Certain places are getting warmer and warmer and some are
getting colder. Remember how happy we are when we heard our temperature will
drop to 16 Celsius because we cant stand the heat now? Too bad it was just a
hoax. However Bangkok temperature has dropped to 21 Celsius as of now, so its
not impossible we will experience that temperature. You might be happy but this
is not a good sign for the world’s climate.
But how are we responsible for it?
The third largest contribution to global carbon emission
that caused climate change is the industrial sector, which probably one of the
reasons why China is the biggest carbon emitters in the world.
The second contribution to the global carbon emission is the
transportation sector. Do you remember how many times you travel by airplane
each year? Now, lets narrow down our perspective and look at our neighborhood,
you can see the average of 3 cars owned by 1 household. According to Nielsen
Global Survey of Automotive Demand, Malaysia is the third highest car ownership
in the world as 93% of the total population own at least a car. Can you imagine
how a small country like Malaysia could even be in that rank? Since almost
all of our vehicle rely on petrol and electric cars are not widely used in
Malaysia, you might get a clearer picture of how this contribute to climate
change and how are you responsible for the extreme heat that we’re experiencing
right now.
Well, that’s just the second largest contribution for the
global carbon emission. The highest contribution is from electricity and heat
generation. In Malaysia alone, our electricity demand has reached 64GWh in
2013, which has emitted 47.42k kg/co2/GWh of carbon and this figure is
increasing each year.
You might be thinking, I don’t consume that much energy at
home compared to the 3-storey bungalow next door, without noticing that your
refrigerator is on 24/7. The air-conditioner that you use day and night is not
5-star energy efficient and your conventional lights are on all the time. Not
to mention we are building more and more commercial buildings and that consume
even more energy compared to residential. This will speed up climate change if
we are not pushing for energy efficient buildings. So now you know that you are
contributing to climate change even in your sleep, are you ready to transform your house or your buildings
to be energy efficient?
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