Thursday, November 16, 2006

Congratulations on the climate change blog-a-thon!

Here's a quick contruibution sent from a speeding train heading back to Edinburgh:

Climate change has been described as the biggest threat humankind fces in the 21'st century. Tackling it is a massive challenge , and all too often it can feel just too big for any of us as inividuals to do anything about it. The truth though, is that we can each make a big difference. Every time we leave the TV on standby or forget to turn the lights off we add yet more greenhouse gas to the atmosphere and so turn the global thermostat up another tiny notch. By saving energy at home and at school or work, avoiding travelling by car an plane wherever possible, and following the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" rule we can keep huge amounts of greenhouse gases from being released - as much as 1000 tonnes in a single lifetime. Today's young people face a possible future of dangerous climate changes because of the fossil fuels burnt by their parents and grandparents. They can deservedly be angry with us, but they can also help decide just how bad things get.

Best wishes,
Dr Dave S. Raey
School of geoscience - University of Edinburgh

4 comments:

Cathkin high school said...

HIYA I AGREE WITH DR DAVE I THINK WE SHOULD NOT USE AS MUCH FOSSIL FUEL BECAUSE WHEN I GROW UP I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS AND PAY MORE FOR MY ELECTRICITY.
KIERAN AITCHISON AND DEAN MCLAREN

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Cathkin high school said...

i THINK WE SHOULD HAVE ROAD WORK SIGNS EVERYWHERE, THEN EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO WALK!

Cathkin high school said...

Its great to see someone actually doing something to cut down fuel use...using public transport instead of cars all the time is one way of doing that. All power to you Dr Dave Raey for reducing your carbon footprint. And all power to Edinburgh as well for their new tram system which is going to be built. Now all we need to do is get rid of most of those ministerial cars from the streets of Edinburgh and we will be really getting somewhere.

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