Persuasive Essay On Climate Change

Climate change is not a new concept. It has been mostly referred to as global warming in the past. As much as people would like to file this issue away as something to deal with at a later date, it simply cannot wait. This problem we face is costing us billions of dollars, forests and wildlife are being eliminated, and people are dying. Starting to sound like a big deal, right? Future generations will be affected the most. People who do not even exist will have to pay for what we, all people, have done to this earth. To begin to make changes, one must realize the severity of the issue. Bill Mckibben, author of “Recalculating the Climate Math,” conveys that “We’ve already raised the world’s temperature by one degree—enough to melt almost half the ice in the Arctic, kill off huge swaths of the world’s coral, and unleash lethal floods and drought. July and August tied for the hottest months ever recorded on our planet, and scientists think they were almost certainly the hottest in the history of human civilization” (Page 3 of 5). Global climate change is a serious problem because it increases natural disasters and is the cause of extreme weather.

The world’s climate is rapidly changing as we know it, and the culprit is none other than climate change itself. Many are doubtful of the cause, and even more are extremely defense over the topic. One can only respect their bounds for they are not willing to truly grasp at the fact that humans are the true cause of climate change, because of 6 main greenhouse gasses. Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4) Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) (Kyoto Protocol). All of these gasses contribute the world wide pollution. If we are to face such a drastic situation as that millions will die at such a feat, and change how we use our spent resources to where it becomes possible threats need to be made. There need to be changes in our government, laws, and even peoples’ beliefs on how we effect our world. Such changes have been made but only to a point whit really falls on the lines of economics and policies. The United Nations (UN) has been trying to get everyone on the “Save earth bandwagon” known as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). They have implemented 2 main objectives for this goal, The Kyoto Protocol, and The Paris Agreement.

Glaciers and arctic ice are melting. Oceans are growing increasingly acidic. Sea levels are rising. Droughts, floods, heatwaves, and downpours are becoming a regular occurrence. Climate change is not a hoax. The United States ranks second in the world regarding emissions of carbon dioxide. As more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere the Earth is gradually warming up. Even the slightest change in temperatures can make drastic changes in our climate. It is time to take action combatting climate change through lowering our use of fossil fuels, increasing our research development on geoengineering, and implementing a carbon tax.

For what seems like forever, humans have been littering and polluting Earth without any thought in mind about the consequences that our negligent actions could bring. People did not think about the impact that their decisions would have, but now those decisions are finally catching up to us through climate change. Man-made climate change has been happening around Earth for such a long time that it is now the primary cause of most of the America’s problems and has killed countless amounts of people.

    “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 for years now, due to its crucial threat to our environment. The world will forever be altered if climate change isn’t taken into serious consideration and not in a good way. Climate change is happening now and immediate action should be taken to stop it. The damage to our earth cannot always be undone. Climate change has had many negative effects from damaging coral reefs or the increase of wildfires, but most importantly rising sea levels.

The human race, and the planet as a whole are facing many problems. Some of these problems are just minor slightly inconveniencing and many of them are leading to catastrophic irreversible damage. The most detrimental of our problems is climate change-the drastic change in global or regional temperatures-and environmental destruction.” Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods. They represent one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day: Greed (Laudato Si pp.25).” Many people believe there is no way to solve or stop these problems, but many of the works dealing with Francis and Clare offer solutions to those problem. The solution to our environmental crises lies in our ability to no longer live in excess.

As the United States gears up for an intense hurricane season that will last through the year, an important issue surfaces: climate change and the role it plays. To some, including EPA chief Scott Pruitt, climate change is a very sensitive topic and it is not the time to discuss the role it plays in affecting the earth. During his time as the chief of the EPA, Pruitt has led for rollbacks on the regulations of greenhouse gases, which scientists have linked to rising temperatures. With Pruitt and other leaders wondering about climate change and how it is linked to storms, many scientists have the answer to their concerns. Michael Mann, a climatologist at Penn State, wants people to know that climate change is causing storms to grow larger and become more a threat. Mann says that “The science is now fairly clear that climate change will make strong storms stronger”, and he is not the only one to point this out. The nonprofit group Climate Central has pointed out the rising sea levels and ocean temperature increase of 1-3 degrees in the past century. While this heat increase seems small, CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller is quick to point out that “The ocean is warmer. And all of that really pushes the impact in one direction, and that is worse: higher surge in storms, higher rainfall in storms.”

Climate change revolves around claims that cannot be quantified and research with no backbone. Through the use of an exaggerated media, climate change has been turned into a certain doom that overshadows us, instead of a general guideline for responsible waste management. We have decided that the 1C change in temperature noted since we have begun to record temperature, means that we are heating the Earth and dooming our race. This is simply not true. Patrick L Barry says, “The Earth has gone through warming periods before without human influence, they note. And not all of the evidence supports global warming. Air temperatures in the lower atmosphere have not increased appreciably, according to satellite data, and the sea ice around Antarctica has actually been growing for the last 20 years” –Nasa Science Beta President Trump is not condoning unethical treatment of the Earth, but instead working to promote the wellbeing of American Citizens by withdrawing our financial contributions and crippling agreement to the Paris Accord.

Climate change is a big issue in today’s world, which is claiming the homes of many different species. Just by looking at the polar bears we know how catastrophic climate change can be. With the world constantly getting hotter and hotter some species cannot handle the heat. Sometimes climate change doesn’t directly affect the animal, but instead, its food source cannot grow in a warm environment. As for the giant panda, they are affect directly and indirectly by climate change.

The arrogance of mankind is not in the belief that their lifestyle can alter the Planet’s climate, nor in the denial that it could; instead it is believing that we can understand and address climate disruption individually. This is an issue that stretches far beyond a single discipline, and affects every living creature on Earth, reinforcing the notion that geologists, oceanographers, or even climate scientists cannot tackle this problem on their own. We need to determine our response to the realization that we are living in a period coined the Anthropocene; a time defined by the very influence of human action on the environment we live in. The key to addressing the predicament we now find ourselves in: one of altered weather and climate, shifting ecosystems, unstable resources and numerous negative health effects, as well as possible mass migrations and copious extinctions; to survive it we must use an interdisciplinary approach. By involving as many sectors as possible, we will greatly increase our understanding of the problems we face, and we will be better equipped to address them and find solutions. Through cooperation and artful communication, together we can confront the looming repercussions of climate change.

At this point, its very hard to argue against the harsh process of climate change and our impact, as human beings, in facilitating this process. This seems to be a time where action should be taken immediately to protect against the detrimental eventualities of climate change, since our planet depends on it. Unfortunately, the movement to help protect environment is diligently batted down by the hands of the Polluter Industrial Complex. The polluter industrial complex is a collection of politicians, corporations, lobbyist, etc. dedicated to efforts that would undermine the environmentalist movement. For someone looking at this situation from an environmentalist point of view, this is crazy. Empirical scientific research has shown that the climate is changing, its cause by human interaction with the environment, and it adversely impacts our ability to live on this planet in the future. Who would be against preventing this? Who would deny this? On December 6th, 2013, our current president, and avid tweeter, Donald Trump tweeted "Ice storm rolls from Texas to Tennessee - I'm in Los Angeles and it's freezing. Global warming is a total, and very expensive, hoax!”. You can pinpoint the reason why people like Trump would be against a movement that would try to preserve planet. In his tweet he notes that climate change is an “expensive’ hoax, this alone exploits the motor behind the Polluter Industrial Complex: Money. Members of this obstructive collective are looking out for

What is Climate Change? Is it real? Or is this some government hoax to win political votes? As unfortunate as it sounds, climate change is real and it’s here. No matter what perspectives there are on climate change there is now undisputed evidence that our planet is indeed under going major climate change. Our comprehension of climate change depends on numerous levels of proof from the highest point of the air to the profundities of the seas, that is reported by several studies directed by great researchers around the globe. As a result of climate change, our planet isn’t the only one being affected every vital creature are being effected by these unnatural acts of nature, political neglect isn’t benefitting the cause and alternatives aren’t producing or accustoming as expeditious as we need them to bas we need them to be.

One of the main themes during my Presidency will be to renew the United States as a global leader in combating the toughest issues, most notably of which is climate change. It is no secret that the United States is a massive producer of greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports, “in 2014, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,870 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents” (Climate Change Indicators). In fact, the only other country that emits more greenhouse gases than the United States is China. However, the United States does produce more pollution than China in terms of per capita. Moreover, even though the United States is a major polluter, President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Paris Agreement in 2017. However, in my presidency, the United States will renegotiate entry into the Paris Accords, and furthermore, I will put the United States on a path to become a leader in green energy, such as nuclear power, as well as renewable energy, such as wind, water, and solar power. The importance of addressing climate change cannot be underestimated. The U.S. government website, globalchange.gov, states, “impacts related to climate change are evident across regions and in many sectors important to society --such as human, health, agriculture and food security, water supply, transportation, energy, ecosystems, and others-- and are expected to become increasingly disruptive throughout this century and beyond” (Understand

Climate change is pressing issue in the world for quite some time now. Early it was known more aggressively as global warming, but most recently it has been considered as climate change. But over the years there being many different perspectives and viewpoints on the issue. Some nations don’t even think about in their quest to become a developed nation. Certain Developed nations have taken great strides in preventing climate change. Other Developed nations are aware of what’s happening to the planet, but haven’t taken too many decisions in Preventing climate change. But why do different nations have different perspectives on climate change? Recently the United States have been weak on climate change to ensure jobs, but many are critical of Recent Presidents trump climate Change policy and Europe is leading the way combating climate change with Paris agreement.

Why is climate change ignored? Two realities threaten the well-being of future generations. The first is global warming. In the words of the most recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the earth’s surface than any preceding decade since 1850.” Furthermore, it goes on, “in the Northern Hemisphere [the period] 1983-2012 was likely the warmest 30-year period of the last 1400 years.” (1) The resulting rise of sea levels, increased storm intensity, and ecological disruptions promise to impose a heavy cost on those who come of age twenty years from now.