Urgent Action Needed!

We must have all heard the saying "charity begins at home" on various occasions. Earlier today, while having a conversation with my brother, we ended up talking about how it has not rained in two months in London and what measures can be taken at individual and government levels to control global warming. Global warming is something to which I was first introduced in the primary years of school and unfortunately, over the years, the situation has only turned from bad to worse.

Warning: In case you are planning to quit reading further let me tell you, this is not one of those long boring essays about what global warming is, how it is caused blah blah.

This post is just about some small things we can do everyday to help us all live in a better place. Sometimes we are all aware of a situation but in our busy schedules we do not realize that there are small things we all can do to make a difference. So I thought i'll list out a few small things which we can do to, well not save, but help the planet. Here goes:

• Reuse: I know its not possible or plausible to completely say NO to plastic but maybe we can try and reuse plastic goods as much as possible. Like carrying plastic bags when we go to the market instead of taking new ones, buying reusable glass soft drink bottles instead of plastic ones whenever possible, reusing the plastic bottles as water bottles or flower vases and so on.
• Beat to heat: Using ACs is a habit for many of us. Some of us even sleep in AC rooms in winter because, lets face it its comfortable. But if we all consciously try to minimize the use of ACs as far as possible maybe we can give the planet a chance to cool down.
• Use public transport: I know that we all enjoy luxury and it is always more pleasant to just sit in your car and travel from one place to another instead of walking in the sun or mud and fighting to find space in crowded buses or trains. But even if we all use public transport instead of private cars or cabs 3 out of 10 times that still make a HUGE difference globally. 
• Save water: Every drop counts. Be it while brushing the teeth or taking a bath, we can make sure that we take only what we need.
• Say NO to paper: Many offices and government bodies have already become paperless. We can all try to reuse paper, print on both sides, take notes on the laptop etc.
• Reduce meat consumption: Yes its true. In one of my previous posts I have explained how consuming too much meat causes global warming in the long run.

I know that at this stage it is difficult to absolutely prevent global warming through individual efforts but if every 5 out of 10 people did a little bit for the world, maybe it wouldn't be a bad start after all. As John Lenon said,

"You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope some day you'll join us

And the world will be as one"