Some people believe we can act against climate change in many different ways. One way that society can act against climate change is to consider how certain action may affect some people in the future. According to an article science and humans help influence the climate tremendously. Many people also believe another way to respond to climate change is to always be prepared for current and future catastrophes. There is one way in which society can act against climate change by, considering how certain actions will affect the future generations. As Roman Krnaric stated in his article, Empathy and Climate Change, “we are failing to take the perspective of future generations who will have to live with detrimental effect of our continuing addiction to lifestyles that result in emissions beyond sustainable levels” (208). He is implying that society as a whole continuously do things that ultimately have a major impact on the environment. Krnaric thinks society do not show enough empathy and compassion for others and their family and …show more content…
In his article, “After Sandy, Rebuilding for Storms and Rising Sea”, Jervey focuses on the reconstruction that ultimately happened right after the devastating Hurricane Sandy. He stated that “Most cities and towns across the country are still ill prepared to deal with the worsening impacts of climate change” (164). Jervey was implying that if there is no solution implemented to prevent climate change, it’s effects will always remain as part of society’s everyday livelihoods. He basically directs his focus on preparing residents for a stable life after a major catastrophe. Climate changes are still undergoing studies by many people across the world. We as society must work together to ensure that human lives are secured and cherished when it comes to natural
The journal article is titled Adaptation: How can cities be “climate proofed”. The author poses a rhetoric question to his audience which entails the American population as well as the global population. The title puts to task the reader’s mind on what to expect in the article. He takes us back to July 1995 when the effects of climate change was felt in an American state of Chicago. The state was hit by a scorching heat wave which resulted in the death of seven hundred and thirty nine people. The residents who were affected comprised mostly the African-American population.
The article “Why Bother” written by Michael Pollan explains how bad climate change has become; he uses cheap energy and specialization to slow the phenomenon. He proclaims that people are all waiting around on each other to make the first move but no one is moving. He understands how critical the world has become and suggests people now have to start going green. He says that to modify the way climate change has taken charge, the best ways to slow it down is laws and a massive amount of money. Pollan suggests having a personal garden or even a community garden will help reduce the carbon footprint.
Modifying our behaviors to reverse the effects of global warming will be a challenge for the entire world, but it is essential that we do so. We must preserve our planet for the future generations to ensure
That is a really deep question. For this paper, I wanted to understand the climate change issue better. I wanted to understand how humans acknowledge (or even deny) climate change, still yet do nothing to remedy the problem. Most people are guilty of this. I, myself am guilty of this. As Nordhaus and Shellenberger state in their article, the problem seems to be a thing that will only be a priority once it is in our faces. Rust says that these films create an awareness that is somewhat being lost in this postmodern globalization. The Day After Tomorrow, Soylent Green, and The Mist all send a message that could get us thinking about cutting back to prevent climate change. But as my topic has illustrated, it seems a bit farfetched that change would actually
Some of these actions are, Impact, mitigation, and adaptation. These actions can help the stability of the worlds climate. If more than just the agriculture industry took actions, we could really stop climate change from growing worst. Climate change is one of the most serious environmental threats facing mankind. Effects us in direct impact of food production, natural climate cycle, and human activities on earth.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in a report said “More people are projected to be harmed than benefited by climate change, even for global mean temperature increases of less than a few degrees centigrade.” If you don’t care to hear me out listen to people’s IQ that make me look like a fool they know their stuff. The IPCC are telling you, no us that harm will come to everyone but more to the people and industries that are responsible for the gasses that are harming the planet. The report shifts to another part “ The ability of human systems to adapt to and cope with climate change depends on such factors as wealth, technology, education, information, skills, infrastructure, access to resources, and management capabilities.” not everyone on the planet has all the “factors” needed to last and make through what’s to
Aside from the debate regarding whether climate change is happening or not, and whether or not humans are to blame, there is also another debate growing. This one argues whether or not humans can stall or perhaps even prevent the impacts of catastrophic climate change. When it comes to this argument, I believe that we can certainly take some actions to try to minimize the impact these events will have in the future. As far as our current climate goes, however, I believe stalling or preventing it can be trickier since the impact that climate will have now and in the future years will be caused by actions that we already made and we simply cannot undue. In the article “Climate Change,” Jennifer Weeks argues that “the effects of climate change
People know that the global warming isn’t good for the earth, but they don’t know how big of an effect it has on the earth. Some ways that the average person could help is by traveling on public transportation, or carpooling with a friend or family member to reduce the gas emissions that vehicles produce. The earth is already gone past a point that the human population needs to take action, but not so much that there is no going back. We can still change the rate that the ice caps melt, if we start
Most scientists agree that climate change is real. The real question today is how do we slow it down and prevent disastrous events resulting from climate change. In order to slow down global warming and improve the environment, we need to grow more plants, recycle more, and use less water.
It cannot be denied that humans are both the greatest contributors to climate change and the most affected by it. Approaching the issue of climate change from an anthropocentric lens breaks down the issue and makes it much easier to understand and combat. Given that climate change is our fault and our problem, it is clear that we are also the only ones who can reverse or mitigate its effects. Through personal actions, education, and institutional restructuring we can lessen the impact of climate change and find hope in the
Since the twentieth century, there has been a growing movement to conserve and improve the environment. Issues such as holes in the ozone layer and raising temperatures can be traced to the world’s use of fossil fuels. In John Schwartz’s article “Another Inconvenient Truth: It’s Hard to Agree How to Fight Climate Change,” Schwartz states that over 195 countries attended a meeting in Paris, France to discuss the best methods for improving the environment. Although the countries agreed saving the environment must become a priority, there was still debate on the appropriate procedures to solve the negative effects of climate change. Nuclear power, natural gas, and working with fossil fuel companies are three highly contested issues, and Schwartz explains each side’s arguments as to why their solution is best.
As global warming continues to rise and endangers the world, humans within the United States should raise up and prevent this problem by reducing our carbon footprint to stabilize our world. As long as global warming is still within the world, it will threaten the human race as well as every other organism. There are many ways to prevent this destruction from occurring such as controlling our carbon footprint, reducing CO2 emissions and changing our lifestyles. If everyone contributes to these methods, we can reduce global warming and save the world for more generations.
The environment we inhabit is drastically changing due to the detrimental global warming and climate change, and it is likely our Earth will become strenuous to live in. There are sufficient scientific studies that have shown how the negative effects of global warming can threaten the human race. It has shown that disasters will accumulate if we take no further actions to protect our Earth. Governments don’t make all the decisions in society, but they make a lot of these structural decisions and climate change is a structural issue. They have an astronomical and elusive role to guide the choices that society makes in order to reduce harmful emissions. We need to assiduously plan to avoid any more calamitous damage
Discuss the possible options of reducing the impact of human activity on global climate change.
The Earth is a dynamic, constantly changing environment in which the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere all interact. When one changes slightly the change is then felt through out the spheres. Humans need to understand that the change they cause can have a potential for a disastrous affect on the environment. From injecting the atmosphere with greenhouse gas, or deforestation, all the unnatural things done to the environment will have an unnatural affect that will have to be dealt with. We as humans have a moral responsibility to reduce global warming gasses by changing our modes of transportation, to stop deforestation, and increase government funding into research to inhibit global warming for