Opposing Views On Climate Change

An urgent issue, climate change is undoubtedly a sweeping global dilemma of paramount importance. Though most people are aware of this fact, many either choose to ignore it, or acknowledge it, but take no action against it. Those who do choose to take action usually attempt to combat climate change by using the methods that are most commonly discussed: becoming more energy efficient, recycling, and reducing emissions through using more sustainable transportation. Though these actions are helpful, they are not the most efficient way to counter climate change.

Climate Change is the change in climate patterns and this problem has been weighing around us since the 20th century. “The scientific consensus reached in 2007 by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is that warming of the Earth’s climate system is unequivocally taking place and that such warming will affect sea levels" (Coastal Council, section 1). The problem with climate change

Climate change is defined as a change in weather patterns. I am going to write about climate change and controversies surrounding it. Climate change is one of the most important topic which would be discussed around the world and would be important for a longer time to come. Political parties have different point of views about climate change. The person I chose to interview for this essay is Professor Jonathan Taylor and he teaches geography classes at Cal State Fullerton. Climate change is not happening worldwide because of natural causes but it is happening because of human activities.

Climate change is defined as the change in global or regional climate patterns, which is apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards. When looking at climate change there is an abundance of evidence that supports that humans are the leading causes of the drastic shift in the weather pattern but there is also a lot of evidence against humans actually causing climate changes. For example, the increasing levels of man made gases that are let into the atmosphere may have created a greenhouse effect, which traps heat and ultimately causes global warming. But there are also many scientists who believe that the earth has always naturally cooled down or warmed up at its own pace.

In Dayton Duncan’s New York Times op-ed “Are We Loving Our National Parks to Death” he brings up the argument about how we are not preserving our national parks like we use to when they were first established. Duncan also tells us that climate change is affecting some of the national parks. Climate change is man made and we need to change our ways or the future generations won't be able to see some of the national parks. Scientists today are more certain, than what they have been in the past, that climate change is man made. Climate change causes natural disasters to happen more frequently and makes them hit harder. Even though there is data that proves that climate change is caused by humans, there are still people who deny it because they

Nowadays, the whole world are paying attention on the controversy about climate change and global warming. Hot topics include whether global warming is occurring, warming level in modern times, causes, effects and what that action should be taken (Science Daily). On one hand, there is a strong consensus that human and industries take main responsibility for the rapid increase of global surface temperatures in recent decades, and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide is the major cause of global warming. Meanwhile, some people that come from organizations with

In the contemporary world, the importance of the environment, human lives in, which was always debatable, has now become controversial. The substantial influence of global warming has sparked the controversy over the potential impact of this trend on climate change in recent years. It can be agreed that governments as a more powerful body is responsible to control this unwanted change, however, multitude individuals claim that all companies and citizens themselves are part of the solution. This essay will examine all arguments on this contentious issue under scrutiny prior to reaching an informed conclusion.

Climate change is one of the most talked-about topics since the past two decades. The planet and its habitants are suffering from this change and, at first sight, people think that they are the only affected by climate change, but this thought is incorrect. In fact, the fauna and flora, and of course the weather are also affected. To combat these problems, many scientists are trying to analyze the behavior of the animals and of the plants to see their reactions to its changes, 195 countries try to find solutions to slow down this phenomenon at the Conference of the Parties every year, awareness campaigns are launched so that citizens can contribute to this slowdown and many more. Many disasters are caused by global warming and this is likely

Climate Change Contrarians are interesting, as there are certain elements they possess that are beneficial and detrimental. I would argue that their skeptical view could be helpful to the point of them not just blindly following the status quo, but their extreme skepticism can proceed to the point of denying undisputed facts that govern the environment around us, which can politically polarize the issue of climate change and distract from the reality of what is actually happening and how it should be addressed. For my analysis of climate change contrarians, I read selected parts Crichton’s text “State of Fear.” I found his author’s message was interesting as it very clearly laid out his personal position on climate change. While I agreed with some aspects, I definitely found myself questioning and sometimes chuckling at the arguments he presented against climate change.

If we thought about climate change the same way we thought about murder there would be no issue pertaining to this throughout the world (Bodansky, 1996). For nations allowing the irresponsible and reckless actions towards our environment is murder. The reason why we have laws against murder is because we are not allowing someone else the right to life, freedom and pursuit of happiness (Habib, 2011). We are not giving our own planet a right to live, and our planet was not created for our own benefit. We are guest on this planet and we should treat our host with some respects and dignity. These laws can come into a form of taxation, and breaking any of the treaties could result in a sanction around the country (Bodansky, 1996). For example, nations that would normally expel detrimental amounts of Co2 in the atmosphere would be discouraged by doing it because of the tax put in place (Bodansky, 1996). This would hopefully revalue the ideals of the realists to look at the profit of the health of our planet outweighs what the high profits of money can

Climate change is the term used to describe the warming of the average surface temperature on earth. Climate change; often referred to as the general term global warming, is a topic that often inspires fierce debate among those on both sides of the issue. One thing those who are pro and those that are con both agree on is that the temperature on earth has increased over the past century by an average of 1.4 degrees. The big debate on the two sides is if the warming temperatures are caused by human activities and if it is not stopped it will have dire consequences (the pro side) or if it is the result of natural causes and the earth’s surface will find ways to adapt such as crops becoming more heat resistant (the con side).

The planet has been experiencing considerable climate change for the last several decades. There have been many explanations toward the main causes of the increased warming of the planet. On one hand are the environmentalists who believe that the major cause of this increased warming of the planet is the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere induced by human activities. On the other hand, the scientists believe that there are natural causes of global climate change. While the supporters of the man-made theory of global climate change reason that the major greenhouse gas causing global warming is carbon dioxide, the advocates of natural causes

In this research paper, I will discuss what climate change is and what causes it. I will also describe how the political and scientific communities differ on the topic. Next, I will discuss the causal chain of climate change starting with the Industrial Revolution until today. After that I will cover the differing beliefs of Democrats and Republicans, and what each party is doing in regards to climate change. Lastly, I will cover what is being done by businesses, governments, and individuals in the world to combat climate change, and provide possible solutions, including the use of renewable energies to solve this problem.

When we hear the word "climate change" many things popped into our minds. Many people believe that climate change exists and others believe it is all hysterical hype. Whether you believe it or not climate change is real and it affects everyone around the world. Climate change is defined as a change in the average weather. Climate change is natural, however, in the last few hundred years it has been artificially sped up because of the actions humans take every day. Climate change can be caused by various activities such as anthropogenic and natural causes. Anthropogenic causes are the results of human activities, which includes, chemical fertilizer, deforestation, increase in vehicles, industries and the emission of CO2 etc. On the other hand, natural causes are ocean currents, forest fire, volcanic eruptions etc. When climate change occurs; temperatures can rise and when the temperature rises, many different changes can occur in the atmosphere and climate of the Earth. For example, the outcome can be more floods, droughts, extreme rainfall, and severe heat waves. In addition, oceans are getting warmer and becoming more acidic, glaciers are melting to a great extent, and sea levels are rising. We are also seeing a huge change in the season's length like winter season is getting short and summer season is getting long. In some parts of the world, there is a decrease in the snowfall amounts. The natural disasters that we are facing now a day such as earthquakes, storm, thunder,

Climate change. A phrase that encompasses a vast wealth of information, the totality of which is difficult to fathom let alone concisely elaborate upon in a condensed format such as a course or writing assignment. Through this course, the interconnectedness with which humans influence the balance of climate change is abundantly clear. Ecosystems plants and animals depend on are all connected and influencing one another but these scales are imbalanced, mostly as a result of human activities. The web of interconnectivity in climate change is complex, but there is a reemerging consensus at it’s core that human actions, such as global development, has major ramifications and the health and welfare of people and the environment are paying the price. Those daring enough to say they aren’t influencing climate change haven’t truly examined the many facets of their lives consuming energy and in turn increasing carbon emissions that alter climate. For most, transportation is a necessity. This usage requires energy consumption, most likely in the form of fossil fuel resource depletion and in turn the generation of carbon emissions. Transportation routes by land or sea may alter ecosystems that further elevate carbon emissions. With an understanding that the topic of climate change and carbon emissions is massive at best, the aim of this assignment will be to provide the reader with a basic understanding of greenhouse gases and carbon emissions and the relation to climate change. A