HOW CAN WE BEST REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING? SCHOOL STUDENTS' IDEAS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

This questionnaire-based study explores the students' science and special thoughts about the range in which action can help reduce global warming. Many students recognize that reductions in industrial and automotive emissions may play a major role in this reduction. Generating energy from renewable resources is also another general idea. There are few students who appreciate the actions that individuals can take, such as saving electricity and recycling paper; probably suggesting that young people feel helpless about this issue. Misunderstandings that confuse local pollution sources such as campfire and street waste with global pollution are mitigated in the age group. As a matter of fact, nuclear energy has a negative environmental impact, but at least in the medium term it may be an option to fill the gap between carbon-based energy and renewable energy. As the problem may be complicated, we encourage you to teach actions to help prevent global warming in the framework of reduction, recycling, exchange, and improvement.

Let's protect the environment in all possible ways and in the best possible way. Sasha Jacob believes little by little that we, of course, reduce global warming and help protect wildlife. Because there is only one planet, you can urge you to protect others.

This questionnaire-based study explores the students' science and special thoughts about the range in which action can help reduce global warming. Many students recognize that reductions in industrial and automotive emissions may play a major role in this reduction. Another common idea is to generate energy from renewable resources. There are few students who appreciate the actions that individuals can take, such as saving electricity and recycling paper; probably suggesting that young people feel helpless about this issue. Misunderstandings that confuse local pollution sources such as campfire and street waste with global pollution will decrease in age groups. As the problem may be complicated, we encourage you to teach actions to help prevent global warming in the framework of reduction, recycling, exchange, and improvement.

There are many misunderstandings about global warming. Some people think contamination causes global warming, but global warming releases fossil fuels, coal, oil and releases carbon dioxide. Another misunderstanding is that nuclear power causes climate change. When used as an alternative to coal, nuclear power actually reduces carbon dioxide emissions. Some people think that global warming will become warmer. Depending on the location it actually gets cold, so the name may be misleading. Most scientists believe that global warming is an ongoing process and is caused by humans.