Global Warming and Why We Should Act Now

Global warming has and is being debated all aroundimplement measure to counter act these issues.
the world today. It is important to continue theMost governments today have signed a protocol
discussion until the world realises that Global Warmingcalled the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol was
is an issues that needs to be addresses TODAY.set up to ensure countries try and reduce their
Global warming is not all about politics, it's aboutgreenhouse gas emissions. This Protocol was set up
acting now to ensure we do not destroy our planet,on the 11th December 1997 and was enforced on
this means we must stand together to voice ourthe 16th February 2005. 182 parties have ratified this
concerns.protocol.
The main causes of global warming are the releaseThe increase of the global temperature will cause the
of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. This issea levels to rise; this will impact and increase the
happening on a large scale today by the burning ofextreme weather patterns. Global warming has
fossil fuels, land clearing and agriculture. The airalready been shown to be taking effect in the Polar
temperature has increased by 1.33 degreesRegions were massive Ice lands have began to melt
Fahrenheit during the last 100 year ending 2005.at a very rapid rate.
Global warming is researched by a governing bodyWe should act now so our future generations do not
called the IPCC, Intergovernmental Panel on Climatesuffer and of course we don't suffer today. We can
change. The IPCC was set up to increase the world'sall do something about it today. Act Now.
knowledge about man-made climate change and to