Can individual efforts to stop global warming really have an impact?
The efforts that you and I take as individuals can have a significant impact, although they can’t totally solve the problem of global warming. The impact is partly in educating ourselves and getting ready for the day when governments set up rules and regulations that help us reduce our emissions. The measures that we take today help teach the politicians that the average person can live with a world that has less greenhouse gas emissions – in fact, can live better in some respects. The measures that we take today give politicians the understanding that it doesn’t bankrupt the economy to deal with global warming and, in fact, there are economic benefits. The measures basically give us understanding, as individuals, and our leaders political courage, so that together we can solve this problem quickly.
