Greenhouse Gas Solution

Carbon dioxide emission from petroleum and natural gas is 82% of total U.S. human- made greenhouse gas. The gas emission is mainly from fossil fuel. The largest greenhouse gas emission, by far, is carbon dioxide. I feel that dealing with this issue locally, with certain solutions that come with incentives, can help reduce the number of emissions that are in the atmosphere.

In my local area, the presence of cars and gas burning engines is just about everywhere. Fossil burning fuels are essential to run electricity, automobiles and factories. To change the way things are in my local community would be a drastic thing to happen if it were to happen all at once. The way to have a solution to the issue is to slowly and gradually change to alternative resources, such as solar power and wind power. To have a change like this, you need to put certain types of reasons why this change will benefit a community in place, rather then the long term goal of lowering the amount of carbon dioxide emission that goes into the atmosphere. I have learned that people react to things that benefit them immediately. Rebates, tax deductions, and special services are all types of incentives people will embrace. My plan for solving the carbon dioxide emissions of gas is small, but it is something that can be done little by little that will eventually add up to something big. My plan addresses the reduction of gas burning automobiles and engines, the promotion of photovoltaic panels, and energy efficient homes.

The first part of my plan would be to propose the idea of giving rebates to people who are trying to make their home more energy efficient. The local government should put in place types of incentives to people to help spread the idea that it is beneficial for them to change their ways of

energy consumption in their homes. In many towns this is working. Advertisements on television about rebates and other special incentives towards energy saving solutions should be widely shown for people to understand how it is beneficial to them. Showing these types of advertisements in my local area would help a great deal. This will cause people to ask questions on how they can make their homes more energy efficient.

The next phase would be to have local car dealerships sell more hybrid vehicles. Having local governments give people tax deductions or even gas gift cards that can encourage people to use hybrid vehicles. Recently, car companies have been giving out free gas for types of cars people can buy. Based on research I have done, I have found this to be very influential to consumers that buy cars. With the consumer knowing how high gas prices have gone, they have made certain decisions on what kind of vehicle they buy according to how much they will spend at a gasoline station. In short, whatever car saves them money at the gas station is what they will go for. I feel that this incentive is effective and can be crucial to people converting their idea of what to drive. The promotion and further education on how a hybrid vehicle can benefit consumers in respect to how much money they will save can persuade people. If I had my way, I'd put out a campaign on how and why people should put their money into these types of automobiles.

In my local community, having solar powered homes can be a possibility. There are certain people in my area that would take offense to the aesthetic look of having photovoltaic panels on their roofs. The setback of putting solar panels on your roof and installing it in your