Green technology is not enough to save the environment!
It is undeniable that with the advent of advanced technologies there will be growth in industrialization, but mankind can and should also invest more on greener ways to tackle global warming issues. However, only developing green energy facilities and promoting green transportation won’t be enough. It is also more ecologically and economically beneficial to indulge in conserving and multiplying forest cover and vegetation!
In recent years, mankind has invested a lot of time, money and expertise in developing green energy facilities and promoting green transportation. However, focusing on conserving forest cover and increasing vegetation is also very important.
Forests and vegetation are crucial elements that maintain the average atmospheric and surface temperature on earth through transpiration and are also major carbon sinks that maintain the CO2 and Oxygen levels in the atmosphere through photosynthesis. Increasing vegetation would ultimately help tackle global warming issues in the following ways:
Plants and trees transpire, which means the moisture that is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. It is essentially the evaporation of water from plant leaves. This leads to cooling of the surrounding air and thus a considerable control on the rising temperatures caused by global warming.
CO2 is the most prominent greenhouse gas. If there is more vegetation, the plants will utilize more of the CO2 that is emitted into the atmosphere from various sources for photosynthesis and release Oxygen in return. Thus, vegetation will act as an effective carbon sink, reducing the CO2 levels and increasing the Oxygen content in the air, ultimately improving the average air quality damaged due to global warming.
