Fuel Savers inc.com

Is the content OK?
And I don’t know if you are allowed to help me with it, but do you know what I could could cut out?- because it is too long.

Sorry- it is a lot to read but I would really appreciate some help!

I have chosen to do my Solo Talk on Global Warming.
I want to tell you what Global Warming is, how it is affecting our planet and what we can do about it.

Global Warming is the increase in the Earth’s average temperature that causes changes in climate.

The ‘greenhouse effect’ is a natural warming process.
Heat energy radiated by the sun is caught in the Earth’s atmosphere, warming the planet.
Greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide and Methane, form a layer around Earth, absorbing and preventing heat from escaping.
It is called ‘the greenhouse effect’ because it reflects how the air in a greenhouse heats up overtime and holds the heat in.

Since the start of the industrial era, humans have been producing huge amounts of greenhouse gases, mostly carbon dioxide.
This is mainly due to burning fossil fuels.
We have become so reliant on fossil fuels that if we were to stopped using them, our economy would collapse.
There would be barely any electricity, no petrol, and no hot water.
The Kyoto Protocol, requires countries to cut their emissions by 5.2% for 2012 has been agreed to by 73% of countries, including the UK.
Methods to help cut these emissions include looking for alternative power supplies such as tidal, solar, hydroelectric and wind power.
Cars are a major source of greenhouse gases, so scientists are working hard to modify cars and have them running on hydrogen gas, which produces water instead of carbon dioxide.
The governments has also made companies change their products such as hairspray so that it is less toxic to the environment.
As well as putting many species in danger of extinction, cutting down trees, especially rain forests is bad for Global Warming, because plants absorb carbon dioxide.

During the last 100 years, the world’s average temperature has increased by 0.7%.
This may not sound a lot but this still has big effects on our planet.
Ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, glaciers are retreating, there is more extreme weather and deserts are spreading.
As well as this, animals and plants are suffering; they can not adapt quickly enough to rising temperatures, and this will lead to the extinction of many species.
An example of this, are coral reefs which are extremely sensitive to their environment.
In 1998, some areas saw a 70% loss in the corals, and there is expected to be more of this for the years to come.
Another thing expected is for diseases such as malaria to spread to different areas as new regions of the world heat.

How much you contribute to global warming is known as your carbon footprint.
Every single person in here has a carbon footprint.
Our carbon footprint increases whenever we do something which increases the amount of gases which contribute to Global Warming, such as switching on a TV, having a shower or toasting bread.

It would be impossible to not contribute at all to Global Warming, but we can do lots of things to help.
Switch off a light when you are leaving a room, stop charging your mobile when it is fully charged, try to be more efficient with paper and instead of putting the heating up when you are cold- put a jumper on.
These are only a few of the things that you can do to help the environment, and every one of them does not just help the environment; it also helps whoever pays the bills.

It takes 30 years before the climate change actually happens so the climate that we are experiencing today is actually caused by the actions of 1979.
That means that we will only see the results of our actions today in 2039.
We should take responsibility of our actions today because it will be our responsibility to clean it up, and after that our children, and then, our grandchildren.

We cannot completely stop Global Warming, it is a natural thing that happens about every hundred thousand years.
Many people think that it is silly to worry about Global Warming because it is a natural thing.
I agree that it would have happened anyway no matter what our actions, but I also believe that humans have made it worse and there is lots of evidence supporting this.

Reducing your carbon footprint might not do a lot, but if we all try to be more environmentally friendly then, together we can make a big difference and help to save our planet, Earth.

Thanks for reading this!

Well, since it’s a spoken talk your teacher is the only one who can say what you will get. There’s criteria you have to meet remember, like clarity, tone of voice, eye contact…etc
Check how many notes/cards you’re allowed to use =]
Be damn proud if you achieve a good grade =] Talks weren’t easy for me, they’re not easy for most people..
and, keep it thin[ish] with content as you don’t want to bore your audience lol xP
good luck =]
xx