10 ways to limit the harshness of the climate

According to research by the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), the extreme weather phenomena such as drought, temperature rise to record levels, severe storms . in the US and many other countries in time All are caused by climate change.

Experts insist that governments need to adopt policies to limit the effects of climate change. However, Tech News Daily said that even every individual can make a difference.

Here are 10 ways to limit climate change that every individual can apply:

1. Eat less meat. Livestock raising requires a lot of land, food and fertilizer. Cow manure is a big source of methane gas. Environmental organization EWG in Washington estimates the production of each kilogram of beef discharged into the environment of 27 kg of CO2, equivalent to driving a multipurpose vehicle nearly 60 km.

2. Limit the use of air conditioning. Air conditioning accounts for 56% of the energy consumed by every family. Limiting the use of air conditioners can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Don't worry about turning off the air conditioner when you're out of the house because it is more power consuming to turn it on again. According to the US Department of Energy, it's just a fantasy.

3. Planting trees. When you plant a tree near your home, the tree not only absorbs CO2 but also makes your home cooler, helping you to limit the use of air conditioning.

Cycling will help limit climate change - (Photo: Reuters)

4. Walk, bike or take a bus to work. According to the US Bureau of Statistics, three out of four US workers work alone. If 105 million Americans regularly drive, choose to walk, ride a bike or bus, they will help America cut 6,000 tons of CO ₂ each year.

5. Change gasoline vehicles to run biofuels. Currently American oil companies can produce biofuels from used cooking oil. Biofuels still emit greenhouse gases but less fossil fuels. The use of biofuels will also help limit emissions from fossil fuel extraction and production.

6. Turn off the light. A very simple measure. Turning off unused lights can prevent 20 million tons of CO ₂ from being released to the environment each year.

7. Put some ice in soft drinks . A strange measure, but the production of ice is very energy intensive, according to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. An indoor freezer increases household power consumption by 20%.

8. Buy soda cans, do not buy glass bottles. The production of water bottles costs 1.4 times more energy than cans. Recycling cans are also 95% more efficient than new cans.

9. Eat domestic food . Eating domestic food and restricting imported food will help reduce the number of kilometers that your food moves from production to the table. And that restriction will help prevent greenhouse gas emissions from transporting vehicles into the environment.

10. Use long-term household tools, repair when malfunctioning, not buy new ones. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, every year Americans throw in 1.8 million tons of old household landfill. The use of long-term appliances will help protect the environment