Name: Qurban Ali

Class: ES5 Bridging-Assignment-Global Warming

Date: 26 December 2022
GLOBAL WARMING
Introduction
Global warming is the increase of average world temperatures as a result of what is known as the
greenhouse effect. Certain gases in the atmosphere act like glass in a greenhouse, allowing sunlight
through to heat the earth's surface but trapping the heat as it radiates back into space. As the
greenhouse gases build up in the atmosphere the Earth gets hotter. This process is leading to a rapid
change in climate, also known as climate change. Sources/ Causes of Global Warming
There are 10 causes of global warming that are contributing to the climate crisis
Global warming is the extra heat within the earth’s atmosphere which has caused the rise in global
temperature. Global warming leads and continues to cause climate change. Climate change can cause
rising sea levels, destruction of communities, as well as extreme weather conditions. Here are 10
causes of global warming that are contributing to the climate crisis.

10. Overfishing
Fish is one of humans main sources of protein and a lot of the world now rely on this industry. Due
to the amount of people buying and consuming fish, there is now a reduced amount of marine life.
Overfishing has also caused a lack of diversity within the ocean.

9. Industrialization
Industrialisation is harmful in a variety of ways. The waste this industry produces all ends up in
landfills, or in our surrounding environment. The chemicals and materials used within
industrialisation can not only pollute the atmosphere but also the soil underneath it.

8. Farming
Farming takes up a lot of green space meaning local environments can be destroyed to create space
for farming. These animals produce a lot of greenhouse gases for example methane, as well as this
they also produce an extreme amount of waste. Factory farming is responsible for even more climate
issues because of the extra pollution it produces and the more animals it can hold.

7. Consumerism
Due to the innovations in technology and manufacturing customers are able to purchase any product
at any time. This means we are producing more and more products every year, and over producing
them. Most items we purchase aren't very sustainable, and because of the reduced lifetime of
electronics and clothing items, we are creating more waste than ever.

6. Transport and Vehicles

The large amount of transportation is done through cars, planes, boats and trains, almost all of which
rely on fossil fuels to run. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon and other types of pollutants into the
atmosphere. This makes transportation partly responsible for the greenhouse gases. This effect could
be reduced with the introduction of electric vehicles.
5. Oil Drilling
Oil drilling is responsible for 30% of the methane population and around 8% carbon dioxide
pollution. Oil drilling is used to collect petroleum oil hydrocarbons in this process other gases are
released into the atmosphere, which contribute to climate change, it is also toxic to the wildlife and
environment it surrounds.

4. Power Plants
Power plants burn fossil fuels to operate, due to this they produce a variety of different pollutants.
The pollution they produce not only ends up in the atmosphere but also in the water ways, this
largely contributes to global warming. Burning coal which is used in power plants is responsible for
around 46% of total carbon emissions.

3. Waste
Humans create more waste now than ever before, because of the amount of packaging used and the
short life cycle of products. A lot of items, waste and packaging isn't recyclable, which means it ends
up in landfills. When the waste in landfills begins to decompose/break down it releases harmful gases
into the atmosphere which contribute to global warming.

2. Deforestation
Deforestation is the clearance of woodland and forest, this is either done for the wood or to create
space for farms or ranches. Trees and forests turn carbon dioxide into oxygen, so when they are
cleared like the stored carbon is then released into the environment. Deforestation can also occur
naturally which has a greater effect because of the fumes released from the fire.

1. Oil and Gas

Oil and Gas is used all the time in almost every industry. It is used the most in vehicles, buildings,
production and to produce electricity. When we burn coal, oil and gases it largely adds to the climate
problem. The use of fossil fuels is also a threat to wildlife and the surrounding environments, because
of the toxicity it kills off plant life and leaves areas uninhabitable.
10 OF THE MOST COUNTRIES EFFECTED BY
GLOBAL WARMING/ CLIMATE CHANGE
Many of the extreme weather events linked to global warming aren’t selective with regards to a
nation’s income or GDP. We saw this in 2021 with deadly floods in Europe, as well as
recordbreaking floods in China, and a combination of extreme winter temperatures and hurricanes in
the United States. Many organisations charged with ranking the countries most affected by climate
change top their lists with countries like Japan and Germany.
Yet higher-income countries generally have more resources to deal with the unavoidable impacts of
climate change. Low-income countries do not. Drawing on data and rankings from the Notre Dame
Global Adaptation Initiative and Germanwatch’s Climate Risk Index, here is our breakdown (in
alphabetical order) of 10 countries hit hardest by the climate crisis.

1. Afghanistan
Between 1950 and 2010, the temperatures in Afghanistan increased by 1.8ºC, and an optimistic view
of the climate crisis in the country still shows a minimum increase of 1.4°C by 2050 (the worst case
scenario would see a 6ºC increase by the end of this century). Rains have decreased by 40% in the
country, and the World Food Programme classifies both rainfall-related drought and snowmeltrelated
drought (owing to the same warming conditions in the Hindu Kush mountains affecting Pakistan to
the same effect) as current threats.
The WFP also points to flooding in other areas (and sometimes the same areas affected by drought),
due to both heavy spring rainfalls and riverine floods caused by increasing snowmelt. The capital of
Kabul and its surrounding regions, which produce much of the country's agricultural yields, are hit
especially hard by both drought and flooding, which has increased the threat of hunger.

Landscape of rural province in Northern Afghanistan. Concern supports this

community in flood prevention programmes and more recently in Covid-19 response
activities Photo: Stefanie Glinski / Concern Worldwide

2. Bangladesh
Coastal communities and island nations are among those facing the highest risks associated with the
climate crisis due to rising sea levels. Much like the Philippines, Bangladesh has been fighting the
effects of climate change for decades, leaving it number 7 on Germanwatch’s Climate Risk Index
(CRI) for cumulative risk between 2000 and 2019. In this time, the country experienced 185 extreme
weather events that cost a combined total of $3.72 billion (€3.5bn).
These emergencies affect nearly everyone in the country. According to a 2018 USAID report, 89% of
Bangladeshis (approximately 143 million) live in “high” or “very high climate exposure areas". With
75% of Bangladesh technically underwater, it’s estimated to lose 11% of its land by 2050 due to
rising sea levels. This could cause one out of every seven people in Bangladesh to be displaced from
their homes.

Rohingya men rebuilding their tents before the monsoon arrives. Photo: Abir
Abdullah/Concern Worldwide

3. Chad
Chad currently ranks last on Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative index, which also categorises
it as the fourth most-vulnerable country to climate change and the second least-prepared country for
its effects. Over the last 50 years, increasing temperatures, droughts and use has caused 90% of the
country’s largest lake—Lake Chad—to disappear, rendering it a dustbowl.
This is just one example of the degradation Chad has faced over the last century. The Lake Chad
basin has become further eroded by heavy rains (another weather extreme linked to climate change).
Because desert terrain is not primed to absorb water, the area is prone to floods.

In the remote communities of the Lake Chad region, accessing healthcare and clean
water can mean walking for hours in the intense heat.

4. Haiti
In 2019, when former Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe was the country’s Environment Minister, he
compared the climate crisis to violence in his country at COP25: “Climate change is a very big terror
in Haiti. It’s very hard for us to deal with climate change.” An ongoing humanitarian crisis in Haiti,
along with its high levels of poverty, is partly to blame. The World Bank estimates that Haiti has lost
98% of its forests, making the country even more vulnerable to complex emergencies when they
strike.
Many countries in the Caribbean sit in the hurricane belt and suffer the effects of global warming —
including the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. However, many
of these countries also have better systems for response and resilience in place. Over 96% of Haitians
are at risk when a disaster strikes, and the damages sustained in the wake of these emergencies carry
a heavy financial burden. The World Bank also estimates that 2016’s Hurricane Matthew caused
damages equal to nearly one-third of the country’s GDP. The 2010 earthquake that killed
approximately 250,000 people cost 120% of the country’s GDP.

Cherica, two years and six months old washes her hands in front of her
grandmother's home in Cite Soleil slum, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery/ Concern Worldwide

5. Kenya
Kenya ranks slightly higher than other low-income countries on the Global Adaptation Initiative
Index, however this doesn’t mean that the consequences of the climate crisis are any less dire,
especially in areas like the northwestern region of Turkana. This area of Kenya is being hit hard as
part of a larger drought in the Horn of Africa — the area’s worst in 40 years. For this reason, as well
as the losses that have come with that drought (in 2019 alone, drought was estimated to cost Kenya
more than $708 million (€678m), Germanwatch ranked it among the top countries most affected by
climate change in its 2020 Climate Risk Index.
The fact that Kenya’s is the largest economy in East Africa doesn’t exempt it from the risks of
climate change. In fact, if the country suffers the economic and infrastructure impacts of global
warming, it could have significant consequences for neighbouring countries. This is one of the
reasons that the Kenyan government has committed significant resources to responding to the crisis
and building resilience within its own communities. While it contributes less than 0.1% of the global
greenhouse gas emissions, it has also pledged to cut these emissions by 32% by 2030.

Guyo Gonjoba inspects plants eaten by locusts. Photo: Ed Ram/Concern Worldwide

6. Malawi
Malawi, along with Mozambique and Zimbabwe, was at the epicentre of 2019’s Cyclone Idai, the
costliest and deadliest tropical cyclone in the region’s history. United Nations Secretary General
António Guterres called it “one of the worst weather-related catastrophes in the history of Africa,”
and overall Idai affected 3 million people, killed over 1,000, and caused $2.2 billion (€2.1bn) in
damages.
However, that was just one of the most recent events in a series of climate variability that dates back
to 1961. Increasing weather extremes have contributed to the country’s poverty and hunger rates.
While Idai’s floodwaters destroyed crops for many, unpredictable rainfalls and droughts pose greater
threats to the country’s agricultural industry, which is how nearly 80% of the working population
earns a living.

Patrick Ghembo stands in front of the crops which he grew with Concern's support
in the wake of Cyclone Idai.
7. Niger
Over 80% of Nigeriens rely on agriculture for their livelihoods, a prospect that has become
increasingly risky as the country faces temperatures increasing at 1.5 times the speed as the rest of
the world. By the end of this century, climate experts predict an increase of 3º to 6º C, which will
have devastating impacts on the Sahel region. Already vulnerable to hunger, water scarcity, and
violence, Niger could face even further stress and crisis if the current climate crisis continues at pace.
Since 1968, the country has faced multi-year droughts, which affected nearly a third of the country’s
population at the beginning of this century. This has had a direct impact on agriculture in Niger, with
the World Bank reporting a decline in harvest size and quality since the 1970s. Conversely, floods
are also a recurring hazard, especially in the south. Both of these risks are projected to intensify in
the near future, with Niger’s most vulnerable farmers paying the ultimate price.

RAIN (Realigning Agriculture to Nutrition) programme in Niger builds on the

learnings from the RAIN programme in Zambia and focuses on improving food and
nutrition security and enhancing the livelihoods of the most vulnerable
households in Tahoua.

8. Pakistan
Just below Bangladesh on the CRI for cumulative risk is Pakistan, which Germanwatch ranks as the
eighth most climate-vulnerable country in the world. Last July, temperatures in the Sindh Province
city of Jacobabad (which New York Times author Fatima Bhutto called the hottest city in Asia, if not
the world) exceeded 126º F, “too severe for human tolerance.” The World Bank calls Karachi,
another city in Sindh, a “climate hot spot,” estimating an increase in climate events and their impact
on the city’s 14.9 million residents.
Much of this, as Bhutto notes, is due to the rapid deforestation of Pakistan which, upon the country’s
founding in 1947, was 33% forest. “Today, we have tree cover of just about 4%,” Bhutto writes,
adding that this is “largely caused by the illegal logging by timber mafias.” With less cover, the
country is among those whose temperature is expected to rise by 3.9º F in the next three decades.
Glaciers in the Hindu Kush, Himalayas, and Karakoram mountains have melted, leading to massive
drought. (Pakistan already has one of the highest rates of water stress and scarcity in the world.) All
of this could increase, having the greatest impact on the most vulnerable Pakistanis, especially those
who rely on agriculture and pastoralism for their survival.
The Drought Risk Response Project (DRRP) helps communities threatened by drought
in the Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. (Photo: START Network/Concern
Worldwide, August 2021)

9. Somalia
For the last several decades, a cycle of crisis in Somalia has severely compromised the country’s
ability to cope with one of the main threats it currently faces: climate change. Along with Kenya and
Ethiopia, Somalia is currently facing the effects of the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in 40
years, with some regions of the country at high risk of famine due to the fallout. Over 60% of
Somalis are pastoralists, meaning that their ability to survive depends on consistent-enough rains to
keep their flocks healthy and well-fed. Over the last decade, this has become an increasingly harder
goal to meet. The same is true for Somalia’s farmers, whose businesses contribute to 65% of the
country’s GDP.
One of the reasons for dire conditions in the country is the last three decades of civil war. Conflict
has prevented a solid infrastructure from being developed and maintained with government-led
climate response systems in place to protect civilians from these shocks. Combined with a high level
of vulnerability, this places civilians in an increasingly precarious situation.

Field staff from our partner organisation interview flood affected residents of
Aytiro village. Photo: Khalid Aswad / SHACDO

10. Sudan
In 2016, climate scientist Jos Lelieveld told CNN that parts of North Africa would, at some point in
this century, become “uninhabitable” due to increasing temperatures. One of the counties most at
risk, he noted, was Sudan. A 2019 report ranked it as one of the top 10 countries most affected by
climate change, and the most recent data from Notre Dame places the country as the sixth most at-
risk based on both its vulnerability and capacity to respond.
Like Somalia and other countries on this list, Sudan’s vulnerability is not just based on droughts and
rainfall variability, or the fact that many of its residents rely on agriculture and pastoralism for their
livelihoods. Ongoing conflict and instability make life difficult for Sudanese civilians, often leading
to displacement which creates a greater demand for already limited resources.

Herds gather around a watering point in West Darfur Sudan. Photo: Hussein
Sulieman.

Climate change: Your concern in action

Concern is clear that the climate crisis constitutes the most serious global environmental threat and is
a significant poverty multiplier.
The majority of people Concern works with are involved in some way with farming and food
production. Many of these communities are also on the frontlines of climate change. We work with
rural communities to promote Climate Smart Agriculture, an approach that helps families adapt to
better crops, growing techniques, and soil improvement practices in response to the changing — and
often unpredictable — environment. We also work to strengthen links with the private sector to
facilitate access to supplies and equipment.
We also do a lot of work around disaster risk reduction (DRR), which protects the lives and
livelihoods of communities and individuals who are most vulnerable to disasters or emergencies.
Whether the crisis is caused by nature or humans (or a combination of both), DRR limits its negative
impact on those who stand to lose the most. In some cases, we can reduce the size of a disaster, its
strength, or even how frequently it occurs. In tandem with this, we can also make sure that those who
are most exposed to these hazards are able to better anticipate, survive, and recover.
Our climate response is unique to the circumstances of each community where we work, but one key
theme for us is prioritising indigenous knowledge and nature-based responses. We find solutions that
protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal
challenges. Nature-based solutions not only help to offset the immediate land degradation caused by
climate change, but also address challenges like food security, water security, public health, and
social and economic development. https://www.concern.net/news/countries-most-affected-
by-climate-change
BANGLADESH
GLOBAL WARMING MAJOR ISSUES AND IT’S CONTROL MEASURES
Few countries on Earth so exemplify the deep inequity of the climate crisis as Bangladesh.
Despite producing only 0.56% of the global emissions changing our climate, Bangladesh ranks
seventh on the list of countries most vulnerable to climate devastation, according to Germanwatch’s
2021 Global Climate Risk Index (CRI).
This threat is not an abstract one. The data shows that from 2000 to 2019, Bangladesh suffered
economic losses worth $3.72 billion and witnessed 185 extreme weather events due to climate
change.
The story of how that came to be is in many ways a story about geography.
Located east of India on the Bay of Bengal, the country is known for its many waterways, including
the world-famous Ganges river. These are waterways that produce rich agricultural soil, allow
extensive travel by boat, and provide access to the rest of South Asia and the world.
What’s more, Bangladesh is home to the Sundarbans: the world’s largest contiguous mangrove
forest. This UNESCO World Heritage site both provides a livelihood for local people and makes
worldrenowned biodiversity possible.
(A bountiful Mustard crop field in Sirajganj, Bangladesh.)
However, this same geography also makes Bangladesh one of the most vulnerable countries in the
world to sea-level rise, increasingly powerful cyclones, floods, and more.
What’s more, a 2018 U.S. government report found that whopping 90 million Bangladeshis (56
percent of the population) live in “high climate exposure areas,” with 53 million subject to
“very high” exposure.
The threat could hardly be clearer. So, here’s a breakdown of some of the major ways climate change
threatens Bangladesh.

SEA-LEVEL RISE
Rising seas are a growing threat to people all around Bangladesh. That’s because a staggering
twothirds of the country is less than 15 feet above sea level.
For reference, the elevation of Lower Manhattan in New York City ranges from 7 feet above sea

level to a high of 13 feet. And the threat becomes even clearer knowing that about a third of the
population of Bangladesh lives by the coast.
It has been estimated that by 2050, one in every seven people in Bangladesh will be displaced by
climate change. Specifically, with a projected 19.6 inch (50 cm) rise in sea level, Bangladesh may
lose approximately 11% of its land by then, and up to 18 million people may have to migrate because
of sea-level rise alone.
Looking even further down the road, Scientific American describes how “climate change in
Bangladesh has started what may become the largest mass migration in human history… Some
scientists project a five-to-six foot [sea-level] rise by 2100, which would displace perhaps 50 million
people.”
What’s more, these rising seas now threaten to inundate the Sundarbans — the mangrove forest in
southern Bangladesh. This is a doubly dangerous effect, given that this coastal forest doesn’t just
sustain biodiversity and livelihoods, but also shields Bangladesh from the worst of the region’s many
cyclones.

(The
Sundarbans mangrove forest in southwest Bangladesh.)
But sea-level rise isn’t just a problem because of outright land loss. It’s also a problem because of
salinization: the process by which salt infiltrates agricultural land, hindering crop growth by limiting
their ability to take up water.
On top of increasingly ruining crops, salinization threatens the drinking water supplies of tens of
millions of people in coastal communities. Consuming this salty, contaminated water can expose
populations to health problems like cardiovascular diseases.
For context, in 1973, 8.3 million hectares (321,623 square miles) of land were affected by
encroaching seawater. By 2009, the number grew to over 105.6 million hectares (407,723square
miles), according to Bangladesh’s Soil Resources Development Institute.
Overall, salinity in the country’s soil has increased by about 26% over the past 35 years.

FLOODING AND UNMANAGEABLE URBANIZATION

It’s a well-known fact that, all around the world, climate change is making rainfall more erratic and
often far more intense. In Bangladesh, this reality rings especially true.
This phenomenon of stronger downpours – combined with rising temperatures melting the
Himalayan glaciers that feed rivers around Bangladesh – is leaving massive swaths of the country far
more prone to devastating floods.
Increasingly, supercharged water levels in the Ganges-Meghna-Brahmaputra River Basin are
destroying entire villages and hundreds of thousands of livelihoods. Devastation that contributes to
over 10 million Bangladeshis already being climate refugees.
 (Flood
affected area in the Bandarban district of Bangladesh.)
As UNICEF describes, “Around 12 million of the children most affected [by climate change] live
in and around the powerful river systems which flow through Bangladesh and regularly burst
their banks. The most recent major flooding of the Brahmaputra River in 2017 inundated at least
480 community health clinics and damaged some 50,000 tube wells, essential for meeting
communities’ safe water needs.”
Of course, that example specifically describes the impact of flooding on children. But the takeaway is
clear. Millions of Bangladeshis are having to uproot their lives and migrate because of overflowing
rivers.
By one estimate, up to 50% of those now living in Bangladesh’s urban slums may be there
because they were forced to flee their rural homes as a result of riverbank flooding.
Similarly, a study completed in 2012 of 1,500 Bangladeshi families migrating to cities, mainly
Dhaka, showed that almost of all of them cited the changing environment as the biggest reason for
their decision.
Overwhelmingly, when these migrants move into big cities, they don’t find refuge from rural climate
challenges, but rather, more and at times worse problems. As the video below describes, they’re
forced to settle into densely populated urban slums with rudimentary housing conditions, poor
sanitation, and limited economic opportunities.

For context, take Dhaka: Bangladesh’s capital and biggest city. Dhaka holds 47,500 people per
square kilometer, nearly twice the population density of Manhattan. Yet, nowadays up to
400,000 more low-income migrants arrive in Dhaka every year.
The riverine flooding and other climate impacts contributing to this unmanageable urbanization has
no end in sight. Especially without serious climate action.
CYCLONES
The Bay of Bengal narrows towards its northern shore where it meets the south coast of Bangladesh.
This “funneling” can both direct cyclones towards Bangladesh’s coast and make them more
intense.
These effects – combined with the fact that most of Bangladesh’s territory is low, flat terrain – can
make storm surges absolutely devastating.
(The Bay of Bengal “funneling” up toward the coast of Bangladesh. Maps Data: Google, Landsat/
Copernicus, SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO, SK Telecom)
Over the last decade, on average, nearly 700,000 Bangladeshis were displaced each year by natural
disasters, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. The annual number spikes
during years with powerful cyclones, such as the following:
• Back in 2007, Cyclone Sidr struck the country’s coast with wind speeds of up to 149 miles (240 km) per hour,
claiming 3,406 lives.

• Just two years later, in 2009, Cyclone Aila affected millions of people, claimed the lives of about 190, and left
about 200,000 homeless.

• In 2016, Cyclone Roanu caused disastrous landslides and submerged villages, leaving thousands homeless,

forcing half a million people to evacuate, and causing 26 fatalities.

• Three years later, in 2019, Cyclone Bulbul swept through the country, forcing over 2 million people into cyclone
shelters. Bulbul spent about 36 hours over Bangladesh, making it one of the longest-lasting cyclones the
country has faced in recorded history.

• In 2020, Cyclone Amphan took the lives of 10 people in Bangladesh (and 70 others in India), left thousands
homeless, and destroyed at least 176,007 hectares of agricultural land in 17 coastal districts. It was the
strongest cyclone ever recorded in the country’s history.
(A coastal storm rolling into Chittagong, Bangladesh.)
For a final example, just this year Cyclone Yaas made landfall with a wind speed of 93 miles (about
150 kilometers) per hour, like its predecessors, bringing momentous devastation, and claiming
unnecessary lives.
Now, it can be easy to get lost in the numbers, especially when they’re so overwhelmingly large. But
the takeaway is clear: Stronger cyclones are becoming more common because of our changing
climate. As a result, Bangladesh is bearing more and more of the same tragic aftermath.

CLIMATE INJUSTICE
Talking about climate impacts in Bangladesh would hardly be complete without mention of the
staggering injustice Bangladesh faces. Because overwhelmingly, climate impacts are being imposed
on Bangladesh by high-emitting, wealthy countries — not by the people of Bangladesh themselves.
As a country, Bangladesh emits only a tiny fraction of the greenhouse gas emissions causing climate
change. Perhaps more telling, the average person in Bangladesh emits 0.5 metric tons of CO2 per
year. In the US, for comparison, that number is 15.2 metric tons per person — about 30 times as
much.
BANGLADESH TAKEN MEASUREMENT TO CONTROL GLOBAL WARMING

ActionAid Bangladesh empowers women in Bangladesh to adapt to climate change at

the community level. Groups of women lead vulnerability assessments of climate
risks and then identify action plans. These actions plans are then implemented by
the same groups of women brought together by ActionAid Bangladesh.
 10 Ways to Stop Global Warming
Want to help stop global warming? Here are 10 simple things you can do
and how much carbon dioxide you'll save doing them.
Change a light
Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb will save 150 pounds of
carbon dioxide a year.
Drive less
Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more often. You'll save one pound of carbon dioxide for
every mile you don't drive!
Recycle more
You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household
waste.
Check your tires
Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve your gas mileage by more than 3 percent. Every
gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
Use less hot water
It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by taking shorter and cooler showers and
washing your clothes in cold or warm instead of hot water (more than 500 pounds of carbon dioxide
saved per year).
Avoid products with a lot of packaging
You can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide if you reduce your garbage by 10 percent.
Adjust your thermostat
Moving your thermostat down just 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer could save about
2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
Plant a tree
A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
Turn off electronic devices
Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer, when you're not using them,
will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

REFERENCES
https://sustainabilitymag.com/top10/top-10-causes-global-warming

https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/how-climate-crisis-impacting-bangladesh

https://www.northwestern.edu/fm/fm-staff/10-ways-to-stop-global-warming.html