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Experts are working daily to discover new ways to fight global warming. Current research believes that there are two ways to reduce global warming. One is by limiting carbon dioxide and two is by removing carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere or by preventing carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. Scientists believe the best way to prevent releasing carbon dioxide is by using energy sources that do not release carbon dioxide. These include sunlight, wind, nuclear energy, and underground steam. Solar power is already becoming popular for many different reasons. Wind turbines, used in certain parts of the world, are capable of converting wind energy in to electric energy.

Scientists believe storing carbon dioxide in living plants might be the answer to stopping global warming. Plants collect carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow. Plants create sugars by combining the carbon from carbon dioxide with hydrogen. They then store this in their tissues. As dead plants decay they release carbon dioxide. Areas with a lot of plant life are capable of collecting a lot of the carbon before it is released into the atmosphere. Experts insist forests and croplands are capable of collecting this much carbon. This is only possible if humans reduce their current activities involving the clearing of the land.