Global warming, which is among the most discussed issues these years, has increased even more in the last century with increasing globalization and new technologies. Many research and studies are carried out around the world to prevent global warming, and donations are collected for the production of new projects with the support of both the state and the public. However, it seems that these studies are insufficient to prevent global warming. So what should both individuals and governments do to reduce global warming?
First of all, before we talk about what needs to be done to reduce global warming, it would be more appropriate to talk about what
global warming is and its harms: In the simplest way, global warming is the greenhouse effect of gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour caused by human activities and the absorption of radiation from the sun by the atmosphere. This causes the Earth’s surface to heat up more than it should. Global warming causes increased temperature, drought and insect outbreaks. In turn, these changes make wildfires more numerous and severe. A warming climate also results in reduced water resources, and reduced agricultural productivity and triggers heat-related health effects in cities. Moreover, these disasters are due to the fact that the world has increased by only about 1.5 degrees. According to the predictions of scientists, if the average temperature of the world increases by 6 degrees, the food and livelihoods of close to 1 billion people will be completely exhausted, and hundreds of mammal and bird species that are not in danger of extinction in these years will become extinct. The bad news is that scientists predict that if things go like this, it could increase by more than 6 degrees in 2050.
Now that we’ve talked about what global warming is and its harms, we can now talk about how it can be prevented. Reducing global warming has certain responsibilities to both individuals and governments.
At first, if we start with what we can do individually, it would be the best decision to start by minimizing our own carbon footprint. 
Because a large part of carbon emissions come from the carbon footprint of individuals. In order to reduce our carbon footprint, we should not prefer gasoline-powered cars. Instead, we should use electric cars, bicycles, electric scooters or public transportation such as buses and subways. If we pay attention to these, we will significantly reduce our carbon footprint from daily transportation. Secondly, minimizing the electricity and natural gas resources we use in our daily lives, recycling and turning to renewable energy sources as much as possible will be very effective in reducing our carbon footprint. And finally, planting trees and keeping the environment clean are some of the things we can do individually to reduce global warming.
As for what governments can do, first of all, governments should frequently inspect institutions that have the potential to pollute the environment, such as factories, and impose sanctions on factories that dump waste into rivers and do not install filters. Secondly, governments should increase public transportation vehicles and make them more useful so people can use them more easily. As third governments should raise public awareness about global warming and what people can do individually. They can do this with public service announcements, posters or events.
As a result, some responsibilities fall on both individuals and governments so that we know how to reduce the bad effects of global warming. If both sides fulfill their responsibilities, we can prevent global warming and leave a better world for the next generation.