The Threat of our Time - Global Warming

The world is warming up. Global warming refers to the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century, and its projected continuation. Evidence reveals that a 0.6 degree rise would kill 150,000 people every year. Glaciers, permafrost and sea ice are disappearing. Sea levels are rising, seasons changing and extreme weather becoming more extreme. As temperatures increase further, there will almost inevitably be more flooding, more droughts, more disease, more famine and causing the destruction of entire ecosystems and species.

This massive and rapid change to our climate is likely to be caused by the greenhouse effect. Recent researches show that CO2 emissions are occurring at a rate doubling the capacity that the earth can assimilate. Furthermore, CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere are now 380 ppm, which is higher than any measured records over 4,000,000 years. The delicate balance of atmospheric gases that sustains life is thickening, trapping more and more heat and irreversibly changing our world.

Change One Light Bulb at a Time

Lighting is a necessity to humans living. Old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs waste as much as 95 per cent of the energy they use. Compared with incandescent bulbs, compact fluorescent lamps can save up to 80% energy. To save the world, it’s time to switch to lighting sources with high efficiency.