.8 tons CO2e/cap. In the US and Australia it’s over 25 tons CO2e/cap. If the global temperature increases by 2°C, it will have irreversible damages and consequences on sea life, ecosystems and the climate around the world. Therefore, it’s important that we reduce our carbon emission.

There are a lot of ways we as individuals can reduce our carbon-footprints. These include, but are not limited to:
 * Use energy efficiently and don’t use it if it’s not necessary


 * Recycle and reuse more, buy product with minimal packaging
 * Turn down the heating by 1°C
 * Use less hot water and spend less time in the shower
 * Use public transport or bikes more often, and cars less
 * Plant trees
 * By food product that have traveled shorter distances (not imported) if possible
 * Thrift shop more, and not buy brand new clothes all the time

Global level:
Measures that can be used to prevent the increase of the greenhouse effects on a global scale are things like regional climate politics to reduce the amount of carbon emission in different areas based on how the people in the different regions live. This will make life easier for everyone since there’s no global changes that greatly affects people of some regions.

Governments can also invest more in renewable energy systems and become less dependent on fossil fuels, and make laws that restrict the carbon emissions for individuals. Many countries have a fossil fuel based econemy, and this will be a problem for the future, and to save the future, these countries need to focus research into new energy sorces and new ways to keep their economy growing.

International agreements between nations are very important. The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference is an example of measured used on a global scale to reduce the growth of global warming. By letting every nation emit a certain amount of greenhouse gases, each country can make sure they stay below a certain goal instead of one country or individual trying to do it by themselves.