![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cop27-how-do-you-stop-climate-change/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/121482719_coal.jpg&description=Image source, Paul SoudersThe COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has been billed as a "watershed moment" for climate change.What are some key things countries need to do to tackle the problem?Burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and especially coal, releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, trapping heat and raising global temperatures. It's an issue which has to be tackled at government level if temperature rises are to be limited to 1.5C - the level considered the gateway to dangerous climate change. However, a recent UN report, has said the ongoing use of fossil fuels means remaining below this temperature rise is now unlikely. The alternative to fossil fuels is renewable energy such as wind or solar. The World Resources Institute (WRI) State of the Climate report 2022 revealed that from 2019 to 2021, solar energy generation grew by 47 percent and wind by 31 percent.But some countries have recently had to use more coal and liquified Natural Gas (LNG) - the most polluting fossil fuels - due to a shortage in gas energy supply arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A 2021 UN report suggested that reducing emissions of methane could make an important contribution to tackling the planetary emergency. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Researchers have found that changing cows' diets can reduce the methane they produceA substantial amount of methane is released from "flaring" - the burning of natural gas during oil extraction - and could be stopped with technical fixes. Finding better ways of disposing of rubbish is also important, because landfill sites are another big methane source.At COP26 in 2021 in Glasgow, nearly 100 countries agreed to cut methane emissions, in a deal spearheaded by the US and the EU. The Global Methane Pledge aims to limit methane emissions by 30% compared with 2020 levels.We'll also need to change the way we power the vehicles we use to get around on land, sea and in the air. Ditching petrol and diesel cars and sw){kind=link}
The COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has been billed as a “watershed moment” for climate change.
What are some key things countries need to do to tackle the problem?
Burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and especially coal, releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, trapping heat and raising global temperatures.
It’s an issue which has to be tackled at government level if temperature rises are to be limited to 1.5C – the level considered the gateway to dangerous climate change.
However, a recent UN report, has said the ongoing use of fossil fuels means remaining below this temperature rise is now unlikely.