Persuasive Essay On Climate Change

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Michael Pollan author of “Why Bother?” (an article from The New York Times) was very clear on delivering his message on climate change. Throughout his article he uses many different sources and reasons to explain, not only what is happening, but things we should be doing to create solutions to the problems we created. Micheal directs us to think about his thoughts about how climate change is a real problem, and demonstrates with examples from other authors, consequences that we could very soon be facing, and what we can do to evade these problems that are coming our way. With the few solutions we are presented with it is unrealistic to try to solve the climate change problem we have arrived to.

Climate change has always been an ominous, impending thought in the back of my mind. Every day, I try to be more cognizant of my ecological footprint, a mindset which had spurred me into becoming more environmentally cautious over the years. The crux of the matter was undoubtedly discussed by Mr. Bardecki over the dramatic changes concerning the Colorado River. Our earth relies heavily on water as a source of life— from humanity's perspective alone, we use it for hydration, agriculture, and sanitation. That being said, it is equally as essential that we take care of our planet and water sources. It is said that "we're failing as stewards of God’s creation, but these changes we're seeing, that's not God punishing us -we're destroying ourselves." In full confidence, I agree with this statement; if we drive our planet and our resources into ruin, we have but ourselves to blame. We cannot let this be our legacy. The Colorado River, known as one of the most endangered rivers in the continental US, is being threatened by a drought, one brought by the rising changes in climate, and greenhouse gas emissions. I believe that the risk factor is increased because of direct human activity such as leisurely boating, agricultural irrigation, and the import/export business, which studies will prove to be a correct assumption. It is indisputable that humans largely take part in the latter, and so, with all of the warning signs in place and alarms ringing, we must act quickly.

concerned of the effects climate change could have on the world. There is so much evidence that climate change exist so we need to find a way to stop climate change so the effects of climate change won’t happen. We soon learned that the cause of climate change could have been through greenhouse gases. There are different types of greenhouse gases, but the one we’re going to talk about is carbon dioxide. Greenhouse gases (which are located below the atmosphere) are gases that allow light from the sun to pass through the gases and some light/heat back out into space, but a certain amount of light gets trapped on the earth. This is called the greenhouse effect.

Throughout the years climate change has been a controversial issue affecting individuals worldwide; climate change has been debated by scientists including the rest of the world. Many factors can affect climate change such as biological factors and human actions. The intricate details are what go unnoticed and unmanaged, people may be greatly against this claim. However, it is underlying factors, like landfills and driving cars, that help maintain the increasing temperature of the earth thus, climate change has become a controversial topic. There have been concerns that climate change does not exist but there is reliable proof that it does even if many scientists do not agree on the existence of climate change.

Author’s Note: This is a renovation of The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future by Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway. This smaller version of a semi-fictional essay is meant to be taken as a parallel universe to what they imaged, but with one vital difference; immediate action is taken in an effort to limit the damage from climate change. In this version, the children of Enlightenment take action to address the serious issue of climate change, but still have to deal with the damage already done by greenhouse gas emissions and a vast corporate world that opposes every change suggested.

As Earths average temperature increases every year, the discussion of climate change has become a significant topic in the scientific community. Human activities such as powering factories, running automobiles or something as simple as burning wood for heat, emit dangerous greenhouse gases. What makes these greenhouse gases so detrimental is that they absorb the heat radiating off of Earth and keep it in the lower atmosphere creating a “blanket” of warmth around the Earth’s surface. This causes a drastic increase in the Earths average temperature. Due to the rise in temperature, the polar caps have been melting faster than ever, this is dangerous not only because of the risk of floods and sea level increase but ocean water will become less saline and ecosystems will be destroyed, impacting humans just as much as marine life. In the article, Understand faulty thinking to tackle climate change by George Marshall, Marshall states that most people in our world today do not care about climate change because it will not affect them, “Which points to the real problem: climate change is exceptionally amorphous, … no deadlines, no geographic location, no single cause or solution.” (Marshall 2014). Because the author makes it clear that climate change is indeed a great plight, and fails to be acknowledged by people, it is a significant matter that should be discussed

Climate Change is not new and has “been changing since Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago” (Global Issues in Context). It is the rise in average surface temperatures on earth due primarily to “emissions of greenhouse gases, combined with human destruction of ecosystems that remove greenhouse gases (Global Issues in Context). However, in the last 50 years the changes have been more extreme than in the last millennium (Global Issues in Context).

Did you know that the United States is the second largest contributor of CO2, and the less concerned about it? Climate change has been a problem for decades, but just recently we start to see how big of a problem climate change is, and can be. Climate change is one of the biggest problems that we are facing right now, even if keep trying to act like is nothing. Everybody, the people, the government, and big companies are a big contributor of this phenomenon. The more we keep denying its effects, the more we are going to regret it later, and going to wish that we could go back and try to fix the issue. You going to know one day, and its going to be late. Climate change should be the U.S government main focus this decade and the ones to come. Climate change can affect a country in every way economically, destroyed …., cause a lot of deaths.

I really appreciate all of the work you're doing spreading awareness about climate change while doing your own part to combat it. In this day and age, our work to change the course of our currently unsustainable civilization is more important than ever. That's why we must be very careful when discussing the changing climate and the repercussions that spring from it. Most conversations about climate change focus on the major problems that are going to occur in the future as a result of current human practices. Yet, it is evident that these changes are wreaking havoc in the present world that we all inhabit. That is why the narrative on climate change must change. Not only is climate change real, but it is impacting the earth in devastating ways at this very moment. Climate change should be treated as the atrocity of today, not the possible problem of the future.

form of prevention of harm or an overall direct benefit to themselves. Having a personal stake in the issue of climate change can make people more receptive to adaptation. For some, the strategy of convincing them of the importance of leaving behind a good planet for the next generation (their children) can be a strong motivating factor. For others, the reduced electricity bills associated with living a sustainable lifestyle are enough of a motivation. These people, though they may care about the environment, are more likely to be convinced if their personal lives are affected rather than for the reason of global benefit.

Climate change also known as global warming, is the rise in the Earth's surface temperatures. Even though the rise in the Earth's surface temperature may be slight it can still have a wide range of effects on ecosystems, rising sea levels, severe weather events, and droughts. A staggering amount of scientist believe that climate change is caused mainly due to the human use of fossil fuels. When fossil fuels are used, carbon dioxide is released along with other greenhouse gases into the air. Those gases trap the heat within the atmosphere. Some examples of ways humans use fossil fuels are oil, coal, and natural gas. Humans depend on theses fossil fuels to function everyday life. For example we use these fuels to heat our homes, run our vehicles, and are used in the power industry to produce electricity.

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.

To properly engage the average high school student on why they should pursue a major in environmental science, it is pivotal to showcase unexpected consequences of consistent indifferent behavior towards preserving and improving the environment. In a world where the environment’s shifting conditions due to climate change become more prevalent and impactful, it should be evident that modifications are necessary. However, the exact change and path to fluctuating behaviors and societal perceptions of climate change make this an extremely difficult subject to tackle. Climate change in its simplest form is defined by NASA as “a change in the typical weather of a region or city”. The chart below highlights the significance and severity of the climate related issues and the risks they pose with natural disasters, extreme weather events, involuntary migration, food crises, and failure of climate change adaptation posing the greatest risks.

Climate change is without a doubt an issue that affects the entire world and its population, scientific consensus on its existence is substantial and is nearly impossible to refute. As a society we should be working together towards the single goal of reducing our contribution to climate change and restoring already affected parts of the environment. Developing themes of hope, urgency and action that function at the core of this movement to invigorate and precipitate support and action for the movement. However, this is not the case in our society today these core concepts are contested by cognitive, cultural, emotional, communicative and political challenges that effectively divide us as a people against these themes; making actions now holistically ineffective with divided support.