How Youth Alleviate Global Warming !

By Vanny Hong

Dhurakij Pundit University August 27th, 2009

Good Morning and Welcome all of you here!

My name is Vanny Hong, a second year student from Dhurakij Pundit University International College in the major of International Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Today, I am here to strongly agree that Thai Youth Can Play an Important Role In Alleviating the Global Warming. First, I would like to emphasize the word Global Warming to all of you once again. It is a greatest single environmental challenge facing our planet. Of course, we are all living in the same planet named the earth, I am pretty sure that we are all involve in speeding up the Global Warming by our daily activities lead to leave some consequences on the Planetary Eco-system which result in Natural Disasters causing more powerful and harmful to the living things on earth.

Let’s me remind you some consequences that already happened in Thailand, such as Tsunami on 26th Dec 2004. Tsunami hit Thailand for the first time damaging 6 provinces causing more than 5000 people death, more than 3000 people missing and more than 8000 people injured.

Now we are facing the new form of Virus like H1N1 known as Swine Flu and we have already experienced H5N1 known as Bird Flu. All these are the result of deadly virus together with other disasters such as Heat Weaves, Droughts, Hurricanes, Floods that occurring with greater Frequency and Intensity.

Those are just the Warning Signs!

All of us are surviving in the same planet and we are also facing the similar issues which cannot be resolved by any single country or person unless all of us join hands together.

That’s true, Youth as us is not just a student but the next generation for the future who have to decide what should do and what should not do. That’s why it is important to understand the challenge of our planetary ecosystem to alleviating the Global Warming.

The question is, what should we do if the largest contributor to the Global Warming is the Electricity Generation followed by the Transportation, Industry, Agricultural, Commercial and Residential Developments.

So now let’s me tell you how Thai Youth can alleviate the Global Warming. Simply by trying to spread out the word of Global Warming from one person to another person, to your friends, your family and the whole society. Thai Youth can join a Local Eco-group to create the Poster on the theme of Global Warming and Climate Change to remind that the disaster is still existing and joining the Local Protesters to protest the harmful effect of the Industry Operations.

If possible try to use the public transportation instead of driving your own car alone. You can also walk or cycling for any short distances, can be a great exercise and reduce the harmful effect of the fuel emissions too.

Otherwise, you can just say no to free plastic bags in order to reduce the amount of waste. Try to Reuse, Recycle and Repair something instead of throwing it away.

If not necessary, you just switch off the light, Monitor, and Unplug and Turning off the Air-Con when you left the room.

Now my time is up and it is the Time to stop talking but Being Acting.

Thank You!