Based on the research conducted, we have found several ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Carbon Tax

A carbon tax is essentially a fee on the burning of fossil fuels. The burning of these fossil fuels produces greenhouse gases. These greenhouse gases increase the heat of the atmosphere which leads to global warming.  With the use of carbon taxes, it can encourage governments and businesses to use and grow more environment friendly industrial practices. This will open a window for the use of more clean technologies allowing them to compete more equally to other fossil fuel-based technologies. It is vital that industries start using cleaner technology for the sake of reducing emissions. This transition to clean energies and lower emissions prices will be sped up with the use of a carbon tax. A carbon tax can also potentially reduce other taxes and generate extra money that can be used as funds for programs that focus on initiatives to the climate.

Cap and Trade

Cap & trade is defined as setting a limit, or a cap, on pollution and determining an emission-based market price. The government issues allowances to companies for every ton of greenhouse gases they emit. Companies that are able to reduce their emissions rapidly can sell allowances to other companies with high emission rates. This gives an incentive for companies to reduce emissions faster and cheaper.

Decreasing the amount of nitrogen chemical used

Nitrogen is as a gas that traps heat within the Earth’s atmosphere. When agriculture land uses nitrogen to fertilize crops, the nitrogen chemical gets released up into the atmosphere which polluted the water & air quality while increasing the temperatures. By reducing the amount of nitrogen used to fertilize crops , this would slowly decrease the amount of nitrogen that is exposed to Earth’s atmosphere & reduce GHG emission.

Wind and solar power

Solar and wind power can be an alternative energy that is effective in reducing greenhouse emissions. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that there is a significant increase in the production of renewable energy. In 2017, renewable energy, including solar and wind power, provided 11 percent of total US energy consumption (EIA, 2018). While the sun’s warmth is a necessity in abundance, it will disrupt lives on earth. Alternative energy like solar and wind power are a possible solution to reduce greenhouse emissions while enabling modern humans to use technology.