Reflection Post

Global issues have an impact on everyone in some way. This statement is especially true for global warming. This issue has an impact on the Earth as a whole, so logically, this issue should affect everyone as we all live here on Earth, and everyone here is definitely capable of changing this issue, even if it is a small impact, if we all work together, we can achieve change. So it doesn't really matter how big of the action you are contributing (even though that would be great), it really does matter the number of people who contribute to fixing this issue, like a global community. There is no specific person or group responsible for this issue, some may have contributed to this issue more, but we all have to take responsibility for this issue, and therefore we all have to have the responsibility to fix this issue, logically and effectively. If we don't start this change, we will run out of time, since global warming has been an increasing issue, and it shows no signs of remorse.

My Mission/Purpose

My Mission/Purpose:
My mission for this blog was to educate people on the important topic of global warming. By educating the world with this knowledge, I hope to make sure people are now doing things to try and prevent global warming. Either by it's just cutting down on your carbon footprint, or doing what I did and educating the world to make the next generations more smart. Some ways may be better than others, but it doesn't matter, as it is all making a difference.

Global Warming: Who?

There are many, many groups and organizations involved in protecting our Earth, and making moves to stop global warming. Some of these groups include Stop Climate Chaos, Friends of the Earth, Planet Friendly and much more. Most of these groups and organizations are active in providing news and spreading awareness to educate people on global warming. So who is helping solve this issue? Well, a lot of people, maybe even YOU. Like I said in a previous blog about your carbon footprint, cutting down on your emissions of greenhouse gases and such will help, maybe not by a lot, but it will. If you combine this with organizations who strive to educate the world on global warming, it really could make a big difference.


Canada also plays a big roll in the global warming community. The government of Canada has done many actions on climate change, like world-class scientific research programs, investments, leadership in international climate change efforts and more. But on top of this, there are still many of organizations and companies who don't really care and are making climate change worse.

Global Citizenship

What is a global citizen? And what does it mean to be a global citizen? Well, a global citizen is someone who instead of placing their identity in a particular place, they place it into a global community. A global community is the interconnection between every nation in the world. Another key part of global citizenship is being able to take part in the world to build a more great, and sustainable world. Some examples of this would be educating the world by producing learning resources, creating awareness campaigns, fundraising for non-profits, volunteering with a global focus, campaigning to create change and more. So really, global citizenship is what helps build our sustainable world, and makes it a better place, globally. So being a global citizen is very much important, and without global citizenship, we would not be any where we are today.

Global Warming: A Growing Issue

The first main realization of Global Warming was in 1896 when a Swedish scientist claimed that fossil fuel combustion may eventually result in a enhanced global warming, and he was right. In 2013, 36 gigatons (36,000 megatons or 36 billion tons) of CO2 was released globally from fossil fuels and more. This was 2.3% higher than the previous year, and continues to grow each year. "But surely I'm not contributing to this... am I?" Well... you are, but hopefully not by a lot, and here is a fun website where you can calculate your own carbon footprint (how much carbon emissions a person or group emits). Well how come are carbon emissions are so extremely small compared to this massive number I gave you at the beginning of this post? Well, the answer is simple. Like I said in my previous post (Global Warming: A Hot Topic), most of the carbon emissions come from cars, factories, electricity production and more. An average coal burning factory emits about 1.3 million tons of CO2 per year. Combine all of this with all factories in the world, all the emissions from cars, electricity production, grazing animals and more. That's where you get that number.

Now, what can YOU do to help solve this global issue? The first step would be to do simple things like walk instead of traveling in a car, or even just using public transport like the public bus would help. Another thing to do to lower your carbon footprint would be to install energy efficient appliances every chance you get. Unfortunately, there is not a lot you can do about the big scale of things, like factories. The best thing to do is spread awareness, but other than that, it's hard to do solve all by yourself. Factories are usually run by people who just want to be able to get the cheapest way to make money, fast. Most of them don't care that they are slowly killing us, as long as they have a big fat pile of paper, they are happy.

Global Warming: A Hot Topic

Global Warming is a hot topic in today's society, but what is Global Warming? Well, by the name, it is pretty self-explanatory. Global warming is the temperature rise of the entire Earth's atmosphere. This temperature rise can lead to catastrophic consequences. Global warming can cause more powerful and deadly hurricanes, droughts and wildfires, intense rainfall, health issues in humans, ecosystem disruptions, sea level rise and more.

The Cause

What is the causes of global warming and all of these lovely issues that come with it? Scientists say that the main cause is the greenhouse effect, which is causing radiating heat from space to be trapped into our atmosphere, which causes the global temperature of Earth to raise, but why? There are a couple gases that contribute to global warming, but the most known and powerful is carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon dioxide goes into the atmosphere and traps infrared radiation from escaping, which causes the heat increase. How does all of this carbon dioxide get released and who is causing all of this? We are causing it. Carbon dioxide is released from fossil fuels in cars, factories, electricity production and more. Methane (another contributor to global warming) is also released into the atmosphere to trap infrared radiation. Methane can come from landfills and digestive systems of grazing animals. Nitrous oxide (N2O or also known as "laughing gas") is yet another contributor, and is mostly produced into the atmosphere by fertilizers. Now, if you are a visual learner, here is a video you can watch to help you better understand how global warming works.