One of the most compelling and difficult environmental problems society is facing today is climate change. People do not realize how much the environment has changed for the worse in the last ten years, until they are told that the last two decades of the 20th century have been the hottest in the last 400 years, according to climate studies (Conserve Energy Future). Today the carbon dioxide levels have reached 396.81 parts per million (ppm). “Carbon dioxide (CO2) has also increased over the last 100 years-- from about 300 ppm to 370 ppm. Interestingly, the majority of these additions have occurred in the last 50 years, when temperature increases have been slowest” (geocraft). There are no known solutions yet to reverse these effects in the environment, however there are many things people can do to prevent it from increasing. By implementing a carbon tax the government can tax corporations on how much carbon they emit into the atmosphere. With the extra money from the tax, scientist can invest in alternative ways to reduce how much carbon is emitted. Reducing climate change is going to take years and so nothing is going to get fixed anytime soon, but meanwhile we can use that extra money to begin cleaning up the atmosphere. There are many ways to explain climate change, some say its due to the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, others say it is the burning of the fossils fuels, some even say it’s the greenhouse gases. All of these sayings mean the exact same thing, no matter how one says it. I believe there are more convenient ways to solve climate change; and if the government would to implement a carbon tax on companies they will then be forced to re-evaluate all the carbon they emit to the environment and red... ... middle of paper ... ....p., n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. Chaszeyka, Michael A. "Objections On Climate." Mechanical Engineering 130.2 (2008): 6. Academic Search Complete. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. "CO2 vs Temperature: Last 100 Years." CO2 vs Temperature: Last 100 Years. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2014. “Global Warming Facts." ConserveEnergyFuture. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. "Effects of Global Warming." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2014. Hirsch, Sven, and Cornelia Daheim. "The Meaning Of Clean Electricity." World Future Review (World Future Society) 4.2 (2012): 96-101. Academic Search Complete. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. "Is Climate Change a Problem?" Chasing Ice. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2014. "U.S. and Global Temperature." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2014. Weltman, Barbara. "Tax Incentives for Going Green." NY Report. N.p., 3 Feb. 2010. Web. 06 Feb. 2014.
Climate Change is costing the world millions of dollars and is the biggest issue facing society today. Climate change is causing greenhouse gases to build up, ice caps to melt, etc. Some people believe climate change is not a big issue. For instance in the article “Gospel of The Climate Change Deniers” it is stated, “Barton a guy who called Al Gore ‘totally wrong’ about global warming and advised people to get shade to adapt to rising temperatures” (Kroll). Although, this is an appealing mindset, it is illogical because climate change has many more effects than just warmer temperatures. For example, Frank Ackerman: an economist known for his work in environmental economics and Dr. Elizabeth A. Stanton an environmental economist and
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Opponents of global climate change say that global climate change is a naturally occurring process that’s been happening for a very long time. They go as far as to argue that carbon dioxide isn’t a pollutant, so “‘to suddenly label CO2 as a "pollutant" is a disfavor to a gas that has occupied a huge role in the development and sustainability of all life on this wonderful Earth. Mother Earth has clearly ruled that CO2 is not a pollutant. ' (Robert Balling, as quoted by Popular Technology) (Cook).Carbon dioxide has been labeled a
Climate change, never has such an impending natural disaster been so heavily ignored. While this problem of Greenhouse Gasses holds more long-term implications than any other problem found today, little to nothing has been done to address this problem. Through the last century, industrialization has revolutionized the world, in all aspects of life from comfort to industry. While this has obviously had its benefits, it has also created a world that is almost entirely dependent on carbon dioxide producing technology. This has caused the single biggest problem when it comes to curbing this issue known as climate change. That problem is the simple fact that in order for the people to make a positive unified change in the C02 levels they produce, they’re going to have to make sacrifices. These sacrifices range from giving up or reducing their use of various CO2 producing technologies, to paying new taxes such as carbon taxes. The causes for Climate Change and the lack of action to curb it are, of course, complex, but there are at least three significant factors: High prices required to produce and implement low-carbon technology; lack of political and corporate support; and an extensive public reliance on technology (Weeks). More than this, the public, along with the government, have been unwilling to sacrifice either money or effort, which has only served to exponentially increase the problem at hand.
Climate change may be defined as a change in global or regional climate patterns. Jones (1986) first identified climate change in 1986. He confirmed that the climate has been changing since the early days of industrialisation. The issue of climate change is important due to the devastating effect it may have on people’s lives. Adaptation to climate change is highly crucial to survive therefore, its unpredictability is fatal. However, there are claims that climate change is a myth, which mostly is from multi-national companies that are highly dependent on fossil fuels, meaning that they are to blame for climate change. The claim that climate change is a myth is one of the major issues in a discussion in modern times; it remains highly controversial, with many scholars, organizations and institutions contributing in the major debate. In particular, the credibility of the theory of man-made climate change, together with the global warming phenomenon, remains controversial because both the supporters and critics of the concept attempt to provide adequate evidence to support their claims, making it difficult to determine whether the theory is true or false. Nevertheless, it is worth
Climate change is a big issue around the world. There are many opinions on climate change and what makes it happen. A lot of people believe that greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide, that is produced by us, is making the climate change. Others believe that it is because of natural occurrences that have made climate change occur. I believe that climate change has occurred because of natural causes. So, I believe that the United States shouldn’t impose a carbon tax.
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Many people dedicate their lives to spread the message about climate change being real. Even though some change in the climate is natural, many events that have happened cannot be explained away by nature. Climate change is causing damage to the world that is completely irreversible. Nasa says, “Most scientists say it 's very likely that most of the warming since the mid-1900s is due to the burning of coal, oil and gas. Burning these fuels is how we produce most of the energy that we use every day” (nasa). The energy that we use daily makes our life easier, but it hurts the earth. Why does the government still allow us to use these things? Science has shown us that sea levels are rising in many parts of the world. Warm weather is causing glaciers to melt which results in the sea level rising. Earth 's average temperature has been rising for the last century in a half; and there has also been a steady rise in ocean temperature since 1969. It is said that climate control is man made and it is dangerous. On the other side of the argument, many people do not believe that climate change is real. They argue that their has not been a big temperature change in almost two decades. They also bring up the point of there not being enough data in the climate history to draw the conclusion of what is happening in the climate now is abnormal. Scientist started to record climate change around the 1800’s which many people believe is not enough data to do a comparison. Another reason some believe that climate change is not real is because of some instances where a scientist predicts a date of a significant climate change never happens. Rinkesh writes, “ For example:- Al Gore predicted that all Arctic ice would be gone by 2013. But, on contrary Arctic ice is up by 50% since 2012” (conserve-energy-future). Many people find that these reasons are why climate change is not
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The burning of fossil fuels has greatly harmed our environment and is a leading cause as to why climate change has become such a threat to our way of living. In May of 2013, the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached 400 parts per million, an increase of more than 40 percent since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. This could cause the Arctic Ocean to be nearly ice-free during the summer by 2020(Overland and Wang, 2013).
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