China's Response to Global Warming

Global warming is one of the most serious problems that all mankind are facing nowadays. The disastrous results that global warming may bring, such as the sea-level rising and the melting of ice cap in the Arctic, are too miserable to imagine. Confronting such urgent situation, like many other countries in the world, the government of China has taken some steps in order to reduce the problem of global warming.

Firstly, China has been trying its best to discover alternative energy. The main cause of global warming is the use of fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum. Burning these fuels will lead to the release of carbon dioxide which finally results in global warming. With great effort, China has found several feasible alternatives for fossil fuels. Solar power, wind power and hydrogen energy are widely used in daily life. Most of them are renewable energy, which produce much less greenhouse gases. The spread of new energy technology effectively reduce the problem of global warming. However, the cost and the reliability are the problems that hinder the usage of the newly developed energy. Scientists and engineers are still dedicated to improve them so that they can be widely accepted.

Secondly, China has made some policies in order to reduce the problem global warming. First of all, deforest abusively is strictly against law. People who deforest without permission will be punished severely. China also encourages people to plant more trees. The reducing area of vegetation is another cause of global warming. Trees can absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, which can help to reduce global warming. China has realized the importance of vegetation and many bands of trees are planted in the North and West. What is more, China is now encouraging people to use public transportations rather than private vehicles. The vehicle exhaust is closely related to not only global warming but also air pollution. The reduction in private vehicle usage can help to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. With these effective policies, the problem of global warming is regulated in China.

The government of China has contributed a lot to reduce the problem of global warming. Besides the policies mentioned above, many other steps are taken. With the cooperation of the whole world, I believe the problem of global warming will be reduced to minimum. Until then, the Earth will become a better home.