How Europe Can Save the World

Summary:

Will Hutton, in How Europe can save the world, The Observer 11.03.07, says that the 27-nation EU has committed to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent of their 1990 level by 2020. Therefore they will use the alternative source of energy such as nuclear, water, wind and biofuels instead of dependence on Middle Eastern oil and Russian gas.

As the EU’s committed to this issue, every new power station after 2010 in Europe will have carbon storage and carbon capture technology and this will lead to the elimination carbon emissions. Even farmers can now help reduce carbon emissions by growing plants for biofuels which is considered 10% of all petrol. Renewable energy is very expensive and the wind farms disturb natural habitats and mass befouling in the Amazon could accelerate the destruction of the rain forest.

Main idea:

This article is talking about the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in the Europe Union and how countries in the EU will protect the environment. The article also shows the disadvantages of renewable energies.

Comment:

This article is very interesting to know because it is talking about things that are important to our lives. The article is very long

An Inconvenience Truth Review

(Positive Point)

Edward Douglas,
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/reviewsnews.php?id=14679,says:

Al Gore's movie is explaining the global warming and its effects so that the viewer can easily understand.
Al Gore presented the information by using a slide show composed of pictures, charts and animated graphics.
The film is not about Al Gore or political issue that people thought about it, it is mainly focused on global warming and what will happen in the future.

(Nagetive Point)

Tony Medley,
http://www.tonymedley.com/2006/An_Inconvenient_Truth.htm ,says:

--Al Gore is saying that the global warming is caused by human activities, but he did not give any prove that is true.
Al Gore and the filmmakers talk about Al Gore’s personal life, for example his older sister and how the accident to his son affected his life and made a change.
Al Gore’s film almost ignores the real environment calamity.
Al Gore spends more time trying to convince us that the global warming is happening now.

In my opinion, the movie was very useful and interesting. I totally agree with Edward Douglas when he said that the film is not about Al Gore or political issue because the film concentrates on the global warning not his personal issue. I disagree with Tony Medley when he said that Al Gore tried to convince us that the global warming is happening because every day you hear that there is an earthquake or climate change in some areas where may had not happened before.

An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth Summary

Former vice president Al Gore, shares his concerns on the important issue of global warming in this documentary "An Inconvenient Truth".

In this movie Al Gore discusses the scientific facts behind global warming, explains how it has already begun to affect our environment and he proves it by giving strong evidence such as charts and videos. Also he talks about the unsuccessful consequences if people do not act, and shares what each individual can do to help protect the Earth for this and future generations. Also he convinces us that there is still time to make a difference to defend our planet and gives us some ideas. For instance he asks that government and people should change their bad habits. Finally, we should all be aware about this threat because it will harm us and the governments should find ways to decrease their carbon footprint.

Task Two - Global Warming

You may hear that the global warming is caused by George Bush or divorce, but that is not the truth at all. The truth is there are many things which cause the global warming, for instance:

Natural Causes:

This is the release of methane gas from frozen tundra and wetlands. Methane is a greenhouse gas. Another natural cause is that the earth goes through a cycle of climate change.

Man-made Causes:

Man-made causes possibly do the most damage to our planet. There are many man-made causes of global warming. Pollution is one of the biggest man-made problems. There are many examples of pollution types for instance burning fossil fuels which release methane, carbon dioxide from power plants, carbon dioxide emitted from cars and carbon dioxide from airplanes.

Global Warming will have a serious impact in the future for instance: the temperature will increase across the world and the ice in the North Pole will melt. Also global warming will affect agriculture. New crops will be able to be grown in areas that are currently too cold. Global warming will also affect human health. There may be more heat-related illnesses in hotter summers, and increased breathing problems as higher temperatures increase air pollution in cities, reducing air quality.


In my opinion the main causes of global warming is human activities because of what I have written above.

About Me!

My name is Ibrahim Khaleefa. I am 28 years old. I was born in Ras Al Khaima in 1981, but now I am living in Shahama. I am married and I have got a son and a daughter. I am an employee in Oil and Gas Company and I have been working there for four years. Now I am sponsored at ADMC and my major is Business Administration. My ambition after I finish my study at ADMC is getting higher position at my company and implementing what I have learned in ADMC. Regarding my interests and hobbies: I like to travel to India a lot because most of my business products are from there. Also I like using a computer and the internet.


In our blog project, Hedley is encouraging us to think critically and analytically about issues of climate change and global warming. I think there are many reasons that led to this problem, so in my blog I will talk more specifically about the climate change and global warming