What Are Leading Governments doing about Global Warming

But it is not only government's that can help reduce global warming. Many large corporate businesses cause many greenhouse gasses and much waste. Apple are a very good example of this. Since the release of the ipod their sales have increased in all areas. But despite this, they don't use the power they now have over their market to help reduce the risk of global warming.

Most apple products contain toxic chemicals and these are a big problem. With more and more electrical products containing toxic chemicals and being thrown away and made toxic chemicals are increasing in the atmosphere. The positive is that Apple can easily remove this from its products but are a long ways away from their goal. If apple were to release an new ipod and it was only a upgrade from yours then apple should provide a thing in which can upgrade your current ipod apposed to having to buy a new one which would result in yet more toxic chemicals

Greenpeace set up a campaign to stop apple from continuing to produce these toxic chemicals but despite this presure apple are withholding and little is unfortunately being done. I feel though when company's such as apple are causing such harm to the environment governments can make their mark by trying to push company into the direction of stopping them producing toxic chemicals. http://www.greenpeace.org/apple/itox.html 25th February 07

But Apple aren't the only culprit whom effect the environment. Major retailer Tesco make Apple seem like greenpece themselves. For example if you were to go to tesco's and buy one of their "Tesco Finest Range" pizzas it would of probably had to of been flown half the way round the world causing much disturbance to the environmental problems. Once on the shelves "It is presented on a polystyrene tray, wrapped in Clingfilm, inside a cumbersome cardboard box. If that wasn't enough, the box contains two further plastic bags. One is full of cheap prosciutto ham; the other, a handful of tired leaves. The idea, it seems, is to sprinkle both on top during cooking, like they do in Italy." When you think of tesco's consumers you realise the reasons behind a lot of our environmental problems. This is why I believe governments should try as democratically as possible stop these companies and their awful ways otherwise things could get much worse quicker with the rise of profits of the two company named above.

http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2183863.ece 25th Febuary 07

In a report by the British Government released in October of 2006 it was said that Global Warming "could cost the world's economies up to 20 percent of their gross domestic product if urgent action is not taken to stop floods, storms and natural catastrophes." Once this was mentioned their was some hope that some drastic changes may of taken place as the worlds leaders are always seeming to be more worried about their money than the lives of millions of people. "The world would have to pay 1 percent of its annual gross domestic product now to avert catastrophe but doing nothing could later cost five to 20 times that amount.

However the European Union environment agency said that states such as "Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain" were doing to little about this catastrophic problem jeopardizing the chances of cutting down gas emissions by 8 percent by the year 2012 under the Kyoto treaty.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003327491_warming28.html 25th Febuary 07

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As you can see above sea levels are rising and as you read this, coasts are being engulfed by seawater. We can only reduce the harm to our earth as now it seems, as we are too late to completely abolish global warming. Unfortunately world leaders are the only people who can make a difference big enough to save this planet and us but they are at the moment doing very little. With all the wars going on around this earth world leaders attention is more focused on them rather than the fact that the earth we live in is going to be destroyed not before to long.

By Owen Taylor M9