The Economic Cost Of Global Warming
Americans’ per capita emissions of heat-trapping gases is 21 tons, four times the global average ( Weeks, p. 526). As such we all can make a number of choices in our life style, climate friendly choices, that will greatly reduce the impact of global warming. Union of concerned scientists confirms that, each gallon of gas you use is responsible for 25 pound of heat trapping gases in the atmosphere (Union of Concerned Scientists). Therefore, having cars with a better gas mileage not only reduce the impact of global warming but also save you thousands of dollars over the years. Since the energy we used to power, heat, and cool our homes, businesses, and industries is the largest contributor to greenhouse gases (Adams, 968), by adopting technologies that allow to use less energy we can reduce the impact of global