Most of the news in circulation -particularly involving the rest of the world- seems to be negative. So many of us are constantly hearing about the ‘bad:’ terrorism, war, death, destruction, hatred, suffering, and discrimination.

Well then, why aren’t we doing anything about it? But the real question to be asked should actually be: is it all actually bad?

An example of this is global climate change. Everyone seems to be in agreement that we are killing our planet; the one place all known living things share as their home is dying because of the excess amounts of greenhouse gases. People are attempting to stop it, too.

Last November, the United Nations held the Climate Change Conference. This conference is held annually to determine problems causing the climate change. Then they proceed to set goals on how to correct it and help push developing countries to continue.

They also set funds for developing countries so they may follow these goals and new regulations.

After all of that, they are then set to watch over and see that countries are putting the funds and efforts towards cleaning the Earth.

But some experts have been saying that the damages done to the Earth can’t be reversed. Then, what can we do?

Not everyone can afford an ‘Eco-friendly car,’ but there are other ways that people can save this Earth before it’s too late. The problem is that most people don’t know what to do. And even if that is the case, we should be working together to find solutions.

But quit cutting down the rainforests; deforestation is a huge problem. Cutting down trees is essentially destroying ourselves because as any fifth grade can tell you, we breathe oxygen from the forests that we are ruining.

Many have said that by changing household routines, we can trim down our emissions drastically. Drive less, carpool, unplug electronics that you aren’t using, and get a smart thermometer so that the temperature of the house automatically adjusts to the climate (thus saving energy)..  Also, try to travel by airplane less often.

Lots of planes aren’t regulated by emissions tests, yet. The summit discussed wanting to change this. Flying in a plane in some cases has been worse than not doing any of the small things on this list.

At the Paris Global Climate Change meetings, they discussed the fact that scientists have determined the global average temperature of the earth has gone up 1.7 degrees since 1880.

Doesn’t sound like much, does it? Well, that average includes ocean surface temperature, which rises much slower than on land. Strange weather patterns have been formed by this small temperature change alone.

Meat, strange as it sounds, but removing excess meat from your diet can help save the planet, particularly beef and other cow meat. Cows are the worst livestock for emissions because. They require large amounts of land to graze. Cows also release loads of methane, a greenhouse gas.

So slow down on the burgers, friend. Not only is it healthy for the environment, but for you as well. Americans eat more meat than they need. This will save your cholesterol levels too!

Leonardo Dicaprio at his Oscar award spoke about how we need to stop procrastinating and start saving our home! So let’s get out there and do just that. One step at a time.