Post 2 - Roles of environmental and special interest groups in solving Global Warming

Global Warming is an issue that had been discussed by many in the past few years. Some of the causes of Global Warming include emission of carbon dioxide, deforestation and industrialization. Most of these cause the Earth to get heated up. As a result, ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and agriculture yields are changing. Global Warming has become a threat to our lives and the Earth will be vanishing soon. People are now trying to save our Earth by practising the 3Rs that is Recycle, Reuse Reduce. There are also organizations that are contributing and solving Global warming. In this entry, I will be discussing the existing and possible roles of environmental and special interest groups in contributing to or solving Global Warming.

Firstly, private organizations such as NTUC Fairprice, SMRT schools are helping to solve Global Warming by encouraging the public to practise the 3Rs. For example, NTUC Fairprice sets every Wednesday to be Bring Your Own Bag Day (BYOBD) to encourage customers to bring their own bag to put their grocery. It is to reduce the use of plastic bags. Cans are also placed at every cashiers for customers to donate ten cents if they want plastic bags. SMRT had also organized a "Go Green with SMRT" event to encourage the public to take public transport. It also changes its buses in order to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted. Schools are also encouraging their students to save the Earth by getting them to recycle those recyclable things such as aluminum cans, plastic bottle and paper. Stickers with ticks are also pasted on electronic appliances. If there are many ticks on the stickers, it means that the appliances consume less electricity. Therefore, with these private organizations, the public are encourage to adopt eco-friendly practices to save the Earth.

Secondly, the government is also encouraging the public to reduce Global Warming. More Electronic Road Price (ERP) gantries are built to discourage people from driving. By reducing the number of vehicles on the road, it helps to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted to the environment. Brochures are also placed in the letterbox of every household to educate the residents on solving Global Warming. Hence, the public will become more aware of Global Warming.


Lastly, I feel that environmental and special interest groups can do more to solve Global Warming. For instance, they can organize monthly or yearly events in every areas of Singapore to create more awareness on Global Warming.

In conclusion, I feel that saving the Earth is like a group work. Having organizations helping to solve global warming is not enough; everyone has to play their part too. So, for the sake of our lives, let us all do our part in saving our Earth!