• Question: how will you stop global warming

    Asked by aj2311 to Mark, Laura, Lily, Paul, Sarah on 23 Jun 2010 in Categories: . This question was also asked by hlh606.
    • Photo: Mark Roberts

      Mark Roberts answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      My research isn’t about global warming – though the bacteria I work on is photosynthetic and people elsewhere in the world are working trying to harness it. A group in america have run a laptopm off a pot of R. sphearoides with a light on the pot – whilst that’s cool commercial electricity generation is a long way off!

      How will I stop it personally – well I don’t have a car (I cycle to work!), my workplace has solar panals, I use energy saving bulbs and always turn off stuff when not needed. So try and keep my carbon footprint low.

    • Photo: Sarah Bardsley

      Sarah Bardsley answered on 22 Jun 2010:

      The organisation I work for (the Environment Agency) is working to both prevent climate change and reduce its impacts.

      So we are involved in the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions and look to help the development of low carbon technologies.

      But we also make sure people can cope with climate change impacts like increased flooding.

      Personally I try to buy local food (with less air miles), minimise water and energy use as much as possible and try and take holidays which don’t involve flying.

    • Photo: Lily Asquith

      Lily Asquith answered on 22 Jun 2010:

      People will have to stop using so much power or we are all doomed

    • Photo: Paul Roche

      Paul Roche answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      I won’t, personally – it’s way to big a problem. But I can help by cutting down on my travel, not using so much energy, and generally trying to be a bit greener – now if we could just get everyone in the USA to do that as well, we might have a chance…

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