Although sea- level rise is an inevitable problem, for coastal regions, humans cannot stop it but still can prevent it by slowing the catastrophe. According to IPCC, by the year 2050, the average of global sea level rise on coastlines around the world is likely to be 20- 40cm, then it is crucial to know that other factors will exacerbate the problem even if this amount of sea level rise seems to be manageable. The fundamental solutions to the sea- level rise problem is to reduce new coal mining and make the mining industry more environmentally friendly, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, cultivate forests to maximize carbon absorption and build artificial islands in coastal areas which will help to slow the sea-level rise.

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The Paris Agreement sets national goals to face the climate crisis but this goal can limit the temperature rise to less than 1.5 only when this goal is achieved. However, governments are lacking their willingness to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and their goals are also not ambitious and binding. In order to limit global temperature growth to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius, each country must implement their goals, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Therefore, other than waiting for the government and other countries to do their job, an individual level of participation is required to effectively slow down the speed of the sea level rise. There are various methods that people can do to help the process but the most feasible method is contributing to the transition of energy from fossil fuels to electric and hydrogen energy. Currently, the world is using about 14 trillion watts of power.  Among the sources of power, 33 percent comes from oil, 25 percent from coal, 20 percent from gas, 7 percent from nuclear, 15 percent from biomass and hydroelectric. And only 0.5 percent from solar and renewables. This suggests that oil is a major source of energy in our society but the combustion of oil emits CO2 that accelerates the speed of global warming. Approximately half of the world’s oil is used in cars, trucks, trains, and planes (Kaku, 2014). Thus, by purchasing electric vehicles and possibly fuel cell cars in the future, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy will be accelerated which can result in slowing down the speed of global warming.