The Reversible Global Crisis:
Climate Change
Title: The Reversible Global Crisis:
“Climate Change”
I. Thesis Statement: I have
the power to reverse this
Global Crisis
A. Introduction to
Climate Change
i. Effect (Phil.
Related)
ii. Cause
B. General Examples
(Transition to next
Paragraph)
II. Own Action
A. Conservation of
Natural Resources
B. Use of Earth-friendly
Energy Source
C. Waste Management
III. Other Means
A. Propaganda (Spread
the word about the
causes and effects of
Climate Change)
IV. Conclusion: We can do
something to alleviate or
even stop Climate Change
The Climate Change that we are experiencing is greatly caused by human intervention. I, as a
contributor to the crisis, believe that I have the power to reverse this global crisis.
To give a solution to a problem, we must first know the problem that we are facing.
Recently, here in the Philippines, we have faced a lot of calamity brought by Climate Change;
namely: Typhoon Ondoy, the electric and water crises brought by El Niño, and the rise of Dengue cases
brought by the change in Climate.
The Climate Change that we are experiencing is caused by Global Warming. Global warming
according to Climatecrisis.net1 is a process in which “Carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the
planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This is a good thing because it keeps our planet
habitable. However, by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically
increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere and temperatures are rising”. We can
conclude that the era of Climate Change that we are facing is a natural cause aggravated by human factor.
I cannot do anything about the Natural Factors that caused Climate Change but I can surely do
something about the Human Factors. There are different ways in which I can contribute in reversing Climate
Change.
It is very important to have our own stand in this crisis. I believe that this is the first step in creating
a solution for this problem because our every action deals a corresponding reaction.
One of the ways to reverse this crisis is the conservation of our natural resources, namely trees and
electricity. Conserving trees will help because trees consume carbon dioxide for their food production and
less carbon means less greenhouse gases. By conserving electricity, we are decreasing the need for coal and
will result to the decrease of our carbon emission which is the main reason for the greenhouse effect.
In addition, a way of reversing the crisis is the use of Earth-friendly energy source. The Philippines is
largely a coal consuming country with coal having the highest contribution to the power generation mix at
27% in 2005. 2 We need to find an alternative source of energy to decrease this figure. Instead of using cars or
motorcycles to go to work, why not use bicycles?
Another way to reverse the problem is Waste Management. The disposal of waste can produce
emissions of several greenhouse gases, which contribute to global Climate Change. The most significant
greenhouse gas produced from waste is methane.3 It is released during the breakdown of organic matter in
landfills. The simple act of the three R’s (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle), will decrease the production of
greenhouse gases.
Another mean of diagnosing this problem is the use of propagandas. We need to spread the word
about the causes and effects of Climate Change just as how Al Gore used the movie “An Inconvenient Truth”.
It is important to gain knowledge to create a solution to a problem.
These are just some ways of reversing a global crisis, Climate Change. We can do something to
alleviate or even stop Climate Change. We just need to have the initiative to do so. Are we willing to stop
some conveniences to be part of the solution? Decide.
1
The official site of the movie “An Inconvenient Truth” by Al Gore
2
http://www.doe.gov.ph/ER/Coal.htm
3
http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/waste/page/2871.aspx