The so-called low-carbon life is a green, healthy and environmentally friendly lifestyle. It calls on people to start from every detail of life, save the limited resources on the earth, protect the earth's environment and care about the health of the earth.

When global warming threatens the living environment of human beings, and extreme weather events such as gale, rainstorm, earthquake, high temperature and severe cold occur frequently all over the world, people begin to realize the great influence of human activities on the earth's ecological environment. Since the industrial revolution, mankind has continuously consumed oil resources and produced a large amount of carbon dioxide, which has caused global warming. The destruction of forests has accelerated the pace of global warming. When the temperature of the earth rises by 6 degrees, only bacteria can survive on the earth.

People will produce carbon dioxide at any time in all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Because we are more or less consuming oil, coal, electricity, water, wood and other resources. Although the amount of greenhouse gases produced by one person is very small, the sum of all mankind is a huge number.

Greenhouse gases that cause global warming include methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. Today, the carbon dioxide produced by human consumption of oil will continue to play a role in the air 120 years. In animal husbandry, livestock manure, ruminant intestinal gas and livestock food will produce a lot of methane after fermentation. Its greenhouse effect is 72 times that of carbon dioxide, and its life in the atmosphere is about 12 years. Nitrous oxide, its greenhouse effect is 296 times that of carbon dioxide. Will exist in the atmosphere for about 150 years. It can be seen that taking measures to catch "short-lived methane" will receive immediate results. In 20 10, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached 39 1ppmv, which is the highest value since the earth's history of 650,000 years. In the past ten years, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration has increased at the rate of 1.8ppmv per year.

Low-carbon life requires each of us to reduce consumption and emissions, thus reducing the production of greenhouse gases, thus reducing the burden on the earth and ensuring that the ecological environment of the earth will not deteriorate. Each of us lives on the earth. If the global temperature continues to rise, it will lead to more climate disasters, and climate deterioration will spread to every corner of the earth, which will greatly affect our lives.

Low-carbon emission reduction is not only a national matter, but also related to our daily life. As long as we all face it together, it is not difficult to control global warming and reverse climate change. So what can ordinary people do?

Common examples of low-carbon life:

First, eat less meat.

At the end of 2006, the FAO report "The Great Shadow of Livestock: Environmental Problems and Options" pointed out that raising livestock (for meat, milk, leather, etc. ) produced 65,438+08% of greenhouse gases. The World Watch Institute (WWI) pointed out in the February issue of 2009/11that the greenhouse gas produced by animal husbandry accounts for 5 1%. 20 10 A study supported by the United Nations said that reforming global agriculture, advocating vegetarianism and limiting fossil fuels should be the primary environmental protection issues. According to the report, consumers can eat less meat and use less fossil fuels when heating or traveling, which will help protect the earth. "Animal products are important because more than half of the crops in the world are used to feed animals, not humans."

In addition to environmental protection, from a health point of view, reducing meat also helps to protect our own bodies and avoid modern rich diseases. Why not?

Second, quit smoking and drinking.

Smoking is harmful to health and cigarette production consumes energy. 1 day if you smoke less 1 cigarette, you can save about 0. 14 kg of standard coal per person per year, and correspondingly reduce 0.37 kg of carbon dioxide. If all the 350 million smokers in China do this, the annual carbon dioxide emission can be reduced by 65.438+0.3 million tons. Drinking 1 bottle of beer every month for three months in summer, 1 year can save about 0.23 kg of standard coal and reduce 0.6 kg of carbon dioxide. Nationally, it can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 780,000 tons per year.

Third, drive less, ride more bicycles and walk more.

Every liter of gasoline consumed will produce 2.25 kilograms of carbon dioxide. If the road is near, riding a bike or walking is a good choice. Besides, the road is very crowded now, and we are very busy every day. Riding a bike or walking is also a good way to exercise and adjust your mood. This is killing two birds with one stone.

Fourth, save electricity.

In order to generate electricity, a lot of coal needs to be burned. A lot of electricity in life can be saved, such as using energy-saving light bulbs, turning off the computer during breaks, and not adjusting the air conditioning temperature too low in summer.

Five, planting trees.

Green plants can absorb carbon dioxide, produce oxygen and purify the air. If conditions permit, plant some trees.

Six, frugal shopping

Although shopping will not produce greenhouse gases, you know that in order to produce goods, you need to consume a lot of electricity and oil, and you will also emit waste gas and waste water to pollute the environment. It seems that for the sake of the environment, it is better not to be too fashionable.

Seven, save water resources

Unfortunately, a large part of clean water in urban life is used to flush toilets. It's also a good idea to prepare a tub for bathing and washing vegetables at home to flush the toilet. But don't leave the waste water for too long, or it will stink.

Eight, use less plastic bags

Plastic restrictions have been in place for so long. Did you take action? Is it embarrassing to take the bag, or inconvenient, or other reasons? You took a free plastic bag, but environmental pollution comes at a price.

Nine, save paper

Do you know that the paper industry has always been a big polluter? In the production process, a lot of waste gas and waste water will be discharged. If we prepare handkerchiefs to wipe our hands and sweat in the office, we will also save a lot of paper.

Ten, save food

Going out to dinner with friends and ordering a bunch of dishes, what should I do if I can't eat? Pack it and take it home. Don't be shy. It takes a lot of manpower, material resources and time to understand the production, transportation and cooking of food. Do you know that?/You know what? Do you know that?/You know what? A child dies of hunger every five seconds in the world. According to United Nations statistics, in 2009, 654.38 billion people in the world slept in hunger, a record high.

Low-carbon life is a thinking attitude of more people. The earth belongs to all life forms on the earth, not to anyone. Low-carbon life is a responsibility. Apart from money, our legacy to future generations is either "good soil" or "broken soil".

Low-carbon life awakens us to find inner peace, let go of troubled emotions, find the perfect self and return to nature. What are you waiting for? Come on, when we can still choose the future today, join me and start your vegetarian and low-carbon life at this moment.