The seas are rising, rain patterns are changing, and polar ice is vanishing (Swim, et al.)! Unfortunately, these are the sad realities currently within our Earth and they are all a result of global warming. Through human actions, such as burning fossil fuels and the destruction of forests, humans have altered Earth’s heat balance and as a result, have raised the temperatures on Earth (Swim, et al.). Over the past ten years, Earth’s climate has increased as a direct result of the negative actions by Earth’s inhabitants (Swim, et al.).
Since humans have played a major role in increasing Earth’s temperatures, one of the only ways to fix the problem is through the humans who hurt it in the first place. Many people believe that the climate change is an important problem and understand that it needs to be fixed sooner rather than later. However, most global citizens are not interested in or involved in learning how to lessen their impact of greenhouse gases and other detrimental environmental practices (Gifford).
Studies have determined that the psychology of a person plays a big part in their beliefs and actions. According to Robert Gifford, “psychological barriers impede behavioral choices that would facilitate mitigation, adaptation, and environmental sustainab...
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Works Cited
Gifford, Robert. 2011. “The dragons of inaction: Psychological barriers that limit climate change mitigation and adaptation.” American Psychologist 66(4): 290–302.
Leiserowitz, A., E. Maibach, and C. Roser-Renouf. 2010. Climate change in the American Mind: Americans’ global warming beliefs and attitudes in January 2010. Yale University and George Mason University. New Have: CT. Yale Project on Climate Change.
Swim, Janet K. et al. 2011. “Psychology’s contributions to understanding and addressing global climate change.”American Psychologist 66(4): 241–250.
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