TED ÇORUM COLLEGE / 8-A
Minimising Global Warming Effects by Replanning Cities
Kerem YALÇIN
Global warming affects the sun rays and the temperature of the Earth increases dramatically every year . Global warming is not a natural disaster and we , the human race , cause it . Fossil fuels , unfiltered factory chimneys , greenhouse gas emissions and even deodorants increase the effects of global warming and it becomes uncontrollable day by day . However , we can put an end to this by replanning our cities and changing our transportation habits .
First of all , we can expand wastewater treatment plants in the cities . We can reduce household wastes and we can build biogas plants in which we can obtain energy form mixture of biogas , carbon dioxide and methane to produce electricity and heat resource . It is an alternative and renewable energy resource produced by organic wastes . Biogas plants dispose waste of animal and agricultural farms and convert it to energy which increases its importance among alternative energy resources .
Second , we should also change the way we transport . It is not enough to leave our personal cars and use public transportation vehicles such as buses , trams and ferries . It may reduce the amount of emission rate but , it would be still so high . People in the cities should use sustainable resources instead of fossil fuels for a sustainable life in the future . Electric cars , hybrid and CNG fuel technologies and innovative engine systems should be used more .
All in all , global warming affects our world negatively more than anything now but , we can reverse this by making simple changes in our cities and the way we travel around . We need to remember that we do not own this world and we should not act against the mother nature .