Climate Change Week 2008

This few days I saw paper ad sponsor by YTL on how to help reduce waste in the planet. Reduce carbon dioxide production. So I wrote a feedback on their website on .



This is the reply I get from them
Dear Kennhyn,

Thank you and we agree action on climate change issues should be everyone's priority as experts predict mankind only has a 10-year window to change its ways or face consequences that can threaten its very existence.

With Climate Change Week 2008, YTL hopes not just to raise awareness but to inspire Malaysians to be part of the solution and take action against it. We hope to reach as many Malaysians as possible and in time every Malaysian will take action against this major catastrophe.

Thank you once again for your input and do spread the word to your family and friends. We look forward to seeing you at Climate Change Week activities.


Thanks and best regards,
Climate Change Week Team

Nothing much capture their attention, as they just agree with me. Is good that that corporate people are involve in saving mother nature. But with their great effort is more on promoting their company on saving mother nature, and just donating money to the right people, rather really using and promote to their employee to be more dedicate with the project.

In the reply "experts predict mankind only has a 10-year window to change its ways or face consequences" with the way human mankind are living don't said 10 years, give them 20 years also nothing will happen. Consequences is confirm going to happen.

Like Al Gore said in his talk, is not the awareness we need to promote, is the urgency of doing it.

inside got some interesting fact on how to reduce carbon dioxide production that cause global warming.

Want to do something to help stop global warming? Here are 10 simple things you can do and how much carbon dioxide you'll save by doing them.
1. Change a light. - Replacing six regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs will save 400kg of carbon dioxide a year.

Is even better if you can survive without switch on the light, like my house most of the time is dark, unless someone come over.

2.Drive less. - Walk, bike, carpool or take public transport more often. You'll save 1.5kg of carbon dioxide for every 5km you don't drive!

I actually think of this for a while, like maybe I should ride a bicycle to work, since my place is not that far.

3.Recycle more. - You can save 1,000kg of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.

Most of the time I will split out my garbage, so that the recycle stuff are in 1 bag, and the none recycle one bag.

4.Check your tyres. - Keeping your tyres inflated properly can improve your car's fuel efficiency. Every litre of petrol saved keeps 2.5kg of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere!

5. Use less hot water. It takes a lot of energy to heat water - use less hot water by installing an energy efficient triple A rated showerhead (3 tonnes of carbon dioxide saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (225kg saved per year).

I try this morning, taking a cold shower, trust me is fun. Most of the time Malaysia is hot, doing so can really do us good. Please everyone if can, don't on your heater.

6.Avoid products with a lot of packaging. - You can save 545kg of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%.

This we have to blame on the advertising people, like me, always use alot of packaging to attract buyer.

7. Move your thermostat down 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer. - You could save about 900kg of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.

Although this does not apply to Malaysia, but for those that can switch off their air-cond and sleep during raining day, please do so. This can save a lot of energy usage. Open your window and let the cool air circulate.

8. Plant a tree. - A single tree will absorb one tonne of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.

I never really done that yet, but I'll plant tree for sure.

9. Turn off electronic devices. Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you're not using them will save you thousands of kilograms of carbon dioxide a year.

I got bad habit on not turning electronic device off, as most of them got standby more, as this will also use energy. So I'll try my best to off everything when I went off.

10.Be a part of the solution. - Learn more and get active at www.ytlcommunity.com/climatechange.

I trying to get active on global warming, thanks to this website I do learn a few.


I do hope that more of you out there can do the part for the mother nature. Too little attention are given to this issue. And this issue is not getting better, As 10 years is a short period, if we can't change the world by then, we will all fry/burn after that. Do your part for mother nature.