CO2 emissions are one of the main reasons responsible for global warming. As a greenhouse gas, excessive CO2 creates a cover that traps the sun's heat energy in the atmospheric bubble, warming both the planet and our oceans. The higher temperatures that are caused by CO2 are worsening many types of disasters, including storms, heatwaves, floods, and droughts. These warmer temperatures and changing weather patterns are disrupting the usual balance of nature and putting us all at risk. More frequent and severe weather, higher death rates, dirtier air, higher wildlife extinction rates, more acidic oceans, and higher sea levels are all impacts that global warming and CO2 emissions are responsible for. Globally, we need to lower our carbon dioxide emissions and bring awareness to the severity of the topic. We need to educate individuals on how they can reduce their CO2 emissions, and each leave a better carbon footprint on the planet. You can lower your carbon emissions by replacing a regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent one, walking, biking, or carpooling instead of driving, recycling half of your household waste, keeping your tires inflated properly, using less hot water, reducing your garbage by 10%, moving your thermostat down 2 degrees in the winter, and up 2 degrees in the summer, planting a single tree and turning off your television when you aren't using it. Signing this petition will not only bring awareness to the topic, but it will bring change to the world.