Argumentative Essay On Global Warming

The Global Warming theory has become increasingly popular over the past few years. Citizens of the world are being encouraged to be more environmentally conscious by others including politicians, celebrities, and world organizations. The problem with the theory lies in the fact that it has become more and more controversial as it gains publicity and attention. The basic concept behind this theory is that the earth was made with a balance of “greenhouse gasses”. These gasses are naturally occurring within the atmosphere and they essentially make the planet habitable by keeping it warm.

In their platform they stated, no further measures are needed in the issue of air pollution (Republican Party, 2016). The Republican Party belief is that the environment is improving year by year, and that air pollution will decline due to technological turnover of aging equipment (Republican Party, 2016). Trump, however has a similar mindset compared to his party. Trump supports clean water and air, however the funding of the Environmental Protection Agency, needs to be lowered. Over the years pollution has decreased, therefore, funding the organization shouldn’t be expensive. Nitrogen dioxide pollution, averaged yearly from 2005-2011, has decreased across the United States Air pollution has decreased even though population and the number of cars on the roads have increased (Nasa, 2014). The decrease in the air pollutant, nitrogen dioxide is a result of regulations, technology improvements, and economic changes involving cars/. As it is stated they will not focus their attention on this important STEM

I agree. Over the next four years we will have to take environmental protection into our own hands, especially mitigating climate change. There have already been reports that the climate change webpage on Whitehouse.gov has been taken down and replaced with the Trump Administration’s “America First” energy plan.

The environment and climate change have recently become high profile issues, but that does not mean they haven’t been issues in the past. In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt created the National Wildlife Refuge System is the system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants. In 1970, Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws. The Bush and Obama administrations had different stands on a lot of issues, and it’s no different when it comes to issues regarding the environment.

Since the first industrial revolution, in 1840, we have seen major changes to modern technology, and our way of life has been changed completely. With inventions like the cotton mill, the lightbulb, the car, and so many others, we can be more efficient, and provide new and improved services for ourselves, but there is a negative side to all this development. Many of the systems we have discovered are destroying the planet, and as we continue to ignore this obvious deterioration, it gets exponentially worse. As one of the most powerful and influential countries in the world, the United States has the ability to change this trend of destruction. Individuals can rally and recycle, but we need more power behind the cause, and the President can do that. The United States Constitution gives the President the ability to suggest and pass laws, with the help of the other branches; and it is time that they take a stand, and provide legislation that will lead the country to heal the Earth. The President of the United States has the Constitutional power-- and therefore the obligation-- to promote awareness of climate change and introduce legislation to help protect our planet.

As Brandus also points out, “Trump’s actions… have spoken louder than any words…”, not only has he pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords, but he has also scrapped a bill that was put in place to curb carbon emissions for the sake of more ‘efficient’ business. The worst part is that this decision seems to already be backfiring on President Trump. President Trump cut former President Obamas Clean Power Plan, with the result being that businesses are not required to calculate how much their project cost in terms of carbon emissions and the effect on our planet. This will cost so much in the future, not just because we will be further damaging the earth, but our later attempts to repair any damage will be that much more expensive. Brandus also points out how Trump’s EPA head, Scott Pruitt “He has weakened water safety rules and moved to eliminate programs that limit children's exposure to lead-based paint -- which is known to cause brain damage” (Brandus 2). This is directly affecting our nation’s future in a negative way. These actions that are being made are going to damage our children, and leave them hurting worse than we are now. Of course there are some criticisms to the Paris Climate Accords as well, such as the points made by Marcos Arruda, in Political Challenfges of the Paris Climate Agreement. Arruda rightly comments that the agreement

“Some Texas conservation groups fear that gains made in recent years for cleaner air and water could be rolled back by Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress.”(pns 11/28/16) Throughout the campaign season, President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his views on global warming, saying that global warming is not a true problem. Environmental groups in Texas have started to worry about what this could mean for the state. The environmental groups worry about the damage that can be caused by putting an end to a variety of environmental programs. Other interest groups in Texas have also spoken up against the newly elected president. Fearing the actions he will

He does not see nature and climate as something to be respected or appreciated, but as a hinderance to our economy and the success of business. Trump has recently and publicly stated that he wants to put an end on the war against coal, and create thousands of new jobs in the fossil fuel industry and cut back on regulations set by the Obama Administration to restrict coal production and fossil fuel emissions. He also wants to repeal the Clean Power Plan which seeked to “reduce 32 percent off the power sector’s greenhouse gas footprint by the year 2030.” Trump calls this and similar plans “job-killing regulations,” and uses the guise of american jobs as a means to rid bussiness of these environmentally conscious restrictions. During mid-March, in Trump’s Federal Budget Proposal, Trump called for a end to some programs seeking to lower domestic greenhouse gas emissions while also cutting international climate change efforts and climate change research. In a press briefing following the Federal Budget Proposal the Head of Trump's Office of Management and Budget plainly stated that it is a waste of the people’s money to fund the fight against climate change, and Trump himself has even claimed to believe that climate change is a hoax, further proving this administration's lack of understanding of how great a problem climate change

President Trump chose Myron Ebell , one of the best climate skeptics to lead his EPA transition team. Ebell also says that “everything will be just fine”. These two major people have no regards for climate change, and with the choices that they are making now, we can see the direction that this country is going in. The Trump Administration is most likely to be a disaster when it comes to the health and safety of the planet. President Obama plan is to reduce carbon pollution from power plants that take real action on climate change. After some revisions, “the final Clean Power Plan is fair, flexible and designed to strengthen the fast-growing trend toward cleaner and lower-polluting American energy. With strong but achievable standards for power plants, and customized goals for states to cut the carbon pollution that is driving climate change, the Clean Power Plan provides national consistency, accountability and a level playing field while reflecting each state’s energy mix. It also shows the world that the United States is committed to leading global efforts to address climate change.” This was one of the most successful plans

Over the years there has been a lot of controversy on if climate change is an issue that needs to be discussed and solved. There is a constant debate among scientist on if human actions are contributing the changing of earth’s climates. Climate change is defined as the change in average weather patterns for a specific region or Earth as a whole. This could include the change in an average temperature for a city or the amount a rainfall it receives (Dunbar, 2015). The main difference between weather and climate is the period of time specific patterns are recorded. Weather patterns are looked at over a much shorter period of time, meaning that these patterns are going to be more sporadic and change more frequently. Climate on the other had is recorded over a much longer period of time and usually show less drastic changes in patterns when compared to weather. Some people may argue that climate change is not an issue because Earth’s temperature is always changing do to natural effects. What people don’t realize is that human activity has effected the rate that earth’s temperature is changing, and just the smallest changes can lead to drastic consequences (Dunbar, 2015).

Climate change has undoubtedly become one of the most prominent debate topics in the world today. With that being said, there are multiple aspects of climate change currently being discussed; causes of climate change, the idea that climate change may be a hoax, and whether or not climate change affects human health are three of the many ongoing debates about climate change. Climate change is surrounded by negative connotations, but Jay Leno, former host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, shed some light on the darkness of climate change, saying "According to a new U.N. report, the global warming outlook is much worse than originally predicted. Which is pretty bad when they originally predicted it would destroy the planet.” Although his first statement is rather true, Leno manages to lighten its load with a less true, but hilarious, comment. His words force one to realize that climate change impacts everyone in any area of the health triangle, whether it be through a joke such as Leno’s, or directly through issues such as pollution and pollen; the areas of the health triangle include physical health, mental/emotional health, and social health. Therefore, climate change is a threat to all aspects of human health; social health, mental/emotional health, and physical health.

Global warming has been an on-going issue for many decades. Most people would argue that it is a hoax; while others argue it is true. Climate change can cause a domino effect of catastrophes throughout the world. Once it affects one group, then that affected group will affect another, and so on and so forth; like a plague. Global warming is an authentic problem and we need to find more efficient ways to eliminate it, or at least contain it.

“There’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate.” - Barack Obama. Climate change has been a popular topic of discussion, because of the threat to our environment. The world will forever be changed if climate change isn’t taken into serious consideration and not in a good way. Climate change has been a popular topic of discussion, because of the threat to our environment. Climate change has had many negative effects, for example, damage to coral reefs, the increase of wildfires, and most importantly rising sea levels. The damage to our earth cannot always be undone nevertheless it can make some things disappear forever.

Global warming, we see it as sad polar bears hopelessly swimming for their lives in the ocean. It's shown as rising sea levels that can washout entire cities. It even sometimes gets turned into politics but scientifically, what is the definition of global warming?

Global warming is the constant increase of temperature in the earth’s atmosphere that is caused by the increase of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, greenhouse gases and many other pollutants. Chlorofluorocarbons are any type of compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine which are harmful to the ozone layer. Global warming can affect many things, one example is the rising of temperature which can result in different types of disasters like storms, heat waves, floods, and droughts. Global warming also causes Higher death rates, Dirtier air, Higher wildlife extinction rates, the increase of Acidic Oceans, and Higher seas levels. In this essay, I will provide information that will show how harmful global warming can be to not only the earth but to humans and animals, and what we can do to prevent it from increasing.