Problem & Solution

Global warming is one of the most serious challenges facing us today. If we stop a moment and ask ourselves what are the causes of global warming everybody will answer “us”. So if we are the main causes for this huge disaster we must reduce our emissions of heat-trapping gases by using the technology. The definition of global warming is an increase in the earth's temperature due to fossil fuels, industry, and agricultural processes caused by human, natural, and other gas emissions. Temperatures have increased by 0.75 °C (1.35 °F) relative to the period 1860–1900; according to the instrumental temperature record ("Global Warming" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/). If the temperatures continue to increase it will lead to melting polar ice-caps and then will raise the sea level, which could cause flooding affecting millions of people.
I measured my carbon footprint in ("Carbon Footprint." WWF Footprint Calculator http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/).and it was 3.30. It’s actually close to my class average which was 3.86. By the way, the United Arab Emirates recorded the highest rate of carbon footprint in the world per person. So I think I’m a normal person compared to my friends, because we have a desert climate so we need air-conditioners to cool ourselves. Personally I believe in solar energy, therefore we must use it because it’s a clean energy.
An Inconvenient Truth is a movie which talks about the global warming and climate changes directed by Davis Guggenheim and presented by Albert Arnold "Al" Gore. It talked about the huge increasing number of the population and the results of it. Brandon Fibbs agrees with Al Gore that our planet is heating up and that we are primarily responsible for it ("Review." Brandon Fibbs http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/article_765.shtml). Also he said that if things are even half as bad as Al Gore says in his show, we are very likely looking at the end of all humankind. Scott commented that the movie doesn’t seem to be about global warming ("Inconvenient Truth." ThreeMovieBuffs.com: Movie Reviews! Scott..)

Bibliography:

1 – "Global Warming." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 20 May 2009 .
2 – “Carbon Footprint." WWF Footprint Calculator. 2 June 2009 .
3 – "Review." Brandon Fibbs. 23 Feb. 2009 .
4 – "Inconvenient Truth." ThreeMovieBuffs.com: Movie Reviews! Scott. 02 Mar. 2009 .