I know I eat to much food, and that's bad for the planet. Reducing my food is hard becuase I love eating, but I should try to eat a little less.

For electricity, I don't use my fan when it's not needed. But the problem is it extremely hot here, so I have to use it a lot. I can't really reduce that because I need to stay fresh. So insted, I need to find other small actions. For example, I can turn off lights when I leave a room or unplug charger. I can also close curtains during the day to keep the heat out, so maybe the fan works better.

Every littel action helps. Even if I can't reduce my fan use, I can still eat less food and save electricity in other ways. It's not easy, but I want to try.

Climate change is definitely real, and so much data proves it.  It's true the Earth’s climate has always changed naturally over millions of years, but the real issue is how fast we’re making it happen now. By burning fossil fuels and clearing out forests, we’re pumping harmful gasses like co2 and methane into the air at a rate the planet can't handle. We're also trashing the oceans and destroying habitats that are supposed to help clean the air. So, even though climate change happens on its own, human intervention is basically putting that natural process on fast-forward and making it way more destructive.

I absolutely agree with you, Paul Cherney! The Earth's climate is definitely being rapidly changed and warmed by humans. Most of this change is contributed to by massive corporations and businesses, but it's important to remember that we all have a part in this world. This is why I responded to your message in particular, because I appreciate how you consistently used the word "We're", which makes it clear that the problem of climate change is caused by us and therefore needs to be fixed by us.

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I agree with you. Climate change is real and humans are making it happen faster. Big companies have a big impact, but we all have a role too. Using “we” is important because it shows that we are all responsible. If we work together, we can make a difference. But we need better solutions to be able to make great change.

and stronger actions from governments and businesses. Small changes in our daily lives help, but bigger changes are needed to create real progress and protect the future. We should start now, because the longer we wait, the worse it’s going to get.

Yeah, climate change being real and partly human-caused isn’t really debate anymore, the scientific consensus (like from the IPCC) is pretty clear on that.

At the same time, I think it’s too simple to just blame individuals. For example, my own footprint is around 10.8 tons of CO2 per year, which is actually pretty close to the average in a lot of developed countries. That doesn’t mean I’m doing something wrong personally, it also reflects the system I live in (transport, energy mix, consumption patterns, …)

A lot of emissions come from things people don’t fully control: how electricity is produce, urban planning (wether you need a car or not), or how products are made. So putting all the responsibility on individuals kinda ignores the bigger structural factors.

I think individual choices still matter, but more because they can push more change (like demand for organic products or political pressure), not because one person’s footprint alone will solve the problem. So it’s less about blaming people and more about understanding how individual behavior and social constraints work.

Climate change is very much real, but this topic does get me wondering. How much of climate change is truly caused by humans? What specific things cause the most climate change?

There was once a time when climate change was merely speculative, a faraway threat nobody needed to address at the time. We didn't think humans would ever see the consequences of reaching greater and greater populations, using more energy and producing more waste and carbon emissions than the Earth can handle. Now, climate change is real, and its a greater threat than ever because we ignored it for so long. Year after year, temperatures have increased drastically as rainforests have been cut down and fossil fuels have been burned. This can only go on for so long; the human population tends to increase exponentially, and the Earth will eventually reach its limit.
Between corporate waste, excessive energy usage, and an unwillingness to look toward the future, we've killed off coral reefs in the ocean and obliterated entire species. This wouldn't have happened without us. We must acknowledge the glaring threat of global warming and work to coexist with ecosystems instead of destroying them. Things won't change unless we all take action together. We can't just pin the responsibility on others when we all inadvertently play a part in this dilemma. Between reducing energy usage, recycling and reusing, and spreading the message about our dying Earth, we can all make a difference together and heal the Earth.

Climate Change is a consequence of the rapid industrialisation of the world and human neglect/unawareness of pollution. The industrial revolution, while an important event in modern history, also kickstarted industrial pollution and as a consequence caused climate change. Are there any real ways to prevent it, or does the current political landscape not allow any such preventive actions to be put in effect due to the favoritism showed to corporations, industrialists and how they see these preventive actions as 'non-beneficial'?

this makes a lot of sense and i understand what you mean by "are there any real ways to prevent it..." i do think there are at least a couple but they might not be possible at this point in climate change.

"STOP" and "NOW", absolutely not, "lower drastically" and "over the next decade or so", very possible.
if all of humanity managed to agree to some policies and promises then we could likely meet the goal of less than 2°C by 2030 (maybe 2040)
1st we need to stop all burning of coal NOW,
coal is by far the worst, dirtiest, and least efficient fossil fuel, its a technology that belongs in the industrial revolution.

2nd we need better public infrastructure,
while one train (even electric) produces more co2 by itself than a car, if a hundred people are in that train then that train produces much less greenhouse gases per person than a car, so the answer is more electric trains, subway systems, electric ferries to islands, and electric busses where applicable, its also not just enough to have these things we need to

2.5lf encourage people to use public infrastructure and discouraging use of cars
cars are convenient sure but they pollute a lot, if we could make parking harder to find, more walking streets, one ways, reduce the number of lanes on highways, trains that run on time, and better accommodations, for example on one of these points, LA opened a new lane on one of their highways a few (dozen) years ago, and congestion got worse over the entire city, because people found it more convenient driving they would drive more and thus more cars on the roads, and that has lead to a joke in civil engineering "just one more lane and that will solve it"

3rd the world needs to transition away from coal, oils (petrol, diesel, crude oil), biofuels, and natural gas,
some fuels are less bad than others, for example crude oil and coal are much less preferable over the RELATIVELTY clean natural gas and biofuels, still not ideal fuel sources but just better if for example cargo ships run on biofuel over crude oil.
so we need to adapt industry away from that, foundries need to use preferably something like hydrogen gas or induction heating ovens,
ships need to use more efficient fuels or even hybrid ships (electric ferries for shorter trips are amazing (trust me, I'm on one right now))

4th we need cleaner powerplants to run this new industry. lets say we get every company and industry on the planet to somehow go fully electric, we still need the source of that electricity to be clean or we are just moving the problem from the production to the source. solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal, are obviously the goal and the best for this, but we need a ton of electricity it in a very short time, so might I suggest nuclear energy,
nuclear energy is much safer than people imagine (I mean global warming kills more people per year than nuclear energy ever has,) fossil fuels also contaminate more than nuclear and produce waste that goes into the air and is harder to manage than barely radioactive rocks that you can reuse 97% of and then throw the waste into a hole. because nuclear energy is so scrutinized that means that like airplanes its one of the safest forms of doing what they do, any time anything goes wrong everyone is talking about it so they have to hire the smartest people they can to make sure everything is safe.
another benefit of nuclear energy is that the only waste is a rock you burry a few kilometres underground to safely decay, and some water vapour that condenses back into safe water.

climate change has always been a problem but It is not caused purely by humans but they help it increase. all things that produce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses can increase the effect of climate change. like: cows, chickens, and all other mammals. they exhale carbon dioxide as a byproduct of cellular respiration. so climate change is not purely human-caused but mostly human-caused.some ways to reduce it would be to:
1) reduce home energy use-Switch to energy-efficient appliances and LED light bulbs.
2) Rethink your transportation-Walk, bike, or use public transportation instead of driving.
3) Change your diet-Eat less meat, especially red meat, and more plant-based foods, as livestock farming is a major source of greenhouse gases.
4) Consume less and reduce waste-Buy less overall and avoid impulse purchases.
5) Support renewable energy Switch to a renewable energy provider for your home if possible.

Fossil fuels are the main cause of rising temperature and climate change. Burning them for energy releases large amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Since we use fossil fuels for many different purposes, like industrial processing, energy production, and transportation, we can't immediately stop using fossil fuels. But if people will slowly change, at first, energy production, then use this energy for industrial processing, and change all cars, and other transport to electric ones. Then this will help our planet a lot.

I think that this is an issue that needs to be addressed. However, I think this problem would be better handled regionally, not globally. I live in an area that produces almost three times as much carbon per year than average. I think that we would need to bring the carbon emissions average down by drastic changes in smaller regions. This is because it is very hard to accurately judge progress on a global scale. This could lead to inaccurate data.

I agree, Makar! Turning over to renewable resources from fossil fuels will definitely mitigate climate change and balance the carbon cycle again. However, achieving this is extremely challenging - society and our global economy is heavily reliant on fossil fuels to power transportation, industrial production, and energy generation. To cease use of fossil fuels would facilitate economic collapse worldwide; corporations and stakeholders with financial interest in fossil fuels will actively deny and refuse the transition to renewable energy, sowing doubt among the people. Our daily lives are deeply intertwined with fossil fuel consumption, with many people unwilling to give up this resource. A very slow change initially will definitely be the best approach, and hopefully the accumulative effort will lead the planet to a better future.

In my opinion, we should not stop using fossil fuels completely. We should definitely use them less, but I don’t think it would be possible to stop using them completely .

Fuels are burned to make energy. They release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which hurts the planets environment by increasing the temperature. We need to stop burning fossil fuels and switch to a different energy source like solar power.

I totally agree with you. Fossil fuels and sedimentary rocks were not made to be burnt and used the way us humans are using them. Nature has a way of dealing with things and that is how it use to deal with carbon dioxide. The rocks absorb and store carbon dioxide. This process took millions of years of work and humans have been burning these fossils for daily use (as an energy source), destroying so much irreversible work. I also agree that we should switch to a different energy source like solar energy or windmill energy, however the way these things are priced is unrealistic. Solar panels have a high price rate as well as a high maintenance consumption. This causes some annoyance for some people and for others it may cause financial instability. Even though some have both the patience and money, they may not have the time to clean and set up the solar panels. This issue is not widely discussed, but I believe that if the government or solar panel companies could lower the price or/and be available to set up and come clean the panels every so often more people would be willing to switch their main energy source to try to help slow down climate change.

People believe that climate change is fake because they argue that it's still -10 degrees outside. That's the weather. Weather and climate are two very similar, but different things. Weather is the temperature of the current day. Climate is the temperature, precipitation rates, storm possibilities, and more. Climate tells us what the average weather will be for a certain time period. Over the years, we have seen the climate increase and more and more carbon dioxide gets released into the atmosphere.

If climate change is fake, then are the ice caps melting? Why are coral reefs going extinct? You may think that increasing the sea levels by 2 meters is nothing, but the effects are catastrophic. Many parts of the world including Florida, Miami, Bangkok, and more will be underwater. So what? Who cares about these cities? It's not about the cities. It's about the people. Who will pay for all the damage caused by these floods? Where will all the people populating the cities go? If we do not do something now, it will become much harder later to fix these problems.

Exactly, People really need to open their eyes nowadays, we are heading into a dark future. I hope to live in a future where my future grandkids will be able to see snow. I have a half-sister that dreams of seeing snow someday. As our carbon emissions go higher than ever recorded, I don't think it will be possible in the future unless we act now. Can you believe that after the industrial period, we have produced over 1,800 GtCO₂ which is 37.8 billion metric tons. How will we ever recover from this. As sea levels rise, i feel like more people are covering their eyes and ears as they don't believe this is really happening. 99% of scientists believe that climate change is real, but why don't the people believe? I'll tell you why; they are too scared to realize that us humans will go extinct in a matter of a few decades if we keep up our carbon emissions. There are ways we can reduce carbon, A bunch actually, but people live too lavish to care. If we can't do something about this right here and right now, our species is done. Mother nature can live without us. But we can't live without her.

Yeah, I strongly agree with what you guys are saying. We need to wake up to what climate change is doing to our planet,and not just in small places, like the pacific islands or the Maldives that don't really affect a large number of places, but everywhere. People have ignored the problem for so long, only because it didn't DIRECTLY impact their daily lives.And only now are people realising that this is real and they suddenly have to do something about it. But what about the people who have already been suffering for years, who had to move because rising sea levels made their country go extinct. These people have been trying to tell us for years that climate change is real, we are the problem, but we haven't listened until now. We all have to do something now to stop climate change before it's too late.

Climate change is real and also primarily caused by human activities. Scientific evidence from many sources, like ice cores and satellite data, can show that the Earth is warming at a faster rate due to human activity and the expansion of the greenhouse effect. The main factor of this would be the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil, which has significantly increased the amount of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.

I agree climate change is a problem we can no longer side line. Although there are scientists working on this issue right now there is not nearly enough. Climate change as a problem is being completely underestimated. Human activity and expansion has caused more harm than good for the very environment we live in. The greenhouse gas problem has gotten completely out of hand. Even though, there are solar panels and some sources of green energy it is not nearly enough. I am confident that with enough attention and resources we could effectively find a better source of green energy or refine the things we have already.

I would agree with you on the point that climate change is real and human accelerated. Also, I think that it is very frightening that many people don't believe this. Finally, I would like to applaud you for your use of citing the scientific evidence of ice cores and satellite data.

I agree with this. Climate change is very real, and very much human accelerated. The earth's temperature is about 1.42 Celsius warmer than it was before the industrial revolution, when we started burning fossil fuels. Human actions are the reason that the earths surface is warming and for many animals going extinct. By 2050 it is estimated that during the summer, we will be able to sail across the arctic.

To reduce emissions, my family has switched to a car that is capable of running on E80 instead of an electric vehicle. Electricity is still mainly produced using coal and other fossil fuels which are less efficient than burning it directly in a gas powered car or a hybrid vehicle. Even more, these fuels such as coal and oil are non renewable whereas E80 produces less CO2 than pure gasoline and is mostly made of ethanol which is renewable.

Climate Change is real, it is occurring at a fast rate. The planet's average surface temperature has risen by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the 19th century. Ice has been melting in Greenland and Antarctica are decreasing in mass. The royal society has an article about the basics of climate change, for example, greenhouse gases affect Earth's energy balance and climate. The sun is Earth's primary energy source, much of that solar energy is re-emitted into heat, this goes with the greenhouse effect because greenhouse gases are polluted gases in the atmosphere that absorb the heat energy and emit it, adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere enhances the effect, making the atmosphere even lower. If we put an end or even limit our greenhouse gas use, we can heavily impact a change.

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Yes, climate change is real, and the evidence shows that human activity is the main cause. Scientists have studied global temperature records, ice cores, ocean temperatures, and atmospheric greenhouse gas levels for decades. These studies show that the Earth is warming faster than it ever has in natural cycles, and this warming closely matches the increase in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by humans through burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial activity. Other evidence includes shrinking glaciers and ice sheets, rising sea levels, more frequent and intense heatwaves, stronger storms, and changing weather patterns that are all consistent with what climate models predict for human-caused warming. While some people may question the science, the overwhelming consensus among climate scientists is that climate change is happening and humans are largely responsible. Understanding this evidence is critical because it guides the actions we take to reduce emissions, protect ecosystems, and prepare communities for the impacts of a changing climate.

Climate change is a very real issue and people who deny its existence have not seen the effects or the data. There is undeniable proof that climate change is real however, the question lies on the idea of whether the entire thing is humans fault. Climate change in itself is not human caused it is a thing that would have occurred in nature over the course of millions and billions of years. Humanity as a society is rapidly increasing the rate at which this natural process takes place. We deforest and destroy numerous natural habitats that would have significantly slowed the process by cleansing the air. Not only that we release mass amounts of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds like methane into the air in large quantities every year. We pollute and destroy water ways and the aquatic life in them by using pesticides and dumping chemical waste which in the end does lead to a rapid increase in the pace that climate change accelerates by further destroying the environment around us. So to conclude climate change is real and although not human caused, is rapidly increasing the natural process where climate change takes place because of human intervention and destruction.

Yes, climate change is real, and is at minimum, 95% human caused; This is because of our man-made inventions like factories and vehicles/transportation that emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Our man-made inventions negatively impact many environments, for example, the most popular environment impacted being the arctic and its glaciers.

yes, I think humans are the cause of climate change. Before the industrial revolution, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was low but during the industrial revolution the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose up a lot and the climate started to change and get warmer. Humans did actions such as burning fossil fuels, and deforestation which warmed the earth at a higher rate. Agriculture also creates a big impact on climate change. for every second that passes, about 1 football field of forest is cut down for agriculture. most of the crops are grown for animal feed. Animal agriculture is one of the leading causes of climate change. The demand for animal products is high, they have to raise a lot of animals. The animals eat and drink a lot, and they produce a lot of methane which is 80x more harmful than carbon dioxide.

Hello, I would also like to add a few examples of humans negatively impacting the earth. One prime example of this that comes to mind is the Holocene, known as the current geological period on earth that had allowed for the Anthropocene to come (David Attenborough, A Life on our Planet). Although geologically we are still in the Holocene, the Holocene epoch was very different than it used to be 11,690 years ago due to us humans destroying habitats and killing various animals. A more specific example of this is how the California plains with many wild bison were killed because of humans making space for agriculture and homes. (David Attenborough, Planet Earth, Season 1, The Great Plains).

I agree with you Latiao_strips, that humans play a major role in climate change, and you explained the connection between fossil fuels, deforestation, and agriculture really clearly. The jump in carbon dioxide since the industrial revolution is especially strong evidence—scientists can see it in ice cores and direct measurements from places like Mauna Loa, and those increases line up with when we started burning coal, oil, and gas on a large scale. I also think it’s important that you mentioned methane from livestock, because a lot of people don’t realize how powerful that greenhouse gas is compared to CO₂. We can already see the effects you described in things like more intense heat waves, stronger storms, and melting ice. It makes me think that individual choices (like our diets or energy use) and bigger policy changes both need to work together if we want to slow this down.

You're absolutely right, humans are to blame for the rapid rise of climate change. The sudden rise after the industrial revolution is enough to clearly indicate that we have directly affected our atmosphere. Everything from the transportation to the food we eat and the products we buy, almost all of it negatively impacts the environment. I think nothing is done by a lot of people to slow down their emissions because it can feel futile to try and stop something that's going to happen regardless, and this feeding into nihility is going to kill our planet if nothing is actually done about it.

Climate change is defined as a long term shift in global climate caused by human activity.  This definition proves the fact that climate change is human caused. This still does not explain if it is real or not. A trend since the start of burning fossil fuels during the 1800s shows a drop in global temperatures. The drop in climate is directly related to human activity such as burning fossil fuels.  According to NASA, “The current warming trend is different because it is clearly the result of human activities since the mid-1800s, and is proceeding at a rate not seen over many recent millennia.” another quote that also proves the correlation between burning fossil fuels and climate change from clientearth.org, “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found that emissions from fossil fuels are the dominant cause of global warming. In 2018, 89% of global CO2 emissions came from fossil fuels and industry.” This shows the correlation between climate change and burning of fossil fuels by proving that fossil fuels releases the most greenhouse gases. Those greenhouse gasses are what cause the change in the global climate.

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According to records, 100-200 years ago, the maximum high temperature for my city (Sacramento, CA) throughout the entire summer was around 100 F. Now, however, we regularly see temperatures in the hundreds each summer, sometimes even seeing temperatures above 110 F (115 degrees Fahrenheit a few years ago), which leads to drought and wildfires, among other things. One danger that this causes for humans is that when wildfires occur, the valley in which we live in traps the smoke like a bowl, causing risk for things like lung disease for the residents of this area.

It's more than obvious that the ozone layer is the most important thing that we have in the earth's atmosphere.But what's happening to it? Well, for beginners, climate change is rapidly increasing throughout the carbon footprints.Around the whole wide world, by the emissions of many greenhouse gasses all over the world. But the main cause of this is human population, but how does this contribute to climate change?At all, let's start with the basic over consumption and fast fashion. Fast fashion is clothing that is only popular for a short while, which means that half of the clothes that people buy that are fast fashion, end up going into wastelands, which then get led into the ocean leading up to more waste in the ocean. Which then admit more greenhouse gases By the heat coming for off the clothes, repelling from the sun's heat out into the atmosphere again. But fast fashion isn't the only thing caused by the human population.Another thing caused by the human population would be the increase of demand and food.Since many people are reproducing having more kids making a bigger family.The demand in food has been growing rapidly. The demanded food also contributes to the demand in farming supplies being need, this excludes non electric farming utilities and farming equipment, not powered by gas. The tractors that are being used to fertilize crops and collect crops. Admit tons of carbon out into the world, because they use gaps, which then forms smoke and is set out into the environment, which then thins our ozone layers. The protecting us from space, which means that the great a nation's population is the higher demand of food. Which then leads to a higher admission of greenhouse gasses, which in all contributes to climate change. Well, all these explanations muster up the question is climate change even real and how so? The way that we know that climate change is really because over the years of after the industrial revolution.When the rise of human population was increasing rapidly, the ozone layer began to thin out.Because of the carbon emissions created by the greenhouse gases, which caused the earth to get hotter by the ozone layer, trapping in all G.H.G which Caused our planet to heat up. This is how we can tell that not only is climate change. Real, but that it was increased rapidly by humans, meaning that climate change is real.Not just tyat but it is human caused this doesnt mean that it's only caused by humans, but that the main cause of climate change is mainly humans.

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I agree

Yes it is.

yes, all the pollution in the oceans and a lot of the CO2 in the air was caused by us.

I believe it is due to our large carbon and fossil fuel emissions, constantly warming the planet.

It is caused by us. Via big corporations polluting the atmosphere, and the average persons daily life impacts the C02 pollution as well.

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Yes. I fully believe that humans are the main cause of climate change. The reason for this is because most of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is caused by humans. Humans cause CO2 to be released by cutting down trees for various reasons (ex. clearing land for agriculture, paper production), breeding animals for meat consumption, burning fossil fuels (ex. transportation, heating), electricity use, and so much more. I feel that if we were to reduce some of the things we do to contribute to the CO2 in the environment, then the world would head towards a cleaner and safer future.

If you are a student, you may not think that you can do much to help out, but there are many things you can do including eat less meat, take shorter showers, turn off any electrical device when it is not being currently used, take public transportation, walk, or bike whenever possible, and throw your waste in the right bins. I'm not telling you to change your whole lifestyle, but if we all try to reduce even a little bit of the things we do to contribute to climate change, then we can make a huge impact to change the outcome of the future. Try to do whatever is possible for you.

you're right, we are causing far to much CO2 to enter the atmosphere and this needs to stop. while personal action will help there will always someone who doesn't care, which is why big corporations also need to play a role.

I agree as well, we are causing way to much pollution and C02 to enter our and atmosphere. And we need to do something about it. We need to get big groups of people to help the cause, while individual help and still impact it. Bigger groups get attention better than just one person.

I completely agree Humans have single handed raised the ppm of CO2 by almost 125 since 1960

climate change is human caused because we breathe out carbon no mater what so every breath you take adds on and on and on so even if you try your most to live a life trying to not "contribute" you still will

Climate change is somewhat human caused. Climate change itself was going to happen just from natural events that heat up the climate. However, humans have greatly sped up climate change with gas cars, factories, and fossil fueled powered things. So to answer your question climate change happens because of natural events, but humans have sped up the process of heating of the earth due to what we use as fuel.

I believe it is caused by humans because apart from necessary things we need in life, we’re creating/doing unnecessary things and hurting the environment more just for our entertainment that don’t even always last.

I agree I think that humans cause all of our earths problems. Things need to change before we could help stop climate change.

yeah lots of things we do need to change like factories and stuff that produce CO2.

I agree that climate change is human caused, but its mainly big corporations, not necessarily one person.

Yes, everyone has a carbon output which attributes to climate change, these carbon emissions contribute to climate change by adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. We can all reduce our carbon emissions by using electric cars or things that don't put as much carbon into our air.

yes everyone contributes to co2 emissions and this warms our planet. we need to get group action involved to stop climate change from hurting earth permanently.

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Yes everyone contributes to climate change with their C02 emissions, but the largest contributors are major companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and major oil companies.

yeah its real cause everything with technology has some impact on the environment which makes the planet hotter. i saw this article that says phyto plankton that supplies 60% of the oxygen we breath will die if the planet keeps getting hotter

YES, it absolutely is. Humans are the main cause of climate change, but there may also be some natural causes too. So the answer is mostly.

I learned that I don't recycle as much as I thought and will try to do a better job at recycling

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Air travel is one of the most carbon-intensive activities an individual can engage in. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), commercial aviation accounts for about 2–3% of global CO₂ emissions, but its overall climate impact is higher due to the release of other gases at high altitudes, which amplify warming effects (Lee et al., 2021). Air travel has become an integral part of global connectivity, enabling economic development, cultural exchange, and personal freedom. However, its environmental cost—particularly in terms of carbon emissions, is significant and often underestimated.

Climate change is a very real and is mainly caused by humans, although many people are doubtful this is even occurring. Climate change is the long-term change in Earth’s temperature, weather patterns, and climate systems. According to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Earth’s average temperature has increased by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 1800s, and most of that increase has happened since 1975. This is due to the pollution from cars, factories and power plants. However, there have been natural factors that contribute to climate change such as volcanic eruptions or changes in the sun’s energy. While these might not be the main causes, they do speed up the process. Without humans, climate change may occur over many years, but nowhere near as quick or devastating as it is now.

Yes. I fully believe that humans are the main cause of climate change. The reason for this is because most of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is caused by humans. Humans cause CO2 to be released by cutting down trees for various reasons (ex. clearing land for agriculture, paper production), breeding animals for meat consumption, burning fossil fuels (ex. transportation, heating), electricity use, and so much more. I feel that if we were to reduce some of the things we do to contribute to the CO2 in the environment, then the world would head towards a cleaner and safer future.

If you are a student, you may not think that you can do much to help out, but there are many things you can do including eat less meat, take shorter showers, turn off any electrical device when it is not being currently used, take public transportation, walk, or bike whenever possible, and throw your waste in the right bins. I'm not telling you to change your whole lifestyle, but if we all try to reduce even a little bit of the things we do to contribute to climate change, then we can make a huge impact to change the outcome of the future. Try to do whatever is possible for you.

I agree with you. Climate change is 100% human caused. But I think one of the main issues is that it’s hard for humans to change their whole life styles. Since climate change is such a big and important issue, it does take immediate action but humans are hesitant to be the change and try and combat climate change. I agree that everyone should do their part in helping fight climate change, and I liked the ideas that you suggested. Some more possible ideas of specific actions you could take are planting a garden to grow your vegetables so that they won’t need to be imported from other countries and grown with harmful chemicals. Like you said, people should try and eat less meat, as the meat industry, specifically cow agriculture, is one of the leading causes to climate change. Of course it is hard to get people to change their diets, but in order to combat climate change I do think that it is necessary.

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I agree with the most of the arguments. However, climatic change has happened in the past, such as during the ice age.  The current climate change is definitely caused by human society. As it was pointed out, it would be hard for everyone to change their lifestyle in order to reduce carbon dioxide pollution. Companies that produce a lot of products tend to be reluctant to reduce CO₂ emissions. Since the filters and other elements they would need are actually expensive. Fast food companies, for instance McDonald's, in the USA produce lots of CO₂ due to their cow stock.

I agree. Climate change is most likely caused by humans because in the past, mostly natural gasses were going into the atmosphere which allowed for them to be naturally broken down over time. When humans came into the equation, we began to cut down trees which made it so the CO2 we breathed wasn't able to be consumed and we released fossil fuels from underground that wouldn't be going into the atmosphere as quickly without us manually doing it.

Personally, the most that I contribute to climate change is by taking flights and going on vacation. I wonder if there's any way to create electric planes that are able to travel long distances so that it would be more sustainable for the environment.

I agree with you 85%. Climate Change is mostly caused by humans, with our factories and carbon emissions contributing a lot. However, natural weather is also a small factor when it comes to Climate Change. Natural disasters such as wildfires are caused by high winds, which we have no control over. The burning involves a chemical reaction where the carbon in the wood combines with oxygen, forming CO2. Overall, I think that Climate Change is caused by humans, but some natural causes contribute to the change.

Yes I do think Climate Change is mostly human caused. Climate Change is caused by the rising amount of greenhouse gases that are in the atmosphere which causes heat from the sun to be trapped in the atmosphere instead of going back out into space. This is making the heat to rise or, global warming. To answer this question fully you must understand that Climate Change and global warming are two different things. Climate Change refers to the change in climate while global warming refers to the rising temperatures of the Earth. Global warming is part of Climate Change so they are relational. Although, Climate Change is not completely human caused, natural things happen on Earth that cause Climate Change as well. Overall, I'd say Climate Change is 90% percent human's fault and 10% natural cause.

I think climate change is caused by humans because life is a simulation that the government is doing to distract us from the real world

While everyone is entitled to their opinion, it's important to separate science from speculation. The overwhelming consensus among climate scientists is that climate change is primarily driven by human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation. Ideas about life being a government-run simulation are not supported by credible evidence and distract from addressing real-world issues that urgently need our attention.

Yes, climate change is real and caused by humans, and with the years it is getting worse and worse, negatively affecting our planet and us humans. It is sad that we no longer even have four seasons — spring has become summer, while winter is more like autumn. Even if we start taking better care of the environment now, we will not stop the melting of ice and glaciers. Although we cannot undo the damage, we can still slow down climate change if we all start taking action now.

I am convinced that climate change is real and largely caused by human activity. The evidence from climate scientists around the world clearly shows that global temperatures are rising, glaciers are melting, sea levels are increasing, and extreme weather events like wildfires, floods, and hurricanes are becoming more frequent and intense. One of the main reasons for this is the increase in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by human activities – especially the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. Deforestation and industrial agriculture also add to the problem. We are already seeing the effects, and if we don't reduce emissions, the consequences will get much worse. I believe it's our responsibility to take this seriously and work together to reduce our impact. That means changing how we produce energy, how we travel, and even how we use and waste resources. We can all contribute in some way – individually and collectively – to protect the future of our planet.

Schimbările climatice sunt din cauza poluări(încălzirea globală)
Trebuie sa incercam toți să nu mai poluăm și sa incercam sa strângem gunoaiele de pe jos sau oriunde găsim.+dacă poluam deșeuri în oceane și planeta va suferi dar și animalele acvatice .
Eu spun" Stop poluări"!

Yes, climate change is real and caused by humans. Evidence shows rising temperatures, melting ice, and more extreme weather events. Activities like burning fossil fuels, cutting down trees, and pollution have increased greenhouse gases, which trap heat in the atmosphere. I’m deaduzz.

I totally agree—climate change is a pressing issue, and human activities are a big part of the problem. The evidence is undeniable, and it’s alarming to see how quickly things are changing. It’s also wild how connected everything is, from the way we use resources to how ecosystems are being affected. But we still have time to make a difference if we take action now, even if it feels overwhelming at times. How do you think we can push for more change, even on a smaller level?

You're right, the interconnectedness of everything is crazy to think about! Even small actions can make a big impact when it comes to pushing for change. On a smaller level, we can start by being mindful of our personal consumption—things like reducing waste, supporting sustainable businesses, using public transport, or even planting trees. It all adds up. But beyond that, pushing for policy changes is key. Voting for leaders who prioritize climate action, supporting local environmental initiatives, and advocating for stronger regulations around emissions and deforestation can make a huge difference. What do you think—what small changes do you find most effective?

I love your point about how small actions add up! It really does feel empowering to realize that even individual choices can create a ripple effect. For me, some of the most effective changes have been reducing single-use plastics and opting for more sustainable alternatives. Also, I’ve been trying to support businesses that have clear sustainability goals, like those using renewable energy or eco-friendly packaging. Another small change that’s made a big impact is trying to reduce food waste by planning meals more carefully and using leftovers creatively. It all feels like a step in the right direction, but you’re right—policy changes are key to making systemic progress. Do you have any tips for making sustainability a bit easier in everyday life?

I love that you're focusing on reducing single-use plastics, supporting sustainable businesses, and tackling food waste! Those small changes are definitely a huge step in the right direction. Making sustainability easier in everyday life can sometimes be about convenience, but with a few tweaks, it can feel more manageable. Here are a few tips:

1. **Streamline your shopping**: Keep a list of eco-friendly products you use regularly, so when you shop, you can easily choose the sustainable option. Things like bamboo toothbrushes, refillable cleaning products, and sustainable food storage can make a big difference.
   
2. **Invest in reusable items**: Reusable bags, water bottles, coffee cups, and even produce bags can help you cut down on waste. Having these items ready to go makes it easier to avoid single-use plastics when you're out and about.

3. **Buy in bulk**: This one’s great for reducing packaging waste. Bulk buying grains, nuts, and cleaning supplies helps minimize plastic use. Plus, it usually ends up being more cost-effective in the long run!

4. **Compost if you can**: If you have a garden or even just a small space, composting food scraps can be a game-changer. It keeps waste out of landfills and provides you with nutrient-rich soil for plants.

5. **Support local and seasonal foods**: It’s not only fresher and often more affordable, but buying locally produced, seasonal food reduces carbon emissions from transportation.

I think it’s all about making small, incremental changes that feel natural and manageable, while also staying mindful of the bigger picture. What’s one area you’d like to focus on making more sustainable this year?

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Humans have negatively affected the climate for years, these actions inclue burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and over use of our resources, as the earth warms more and more each year our ice caps will melt even faster.
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/climate-ch … %20warming

I completely agree with you. However, I'd like to add that agriculture also plays a big impact on the environment. For example, if you feel bad when you take a long shower or leave the tap running then consider the animal products you eat - eating one hamburger is equivalent to two months of however much the average person showers. That's a lot of water, think about it. Of course, burning fossil fuels, deforestation and the over use of resources are huge problems. In fact, these practices are all used for the making of meat/dairy products - we cut down forests so that we have more farmland, we burn fossil fuels to transport the goods, and of course we use tons and tons of feed (that could go to humans) and water to sustain farm animals.

Now more than ever, we are hearing about climate change. With our warmer winters and scorching summers, it makes since that climate change is happening. However, some people doubt that climate change is even real, or that it is caused by human activity. This can be a dangerous mentality to have, as the more people that don't believe in climate change, the less that will be done to change it. So, what is climate change? Climate change is caused by an increased amount of methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the sun in our atmosphere. While the atmosphere is designed to keep some heat from the sun, the introduction of the gases causes it to hold on to more than we can stand. The increased amounts of these harmful gases in the atmosphere are mostly caused by human activities, such as driving gasoline-powered vehicles and burning coal at power plants and factories. The more the overall temperature of the Earth rises, the more animals and ecosystems that will suffer because they are unable to adapt fast enough to the rapid changes. To sum it all up, climate change is very real and caused by human activity. If nothing continues to be done about it, we will eventually experience another mass extinction, much like the one the dinosaurs experienced.

https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/effects/

Climate change has been a topic heavily discussed more and more lately. There are many factors and people have their own opinions however, when looking at the data it points to clear conclusions. One way that humans are constantly contributing to the rising of climate change is through deforestation. Forests and wetlands are currently being destroyed in order to make a profit from logging or construction. They do this from a process called clearcutting which is when every tree or native plant is destroyed within a single area and nothing is left. This destroying process is very harmful to the environment for many reasons. One way it is very bad is that it takes away animals and plants habitats where they found refuge in and built their habitats. Another way it is very harmful, is that trees have the ability of taking in carbon dioxide and storing it at ground level or underground but then once trees are cut down and dug up it is releasing all of the carbon into the atmosphere. All of the carbon then can be very harmful to the rest of the environment and people which contributes to climate change. Even where I live, you can see deforestation happening at lesser levels. Currently a bridge is being built and so they are destroying large parts of the forests by cutting them down and then holding controlled burns. There are also many developments that are being placed around the city and region in order to hold all the people that are moving here which requires the destruction of forests. Deforestation is a large issue and we need to begin taking care of our trees and saving our parks.
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-c … ge#choices

While climate change does occur multiple ways that do not involve humans, we do significantly accelerate it. In moderation things would not so drastically change, but because we humans refuse to change our ways, the Earth is heating up at an uncontrollable rate. Greenhouse gases are naturally emitted into the atmosphere from decaying organisms and waste. Humans are taking advantage of the Earth and are emitting more greenhouse gases than the Earth can handle. This is deteriorating the ozone layer, leading to overheating and harmful UV rays entering the atmosphere. With the temperatures rising and conditions worsening, humans are digging themselves into a bigger and bigger hole that soon we will not be able to get ourselves out of. Humans must accept that we are the cause of the Earth's slow death. If we do not change this soon, the Earth will not survive much longer.
https://ourworldindata.org/greenhouse-gas-emissions

Climate change happens naturally in multiple ways, like the release of Methane from cows, but we humans excel the rate for global temperature rise by multitudes. We use machinery and factories that release hundreds of tons of CO2 and other green house gasses. The gasses are great at trapping temperature because they're magnetically of balance with their charges. When heat hits them the jiggle and trap the energy in heat form. Ultimately this causes the globe to rise in temperature slowly. To conclude, yes  climate change is real, and when it comes to thee question of if we're to blame, majority answer is yes.

I completely agree with you, some change is completely normal, but humans speed up this process extremely.

While climate change does occur multiple ways that do not involve humans, we do significantly accelerate it. In moderation things would not so drastically change, but because we humans refuse to change our ways, the Earth is heating up at an uncontrollable rate. Greenhouse gases are naturally emitted into the atmosphere from decaying organisms and waste. Humans are taking advantage of the Earth and are emitting more greenhouse gases than the Earth can handle. This is deteriorating the ozone layer, leading to overheating and harmful UV rays entering the atmosphere. With the temperatures rising and conditions worsening, humans are digging themselves into a bigger and bigger hole that soon we will not be able to get ourselves out of. Humans must accept that we are the cause of the Earth's slow death. If we do not change this soon, the Earth will not survive much longer.
https://ourworldindata.org/greenhouse-gas-emissions

try to walk and bike to places more

I ride my bike a lot and even try to walk to most places and I really only take a car to go to polo and football

Wow I use less Co2 than the avger person.

LUCKY! I wish I could say the same thing...:)

I know that everyone likes ice cream, milk, Mac n' Cheese, and just cheese in general--- but have you ever thought about how it affects the climate? Cows--- the source of all our dairy--- release methane, a global-warming inducing chemical, through their digestive system.(As in, when they b*rp or far*...) Personally, I am the only dairy eater in a lactose-intolerant family, but I still feel that we could cut back on the dairy so that farms don't breed cows so much, and so (Hopefully) the amount of methane going into the atmosphere will reduce. (Lactose-free ice cream is good, people!) This is just a thought, but personally, I will try to cut back on the dairy. A pebble in the ocean still creates a ripple! Thanks for hearing me out, and if anyone has any other ideas that don't involve giving up cheese for the sake of the world and reducing methane, I'm all ears!

Plane rides are one of the most carbon-emitting ways of transportation. From my personal carbon footprint, my transportation section was up around 6,000 kgs more than normal because I took many plane rides around the world. According to billiontrees.com, a plane emits around 90 kg of C02 per hour. To put that into perspective a normal car emits around 1 kg of C02 per hour. Planes emit way more carbon because they burn a lot more fossil fuels than any other type of transportation. A plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon (about 4 liters) of fuel every second. Although it is hard to avoid plane rides, the next time you are on a plane think about how much carbon the plane is emitting into the

Yes!! I recently calculated my carbon footprint and was shocked to see how much a couple airplane rides a year shot it up more than 5,000 kgs. Over 16 million flights per year are handled by the FAA which is a huge amount of carbon emissions. As you said plane rides are essential for our worldwide travel, but we do need to consider how much carbon we are emitting every time we fly, even short distance flights.

I completely agree that air travel is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions. Your personal experience highlights just how significant the impact can be. The comparison between planes and cars really puts it into perspective—it's startling to realize how much more CO2 planes emit. Given that many of us rely on flying for both work and leisure, it’s crucial to be aware of the environmental cost. While it may not always be feasible to avoid plane travel, being mindful of our choices can help us mitigate our carbon footprints. Perhaps considering alternatives like trains or limiting long-distance trips could make a difference.

Climate Change was hypothesized in 1896 by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius, many years later in 1938, this theory was confirmed by the scientist Guy Calendar. Humans have known about climate change for almost a century and a loud minority still don't believe in it.

So to answer the threads question, yes, Climate Change is real and cause by Humans.

Schimbările climatice reprezintă modificări semnificative ale climei Pământului într-o perioadă lungă de timp. Există o mare consens în comunitatea științifică că schimbările climatice sunt reale și sunt cauzate în principal de activitățile umane. Emisiile de gaze cu efect de seră, cum ar fi dioxidul de carbon, provenite din arderea combustibililor fosili, precum cărbunele, petrolul și gazele naturale, contribuie la creșterea temperaturilor globale. Defrișarea masivă a pădurilor este, de asemenea, un factor important. Aceste schimbări climatice pot avea consecințe grave asupra mediului și societății, inclusiv creșterea nivelului mărilor, fenomene meteorologice extreme și pierderea biodiversității. Este important să conștientizăm aceste probleme și să luăm măsuri pentru a reduce emisiile de gaze cu efect de seră și a proteja planeta noastră.

Climate change is real and humans are the cause. Things that we use everyday like vehicles emit carbon into the air which is a green house gas. Greenhouse gasses trap some heat in the earth's atmosphere and too many greenhouse gasses make the planet overheat leading to climate change. In my research, carbon has been more prominent in areas with machines, and less prominent in areas with trees because trees take in carbon and produce oxygen. If we start relying less on machines, we can reduce our carbon output and help prevent climate change.

global warming is something that we caused by not caring about the environment or planet earth itself

Yes, global warming is human-caused and has contributed to climate change. A main factor is greenhouse gas emissions being emitted into the atmosphere and trapping the sun's heat, resulting in the greenhouse effect keeping heat near the earth's surface. A prime example is human's excessive usage of plastic and nonbiodegradable trash that when burned releases carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrogen into the atmosphere. Gas waste containing nitrogen accounts for water pollution and acidic rains. According to the United Nations Climate Action, today the earth's temperature regulations are warming at a faster rate than ever seen before in history with increased temperatures altering weather patterns across various regions and disrupting the balance of ecosystems. Other defining factors that lead to climate change include burning fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and gas has amounted to over 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions. Cutting down forests also prompts climate change because trees both absorb and store large amounts of carbon dioxide. Deforestation is the cause for about 10% of climate change because when trees are chopped down the stored carbon is released back into the atmosphere. I think that climate change is very real and is a result of humans disrupting the earth's natural balance of carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Though climate change is irreversible, I think its rate can be slowed and we can reduce the amount of human-caused emissions of carbon. Instead as a society, we can look to use renewable and sustainable practices to cut back on waste and pollution.

Sources:
*United Nations-Climate Action-Causes and Effects of Climate Change
*European Parliament-Climate Change: the greenhouse gases causing global warming
*EPA-Climate Change Indicators: Greenhouse Gases

Climate change is definitely real and human caused. In the short time humans have been around compared to the existence of earth, humans have managed to alter the atmosphere and impose irreversible damage to our climate. There are huge trash piles floating in the ocean, dumps of trash not able to be composted or recycled, and most importantly, the things that sustain life on earth are wasting away. Land ice is melting causing sea levels to rise, as well as the pollution that has been emitted into the atmosphere, contributing to the build up of greenhouse gasses that are heating up our planet to unhealthy levels.

People who say that climate change isn't real state that we are not in an ice age at the moment. I would disagree with that statement since there is ice on our poles which constitutes an ice age. We are actually in an interglacial period were the ice pulls back to around the poles. That means it is concerning to have our planet's ice sheets melt as we are still technically in an ice age.
https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey … ce%20age!)

Climate change was started by the industrial revolution and affects our world more and more everyday. It was started by human activities that would release greenhouse gasses and large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Some of these activities include burning fossil fuels, farming livestock, and cutting down trees. While I understand that by doing these, it makes our lives easier, it is also very harmful to our planet. We can have more food options and produce more heat. Not to include that by cutting down trees we are able to make paper, make it easier to build, farm, use wood for fuel, etc. The average temperature on the earth is increasing which may be great because it feels like summer instead of being cold out. But that is not the case. By doing all of these things, we are doing more harm to the environment than good. Glaciers are melting and animals are losing their habitats and are going extinct. There are also more droughts which is bad for everyone because we need water to survive. The ocean is getting warmer and rising which will cause more hurricanes and severe storms. This is harming marine life and making it unsafe for those who live near large bodies of water. There are also more health risks, not enough food, and poverty. These are all horrible things that are happening to our planet because of climate change. You may be asking yourself, how can this be stopped? There’s many different ways that our planet can be saved. We could stop using fossil fuels, invest in renewable energy, stop cutting down forests and trees, etc.

https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-science/causes-climate-change#:~:text=Since%20the%20Industrial%20Revolution%2C%20human,also%20affect%20the%20earth's%20climate.
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/climate-ch … %20warming.
https://education.nationalgeographic.or … restation/
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/sci … ate-change

Climate change is a real thing. Many parts of our environment are changing because of climate change. “Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. The changes could be natural or human caused.” (un.org) Some examples of natural causes of climate change are changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. Some examples of human caused changes include the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas, cutting down trees and many more. “It is extremely likely (> 95%) that human activities have been the dominant cause of that warming. Human activities have contributed substantially to climate change through: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Reflectivity or Absorption of the Sun's Energy.” (epa.gov) Humans use fossil fuels to power their homes, schools, factories, etc. Fossil fuels will eventually run out and we can’t use it anymore. Fossil fuels are running out and causing climate change. We should use renewable energy, so we can help stop climate change. Some renewable energy sources we can use are solar fields, wind farms and many more. According to eia.gov, renewable energy accounted for 12% of Michigan's total in-state electricity net generation in 2022, most of it from wind. In Michigan, there are 1,658 wind turbines across the state. There are also 66 solar farms across the state of Michigan. To wrap up, climate change is caused by humans and it's real. There are some major effects on the environment from climate change.

https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/wha … ate-change

https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-science/causes-climate-change#:~:text=Human%20Versus%20Natural%20Causes&text=Rather%2C%20it%20is%20extremely%20likely,dominant%20cause%20of%20that%20warming.&text=Human%20activities%20have%20contributed%20substantially,Absorption%20of%20the%20Sun's%20Energy

https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/education/eart … %20engines.

https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php? … rom%20wind.

https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-envir … ast%20year.

Climate change is real there are multiple sources and pieces of evidence that prove it is real. According to nasa.gov there is scientific evidence that is discovered each day that is affecting the earth’s climate. Many factors affect climate change such as burning fossil fuels, using a lot of plastic and not recycling it, car emissions, etc. All of these things contribute to heating the earth and messing with the earth's atmosphere. The changing in the atmosphere brings along many effects such as warmed ocean basins, melting glaciers, changing extreme temperatures, and a lot more. Other factors that increase carbon emissions are waste such as plastic bottles, non reusable bags, school lunch trays etc. Switching from styrofoam trays to ones that can be reused and washed would get rid of all the waste thrown away everyday. While buying enough plastic trays for each kid would be costly at first, the schools will save money because they are a one time purchase. Reusable water bottles would be a good fix if all or at least a majority of people switched over and didn’t use plastic. We would decrease the amount of plastic being put into landfills. As well as decrease the amount of plastic being burned down and put into our atmosphere. Plastic bags have both their pros and cons. Some of the pros are that people can reuse them to pick up dog poop. People can also put other stuff in them for storage, or use to line trash containers. But they also have many cons because just like plastic bottles a lot of people just throw them away leading to them also ending up in landfills and going back into the atmosphere, creating more climate change. While only 12% of waste is plastic, it is still a good idea to reuse plastic items more often. It is also a good idea to replace one time use products with their reusable counterparts. This way the plastic waste will be cut down. If we can find greener solutions to everyday problems, the world will be a cleaner place in no time.

Climate change is real there are multiple sources and pieces of evidence that prove it is real. According to nasa.gov there is scientific evidence that is discovered each day that is affecting the earth’s climate. Many factors affect climate change such as burning fossil fuels, using a lot of plastic and not recycling it, car emissions, etc. All of these things contribute to heating the earth and messing with the earth's atmosphere. The changing in the atmosphere brings along many effects such as warmed ocean basins, melting glaciers, changing extreme temperatures, and a lot more. Other factors that increase carbon emissions are waste such as plastic bottles, non reusable bags, school lunch trays etc. Switching from styrofoam trays to ones that can be reused and washed would get rid of all the waste thrown away everyday. While buying enough plastic trays for each kid would be costly at first, the schools will save money because they are a one time purchase. Reusable water bottles would be a good fix if all or at least a majority of people switched over and didn’t use plastic. We would decrease the amount of plastic being put into landfills. As well as decrease the amount of plastic being burned down and put into our atmosphere. Plastic bags have both their pros and cons. Some of the pros are that people can reuse them to pick up dog poop. People can also put other stuff in them for storage, or use to line trash containers. But they also have many cons because just like plastic bottles a lot of people just throw them away leading to them also ending up in landfills and going back into the atmosphere, creating more climate change. While only 12% of waste is plastic, it is still a good idea to reuse plastic items more often. It is also a good idea to replace one time use products with their reusable counterparts. This way the plastic waste will be cut down. If we can find greener solutions to everyday problems, the world will be a cleaner place in no time.
Climate change is real there are multiple sources and pieces of evidence that prove it is real. According to nasa.gov there is scientific evidence that is discovered each day that is affecting the earth’s climate. Many factors affect climate change such as burning fossil fuels, using a lot of plastic and not recycling it, car emissions, etc. All of these things contribute to heating the earth and messing with the earth's atmosphere. The changing in the atmosphere brings along many effects such as warmed ocean basins, melting glaciers, changing extreme temperatures, and a lot more. Other factors that increase carbon emissions are waste such as plastic bottles, non reusable bags, school lunch trays etc. Switching from styrofoam trays to ones that can be reused and washed would get rid of all the waste thrown away everyday. While buying enough plastic trays for each kid would be costly at first, the schools will save money because they are a one time purchase. Reusable water bottles would be a good fix if all or at least a majority of people switched over and didn’t use plastic. We would decrease the amount of plastic being put into landfills. As well as decrease the amount of plastic being burned down and put into our atmosphere. Plastic bags have both their pros and cons. Some of the pros are that people can reuse them to pick up dog poop. People can also put other stuff in them for storage, or use to line trash containers. But they also have many cons because just like plastic bottles a lot of people just throw them away leading to them also ending up in landfills and going back into the atmosphere, creating more climate change. While only 12% of waste is plastic, it is still a good idea to reuse plastic items more often. It is also a good idea to replace one time use products with their reusable counterparts. This way the plastic waste will be cut down. If we can find greener solutions to everyday problems, the world will be a cleaner place in no time.
Climate change is real there are multiple sources and pieces of evidence that prove it is real. According to nasa.gov there is scientific evidence that is discovered each day that is affecting the earth’s climate. Many factors affect climate change such as burning fossil fuels, using a lot of plastic and not recycling it, car emissions, etc. All of these things contribute to heating the earth and messing with the earth's atmosphere. The changing in the atmosphere brings along many effects such as warmed ocean basins, melting glaciers, changing extreme temperatures, and a lot more. Other factors that increase carbon emissions are waste such as plastic bottles, non reusable bags, school lunch trays etc. Switching from styrofoam trays to ones that can be reused and washed would get rid of all the waste thrown away everyday. While buying enough plastic trays for each kid would be costly at first, the schools will save money because they are a one time purchase. Reusable water bottles would be a good fix if all or at least a majority of people switched over and didn’t use plastic. We would decrease the amount of plastic being put into landfills. As well as decrease the amount of plastic being burned down and put into our atmosphere. Plastic bags have both their pros and cons. Some of the pros are that people can reuse them to pick up dog poop. People can also put other stuff in them for storage, or use to line trash containers. But they also have many cons because just like plastic bottles a lot of people just throw them away leading to them also ending up in landfills and going back into the atmosphere, creating more climate change. While only 12% of waste is plastic, it is still a good idea to reuse plastic items more often. It is also a good idea to replace one time use products with their reusable counterparts. This way the plastic waste will be cut down. If we can find greener solutions to everyday problems, the world will be a cleaner place in no time.

Sources.
* science.nasa.gov
* Why can’t our school use reusable trays – The Mentor
* Plastic waste in the U.S. - statistics & facts - Statista

Climate change has always been a things. It’s an ever changing battle that always been going on. But how has it changed since humans have stepped foot here on our earth? Humans are the main cause of the rise in fossil fuels. We are the ones making mass amounts of products in plastic and metal. The manufacturing of all of these products is creating greenhouse gasses that are going up to our atmosphere. When we burn things and manufacture them and then the gases are being emitted to our world causing the greenhouse effect. So i would say yes climate change is more human caused than what change was happening in our climate before. So yes climate change is real and we are the main cause. So we need to start eliminating these gasses fast before it’s too late.

Do you believe climate change is caused by human activity? Human activity can be a great factor in climate change.“ Activities such as agriculture, road construction, and deforestation can change the reflectivity of the earth's surface, leading to local warming or cooling.” This quote states that human activity can cause harm to the environment.“ When fossil fuels are burned, they release large amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into the air. Greenhouse gasses trap heat in our atmosphere, causing global warming.” The quote shares how burning of fossil fuels affects the whole world in a bad way. There are multiple ways we can change this. This includes keeping fossil fuels in the ground, reducing plastic, and improving farming and encouraging vegan diets. Fossil fuels have the biggest impact on climate change. Some effective ways to make a difference for our environment would be switching from driving a car every day, to riding a bike or walking. We are willing to take the information about climate change that we now know and apply it to our everyday lives, are you?

https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-scien … ed%20areas.

https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news … %20warming.

Yes, climate change is real. It is also caused primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels. Human activities have released large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Due to the large amounts of carbon dioxide and other gasses, it has caused the temperature on the Earth’s surface to rise. “Human activities currently release over 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year” (epa.gov). But the only way the gasses got released into the atmosphere was from human activities. “Rather, it is extremely likely (> 95%) that human activities have been the dominant cause of that warming” (epa.gov).
Climate change is one of the biggest problems we have in the world today. It is defined as "long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns". Climate change can cause a lot of things such as droughts, severe storms, warmer temperatures, and rising oceans. This is really happening today and humans should be the ones to stop climate change from getting worse because humans are the ones who caused it. It is true that humans have caused climate change because of burning fossil fuels and chopping down trees. Humans really should start taking action to stop climate change. 2023 was the warmest year in 100,000 years ever put in record as said by the World Meteorological Organization. Cases of greenhouse gases, surface temperature, droughts, and even ocean heat acidification have increased. Not only did Climate change contribute to the economic losses such as heatwaves and floods, causing billions of dollars in damage. In Antartica, glaciers melting also means wildlife is suffering. In Taiwan, people have to turn on their air con’s or fan’s, however it is only spring. The spring that we know of today, is nothing compared to what spring was like in the past years.

Yes, climate change is real. It is also caused primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels. Human activities have released large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Due to the large amounts of carbon dioxide and other gasses, it has caused the temperature on the Earth’s surface to rise. “Human activities currently release over 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year” (epa.gov). But the only way the gasses got released into the atmosphere was from human activities. “Rather, it is extremely likely (> 95%) that human activities have been the dominant cause of that warming” (epa.gov).
Certain gasses in the atmosphere block heat from escaping. The heat-trapping nature of carbon dioxide and other gasses was demonstrated in the mid-19th century. Most of the heat absorbed by the greenhouse gasses radiates in all directions and warms the Earth. Over the past century the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. This happens because the coal- or oil-burning process combines carbon with oxygen in the air to make CO2. Ice cores drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers show that Earth's climate responds to changes in greenhouse gas levels. Ancient evidence can also be found in tree rings, ocean sediments, coral reefs, and layers of sedimentary rocks. This proves that current warming is occurring roughly 10 times faster than the average rate of ice age recovery warming. CO2 from humans is increasing more than 250 times faster than it did from natural resources after the last ice age. Humans caused global warming. But could also help reduce global warming from getting worse. This is why you should change or reduce the number of gasses you put in the atmosphere.

Climate change is one of the biggest problems we have in the world today. It is defined as "long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns". Climate change can cause a lot of things such as droughts, severe storms, warmer temperatures, and rising oceans. This is really happening today and humans should be the ones to stop climate change from getting worse because humans are the ones who caused it. It is true that humans have caused climate change because of burning fossil fuels and chopping down trees. Humans really should start taking action to stop climate change.

Yes, I agree that climate change is human-caused and should be addressed by people. While there are natural causes, such as changes in Earth's orbit and variations in solar activity, it is 95% likely that humans have been the dominant cause of warming (according to the EPA). Specifically. humans have contributed to climate change through the release of greenhouse gases, such as CO2, CH4, and NO2, and human activities, like agriculture and deforestation, decrease the reflectivity of earth's surface, which allows for further warming.

https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-scien … 0and%20gas

2023 was the warmest year in 100,000 years ever put in record as said by the World Meteorological Organization.Cases of greenhouse gases, surface temperature, droughts, and even ocean heat acidification has increased. Not only did Climate change contribute to the economic losses such as heatwaves and floods causing billions of dollars in damage. In Antartica, glaciers melting  also means wildlife is suffeing.In Taiwan, people have to turn on their air con’s or fan’s, however it is only spring. The spring that we know of today, is nothing compared to what spring was like in the past years. This is why I agree to not chop down trees and burn fossil fuels. Better alternatives are stated in this company founded in 2003: elephant poop can be turned into everyday use paper. It is a very simple process and much more sustainable than chopping trees down. First impressions might not be up to mind but think about our Earth! Our Earth needs our help! In conclusion it is better to use the resources that we have in abundance compared to what we are limited.

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Climate change, started by the industrial revolution, is a problem that we all face now, not only the greenhouse effect but also the raising of ocean levels. This has resulted in an increase of average temperature in the world, which lead to harsh results. Hotter summers is an example of one. With hotter summers, hyperthermia is just a problem that more and more people will face. With limited space, urbanization has also came into place, leading to the need of more cement for the construction of buildings. Consider this, 1 kg of cement results in the release of 0.9 tons of carbon dioxide, which is harsh for all. Not just this, the usage of cement and deforestation traps heat in cities, making cities hotter and hotter. Since this problem occured, the result is the overusage of Air conditioning, which relesase carbon monoxide. This makes climate change even worse. This is just a little part of it. With the economic bloom post-WWII, the American Dream Life is fact. This made auto manufacturers create cars with V12 engines that emits too much carbon dioxide and waste gases. This, results in cities to be hotter. Climate change is a chain reaction of human behavior, and should thus be stopped by us. If not, the sinking of Venice or Amsterdam is not unpreventable, it is just a matter of time

I agree with the facts provided here. Climate change has become increasingly evident and the impacts of humanity's carbon emissions are being felt throughout the globe. Because of the increase in the frequency of natural disasters (i.e. hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, torrential rainfall), it should be harder and harder for people to deny the existence of climate change. One of the biggest issues with climate change is the lack of action and I think once people start personally feeling its impacts, action will be easier, but until then it is a hard battle to fight. I agree that continuous deforestation is one of the most pressing issues right now and would have incredible impacts if more conservation was pursued. I also agree that significant lifestyle changes would need to accompany any large-scale action combatting climate change (i.e. the full removal of gas-powered vehicles, decreases in the consumption of meats, conscious consumerism, etc.). If action is not taken soon, the consequences you mention will be inevitable.

climate change happened before humans, but we make it worse

I agree with this statement. Obviously the climate of the earth has been increasing. However, it has been increasing a lot faster compared to before people. People do a lot of things to increase the climate, such as, cars, industries, etc. It is important for people to start changing their lifestyles and considering the climate rising.

There isa really important distinction between natural climate change and human induced climate change for sure. In a book that I've been reading for my climate change class, the distinction has been described as "cold to cool" climate change vs. "cool to hot" climate change. This makes me think of the slow carbon cycle. While fossil fuels would make their way out of the ground eventually through erupting volcanoes and add carbon to the atmosphere, it is human action that speeds that process up. When we deliberately dig up fossil fuels for energy that would have taken hundreds of years to resurface, we are adding so much more carbon to the atmosphere than would naturally find its way back out of the atmosphere, messing up the careful balance that the slow carbon cycle set up by itself. The difference between natural climate change and human induced climate change is that when the climate changes naturally, even if the atmosphere is heating up, it knows how to self regulate. When we get involved, we upset the balances. This site: https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource … atmosphere. is also very telling on how human intervention affects how much carbon we're putting into oceans, also affecting the slow carbon cycle. Our effects are massively hearting the environment and the creatures that live both on land in the ocean.

We as humans made the mistakes of polluting our planet by throwing trash everywhere and by destroying our environment.

Hello, I'm Mara, I live in Ondara, Spain
and I studing at the IES CHÀBAS in
Dénia, I think that climate change is
caused by man because we exploit natural resources for our needs and use fossil fuels to generate electricity, transport, heating,
industry... also the felling of trees
greatly affects the climate and the
amount of CO2 we emit and we are
damaging the atmosphere by
increasing the greenhouse effect and
global warming.

It’s interesting how humans have gone from doing everything we can to survive hunting for our food and building structures for sleeping to making everything so easy and almost boring. Humans are the Maine cause of global warming we have slowly been heating up this planet by manufacture and estimating more carbon emissions everyday. Now we have to think about the fact we have made all of this stuff can we convince people they don't need it anymore? We lice in a society of lack of motivation our climate is falling apart and we should care that we are the ones that will fall with it.

Climate change is most definitely real and caused by humans and the way we run our societies. Climate change can be seen in almost everyone’s everyday lives; many areas dealing with more wildfires, many coastal towns looking into ways to protect themselves from rising sea levels, and many other examples. Although climate change has occurred naturally in the past, modern day climate change is very obviously caused by humans. As many know, trees and plants as a whole respirate opposite to other living organisms by taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen in turn; the full process known as photosynthesis. But humans have ruined natural balancing by cutting down mass amounts of trees and plants for personal gain. The exploitation of plants isn’t the only things humans have done to cause climate change. The reasoning for the deforestation is commonly due to humans urbanizing and industrializing in every area they can. The industrialization and urbanization has caused major increases in the carbon levels of the atmosphere; which in turn causes changes in climates all around the world.

Climate change is a big issue, and a lot of it comes down to human actions. When we burn stuff like coal and oil, it releases carbon dioxide. That gas hangs around in the air, trapping heat and warming up the planet. Then there's deforestation. Trees soak up carbon dioxide and with fewer trees around, there's more CO2 in the air, making things even warmer. There’s also car and factories that produce tons of pollution, making the problem even worse. Us humans are causing our own climate problems. But if we change some of the things we do and the way we think about the climate, we can definitely start fixing things and making a positive impact on the planet.

Climate change is a very real process that is having many negative effects on the health of our Earth and the environment. Some of the impacts of climate change on our Earth that we are seeing is a rapid incline in animal extinction, the green house gas emissions effect, temperature increase of the globe, severe storms, rising sea levels, and increased drought. There are many other effects that climate change is having on communities and people and their mental health as well. It is a very real process that was not caused by humans, but is amplified by humans. Climate change has been going on for billions of years and has been drastically changing and evolving as new life has been growing, new animals have evolved, and when we have mass extinction events along throughout the process. But humans have only been on Earth for a fraction of that time so humans are not the cause of climate change. However, humans are one of the main reasons that the state of our Earth is progressively getting worse. We are burning a TON of fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and each and every human being on the planet is emitting CO2 into the atmosphere by doing things like driving to school, ordering things online, etc. So although, climate change isn’t human caused, humans are the main reason that climate change is worsening.

Hi, i want to know further information about this topic.

Climate change speeds up the rate of soil decomposition, which releases more carbon. Basically, this is climate change powering itself. However this alone is not enough carbon emissions to keep up climate change up, it is mainly human pollution.

I agree with your answer, most of climate change is from human carbon footprint.  According to the source “EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency,” It states the contributors of carbon footprint are 28% from  transportation, 25% electrical power, 23% from industry, agriculture, commercial and residential.  The following has to do with us human, we work in the industry, use electricity, live in homes,  and we use gas. We Use it when we go to school, driving  to get Starbucks.  Which is why we are the most contributors to carbon. And with the huge amount of carbon that's produced, that adds to  the climate change. With climate change, there's many uprising hurricanes, storms, droughts, heat waves, melting glaciers, and warming oceans which affects the lives of wild animals. There are many more things that climate changes adds to, but those are just a few things that I have listed. Climate change is something we have to take into account, because it causes extreme damage to our earth.

Basically, climate change is BAD.

Hi there @31898, climate change affects decomposition in a number of ways, including increased temperature as this speeds up the rate of decomposition.  This is because warmer temperatures increase the activity of the microbes and other organisms that break down organic matter.  Moisture is also important for decomposition.  Too much moisture can slow down decomposition, while too little moisture can stop it altogether.  Climate change is causing changes in precipitation patterns around the world, which could lead to drier or wetter conditions in some areas.  This could have a significant impact on decomposition rates.  Increased acidity is another factor that slows down decomposition.  Climate change is causing the oceans to become more acidic, which could have a negative impact on marine ecosystems and the decomposition of organic matter in the ocean.  Nutrient availability also affects decomposition.  Climate change is causing changes in the availability of nutrients in some ecosystems.  This could lead to changes in decomposition rates, as well as the types of organisms that are able to decompose organic matter.

Learn more:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10 … 00118/full

Overall, climate change has a very complex impact on decomposition.  The severity of the impact will vary depending on the specific climate conditions and the type(s) of ecosystem(s) involved.  However, it is clear that climate change has a significant impact on the decomposition process, which could have implications for carbon cycling and other ecosystem functions.

Research on climate change and decomposition is still ongoing as there is still much that we don't know.  However, the evidence suggests that climate change is having a significant impact on decomposition and that this impact is likely to become more pronounced in the future. Good question and hope this helps

@31898, There are many different components on how climate change can affect decomposition. Firstly the temperature has a huge impact on the decomposition. In warmer conditions it's easier for things like bacteria to decompose faster. Different weathers can also slow down the process of decomposition. In the cold the moisture can get bad and make the process of decomposition slower. Natural disasters such as floods, storms, and hurricanes can also affect decomposition because hurt the ecosystem therefore affecting the decomposition process. Carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases also have an affect on the decomposition. A increased or higher temperature can help the decomposition then in can release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This can also have an impact on the decomposition.

Add on for mine,
Here is the link if you want to learn more about it
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/source … -emissions

TylerWilson: I agree with the idea that carbon emissions is not the only thing that keeps up the climate change, but it can be human pollution too that is keeping the climate change up.

I agree that most climate change comes from humans' Carbon Footprint, how they travel to work or school, and how much they go on vacations or business trips all of this affects climate change.

i think it's real because the area were i live in Italy,there have been some big "natural disasters" like floodings and the melting of the glaciers, i guess those have incresed so much in the last 10 years because of the pollution.
the melting of glaciers is mainly the fault of waste disposal and global warming, my area cant live without the glaciers,because we live thanks to tuorists and if that happen means that our citizens have to leave their homes and activities.

I agree with your statements about climate change. In the US, we experience climate change just as you guys in Italy experience it. However, the severity of climate change varies from country to country. Some countries experience climate change more than others which supports our claim that climate change is real. Your claim that pollution in the last 10 years has caused climate change is agreeable. I want to emphasize that point to ensure clarity because sometimes pollution can happen naturally as you mentioned. In my opinion, I think the pollution that is causing climate change is from us. This is because, without our human activities, pollution and climate change wouldn't be happening. These activities cause a dependency meaning climate change and pollution to depend on human activity. Therefore, climate change is real and is human-caused due to the relationship between the human population (including activities) and climate change.

Yes! Global warming is affecting our environment and changing our lives. There are so many more weather-related disasters, and it is all because of humans and pollution. It is a huge part of our lives now, and we need to work to prevent it from getting worse. These natural disasters are going to continue, and disrupt our way of life. Human activities that produce greenhouse gases must stop.

I agree completely! I also live in an area where global warming is a very scary idea to think about. Destruction of homes because of fires and the melting of glaciers is very serious as well. Pollution, like you stated, is also a huge problem, since it also affects wildlife which are crucial to environments around the world!

Yes, I completely agree. I think that a lof of people don't  believe it is true because they don't look at the trends between the increase of these natural disasters and climate change. Ignorance is also a big factor; a lot of people might recognize it, but don't do anything about it, because they think that it's out of their hands, but it's not! If everyone does something small, it will make a massive impact!

I agree with what you said. Climate change is indeed real, and there is lots of scientific evidence that shows many human activities contribute to it. The burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and many other human activities release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping heat and causing the earth's temperatures to rise drastically. These events lead to various impacts such as extreme weather, rising sea levels and lots of disruption to ecosystems. it's very important for us to take action to reduce our carbon footprints and promote more sustainable practices to help reduce the effects of climate change.

Climate change is a global phenomenon that is reshaping our planet in unprecedented ways. Rising temperatures, melting glaciers, and extreme weather events are just some of the visible effects of this ongoing crisis. It poses significant challenges to our environment, economy, and the overall well-being of all living organisms. To combat the adverse consequences of climate change, concerted efforts are required at the individual, community, and international levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, preserve ecosystems, and adapt to the changes already in motion. Understanding the impact of climate change is not only a scientific imperative but also a moral obligation to ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.

I agree with the points you made. Climate change is reshaping our entire planet and not one region or country is safe from it. Results of climate change other than the ones you listed include:
1. LACK OF FOOD : food sources such as farms or fisheries might be affected negatively by change in weather or extreme weather events. ( UN Displacement )
2. DISEASE AND SICKNESS : climate change will increase the risk of spread of infectious diseases and the risk of other illnesses. ( UN Key Findings )
3. POVERTY : not only can extreme weather events displace families and citizens such as floods or extreme storms, but extreme heat can prevent workers from doing jobs that take place outdoors, resulting in loss in jobs and poverty in individuals. ( UN Key Findings )

On another note, what you said about efforts to combat the consequences is totally correct. We can't sit around and wait for magic to happen, we as a community and individual must make the change. We can't forget that we aren't doing this for just ourselves, we are doing it for the world and people of the future.

I agree that climate change can pose a serious challenge for many different environments around the world. Climate change can increase the amount of natural disasters which directly harms animals and the places they live. Along with this, climate change is causing more droughts and floods which damages food crops. This brings a lack of food and it brings poverty as people aren't able to sell their crops.

Humans have and still have a big impact on climate change. Starting in the years 1850-1960, global temperatures were only 0.4 in Celsius and have now risen by 1 to 1.2 in Celsius, starting in the years 1961-1990s. Since the pre-industrial era, greenhouse gases have increased, which caused a major growth rate in human population growth rates. As a result, this has led to concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Human emissions of CO2 had a large growth of parts per million. From 340 ppm (1979) to over 400 ppm (2015-2023), this was caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Not to mention how big of an effect the atmosphere has on climate change.Stabilizing the concentrations of atmospheric needs to be able to reach the level of at least net-zero emissions.

Climate change is a huge problem for not only the human population, but also every other living organism on the planet. The warmth radiating from the atmosphere that we sent up there is increasing harsh weather conditions, making extremely hot regions increasingly hotter, and is also hurting so many habitats for species all around the world. As humans we must find ways to prevent this from worsening. https://www.globalgiving.org/learn/cost … te-change/

The pollution is increasing more and more, as well as the temperature of Earth's atmosphere. My thought is that we need to dramatically change our behavior, otherwise we will find ourselves in an extremely ruined and therefore uninhabitable world in the future. We are ruining our planet, and leaving a world in very bad condition to our descendants and future generations.
I attach an image about the countries most likely to survive and with less, in the future if the situation doesn’t change.

The reason why the African region is at risk, is because do to terrible governments and war. I saw a documentary about the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). Are cellphones are made up of a material call Coltan it's a metallic ore it's only found in the soil in the Congo rainforest. The deforestation in that country is terrible, two weeks ago I did an assignment about elephant ivory how it's solid in the black market. If you want to know why poachers are doing this is to finance conflicts and wars. Elephants are now an endangered species and that is not good. Elephants eat plants that are toxic to humans and some of those plats resale carbon  and if they are extinct that is not good. right now the African regions need to find a solution to their ecological deficit.

It’s not surprising that Greenland is very green on this chart. They seem to be very good at staying eco-friendly and keeping their environment clean. On the other hand, I am very surprised that the United States is as green as it is. I was expecting it to be in the red because we don’t seem to care about our environment that much.

I totally agree with your post. I think we can all be more responsible with how we use energy, water, and other things. These things need to change in order to help the next generation be able to live in a safe environment. I also believe that it is the more developed to help the less developed countries be better with how they use their energy and other things. Overall I totally agree with your post and that we need to do a better job in energy conservation.

I won't lie I'm surprised at the amount of green in this chart, though it seems it's the smaller countries who will suffer the most. There's no time like the present for action, if we don't get the ball rolling then by the time it does it may be too late. What you said about ruining our planet for future generations is too true, guess it's on our shoulder's now to do what the last generation couldn't.

It is very intriguing and hopeful when I see countries like the USA and other western countries so green although often we are under the assumption that we do a very poor job at protecting the environment. Although we definitely could do a much better job, compared to the continent of Africa it is discouraging to see how poor they are at protecting their environment.

These statistics are actually very shocking to me. I really expected the more industrialized nations like the U.S., Russia, and the European countries to be way more at risk. I am not at all surprised that Greenland is very low risk. They seem to be doing a lot to limit carbon emissions and stay eco-friendly. However I am most surprised with the amount of green on the map and with Australia being in the same category as Greenland. I feel like I don't hear a lot about Australia doing much for the environment.

Hi! I completely agree with your post and found it to be very interesting. With the chart you've attached to your post I was very surprised to see America in the green. We seem to be such a wasteful and careless country when it comes to the environment and protecting it. We don't have programs in place(or at least very many widely successful) to be preventive or reactive to environmental harm we see and experience. I however was not surprised to see places like Switzerland in the green.I just completed a project on how environmentally aware Switzerland is and all the efforts they are taking to be conscious of the carbon footprint they are leaving on the world.

I agree with this post, something I found pretty surprising was the amount of green and how much there actually was. Especially in the United States. I know that we aren't super terrible when it comes to pollution, but I honestly thought we would at least be in the yellow.

Yes, I agree with this post as with the amount of pollution in the earth increasing the chart that was attached to your post was very insightful. As most of these countries that are more likely to be affected by climate change are countries with very horrible living conditions because of their governments status or economy in that country. But there are exceptions such as countries that mostly used for manufacturing or deforestation to supply the countries that are not at risk of climate change. Because of this I hope that instead of a few countries being targeted or concentrated to destroy themselves to be more susceptible to climate change it can regulated to a point that the pollution of the that one country be separated to other parts of the world so it would barely hurt countries collectively instead of damaging one country completely. On the other hand those other small countries that are being hindered by politics and just very bad living conditions should be more inclined to get help from other countries. As with this support we can help these less favorable countries to stand on their feet once again and participate into reducing the worlds pollution which would not only help this generation but also stabilize and secure a future for future generations for any person around the world. Which this inevitable outcome if handled correctly was already stated by this post.

Climate change is a density independent factor that is produced mainly by the human race.  Some of the causes of climate change are the burning of fossil fuels and cutting down trees. Fossil fuels include  oil, gases, and coal. When fossil fuels burn those resources they release gases that trap heat in the air which causes the earth to be hot. Cutting down trees also creates climate change, because trees purify the carbon gases that we’re inhaling and so if there’s a small amount of trees then there won't be enough resources to purify our oxygen.

When I was younger and I first heard about climate change, or global warming as it was called, I thought that no matter how bad it got I would be fine because where I lived was cold. Those were the thoughts of a very young child. Climate change has already caused major change in weather patterns that have caused increases in hurricanes and other natural disasters that have killed many, but it continues to grow. Since we started burning fossil fuels on a large scale, the global temperature has risen by over 1 degrees Celsius uncharacteristically fast. This has caused disruption in ecosystems around the world, and it continues to grow worse. The data on the website "Our World In Data" has an interactive article about these issues, if someone looks at the data provided there and still does not believe this spike in climate change is human caused, I believe they should be considered irrational. I believe we need to put the question of should we take action to stop it, and focus on stopping or at least slowing climate change before it causes any more lasting damage to our world.

Here is the website mentioned: https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-gree … -emissions

Sorry, i had a typo in the last sentence, I meant to say put ... behind us.

Climate change is caused by greenhouse gases, which are caused by humans. As our population increases, so do our emissions of greenhouse gases. Especially in developed countries with more consumerist lifestyles. In these places the amount of resources required to supply just one person with the means to live comfortably. Food, water, air conditioning, air heating, clothing, house lighting, personal electronic devices, and transportation all result in carbon emissions. These emissions come from the production of these goods in factories, as well as through the transportation whether it be through airplane, car, or ship. Unless we alter our lifestyles (especially those of us in developed countries) we will keep emitting greenhouse gases. We are contributing to climate change just as exponentially as we grow as a species without changing our habits. ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions#why-do-greenhouse-gas-emissions-matter

Climate change is real, it refers to the shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. It could happen due to natural causes, but since the Industrial Revolution(1800’s), humans are the main cause of climate change.The greenhouse gases trap more of the sun’s energy which warms the earth,this is usually good because we need it to survive but too much could hurt us. This is due to the burning fossil fuels which generate the greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Human activities in industry, transportation, buildings, agriculture, and land which create our large carbon footprints and greenhouse gas emissions. These gases all warm the earth creating climate change which could significantly impact the whole nation. Climate change can cause heat waves, heavy downpours, sea level rise, increased heat, drought, and more; this not only affects humans but also the environment and other living organisms.

Sources:
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/wha … ate-change
https://climate.nasa.gov/

I don't think human change is only caused by humans. Even human cause the most damage there's also other nature things that hurts the environment. Volcanoes for example, volcanoes is a part of the nature but it also hurts it. When and volcanoes explode it causes hot lava that kills plants. Other then that there is also earthquake and Tsunami.

I agree! Climate change is real and both caused naturally and by humans. We produce lots of carbon dioxide from large production factories and our global transportation. The amount of CO2 in the world due to transportation has been increasing at significant rates since 2010, most of which comes from mass production in China according to https://www.iea.org/topics/transport. Climate change is considerably caused by humans as I have just explained. However, climate change is also somewhat naturally caused by volcanoes as you have pointed out. Another piece of evidence we can use to prove climate change is naturally caused is the changes in the sun and variations in the Earth’s orbit. https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geolo … to-change/  shows that there are many different factors that contribute to climate change some of which are natural like changes in ocean currents which affect climate change because of how an increase of temperature can make more water vapor in the atmosphere creating more greenhouse gases. Those are some more ways that climate change is affected naturally and the websites linked are great resources where you can learn more information about climate just as I have!

I agree that humans are not the only cause of climate change. However just because we are not the only cause does not mean we are not at fault. Also, just because it is natural doesn't mean that we should not help and try to reduce our impact on climate change. Since humans have such high emissions the climate is increasing very fast which can negatively affect the environment.

I agree with you, I do not believe that humans are the only thing that makes our climate change. Yes, though humans are one of the main factors that go into a climate changing the weather can be caused by different natural disasters, such as a volcano erupting or a hurricane storming an area. The humans, in my opinion are the main reasons we have different climates but also the different events happening in the world. Some might argue for one or the other.

Hello @Poppydowns, No, climate change is not solely caused by humans (I agree with your statement).  There are also natural causes of climate change, such as volcanic eruptions and changes in solar activity. However, human activities are now the dominant cause of climate change, especially over the last century.  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the leading international body for the assessment of climate change, has concluded that it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.

Human activities that contribute to climate change include:
- Burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas
- Deforestation
- Agriculture
- Industrial processes

These activities release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which trap heat and warm the planet.

The IPCC has also concluded that human influence on the climate system is clear, and recent emissions of greenhouse gases are the highest in history (because of humans).   Unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, limiting warming to close to 1.5°C or even 2°C will be beyond reach.

Here is a source for the above information:  IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, Summary for Policymakers: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg1/

It is important to note that there is a scientific consensus that human activities are the dominant cause of climate change.  However, there is still some debate about the specific contributions of different human activities to climate change, and the exact magnitude of the future warming that can be expected.  Despite the scientific consensus on human-caused climate change, there is still a great deal of public and political debate about the issue.  This debate is often fueled by misinformation and disinformation from special interests who have a financial stake in the fossil fuel industry.  It is important to educate ourselves about the science of climate change and to hold our leaders accountable for taking action to address this critical issue.

However, I don't exactly agree with you using volcanoes as an example.  Volcanoes are natural phenomena that can cause both harm and benefit to nature.

On one hand, volcanic eruptions can release ash, gases, and lava that can damage or destroy ecosystems.  For example, the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 killed millions of animals and destroyed over 200 square miles of forest.  On the other hand, volcanoes can also create new land and enrich soil, which can promote the growth of new plants and ecosystems.  For example, the Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic eruptions over millions of years.  Today, the islands are home to a diverse range of plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world.

Overall, whether or not volcanoes hurt nature depends on a number of factors, including the size and intensity of the eruption, the type of volcanic material released, and the surrounding environment.

Here are some specific examples of the positive and negative impacts of volcanoes on nature:

Positive impacts:
- Volcanic ash can fertilize soil and improve agricultural yields.
- Volcanic ash can also help to create new land, such as the Hawaiian Islands.
- Volcanic eruptions can create unique habitats for plants and animals.
- Volcanic eruptions can release minerals and other nutrients into the environment, which can benefit ecosystems.

Negative impacts:
- Volcanic ash can blanket vegetation and make it difficult for plants to photosynthesize.
- Volcanic ash can also pollute water supplies and make it difficult for animals to drink.
- Volcanic gases can be toxic to plants and animals.
- Lava flows can destroy ecosystems and displace wildlife.

It is important to note that the impacts of volcanoes on nature are complex and can vary depending on the specific circumstances. However, it is clear that volcanoes can have both positive and negative impacts on nature.  Volcanoes are both creators and destroyers of life, but relating it to how human actions have destroyed the environment is a bit of a stretch for me since the damage that volcanoes did on this earth for thousands of years is practically nothing compared to what humans did in less than a century.  Compared to human activity, volcanoes are natural and part of how our world rebuilds itself over time.  What volcanoes destroy paves a new path for a different life over time.  It's kinda like turning over a new leaf.  However, what we do just kills everything before it can regrow.  Volcanoes don't make decisions to cause harm to the world, but humans do...

I agree that humans are not the only cause of climate change. Though I would say that humans play a major role in climate change and possibly the most fault when it comes to negatively affecting it. Naturally the Earth has greenhouse gases to keep the Earth  habitable and functional. When it comes to volcanoes as a natural cause of climate change I would not only say that it hurts the environment. It mostly renews the environment to make it recover. The plants volcanoes kill off would eventually regrow and the land would become fertile soils. Other natural destruction are earthquakes and tsunamis, but ones that really hurt the earth are caused by humans due to their use of greenhouse gases.

https://climate.nasa.gov/extreme-weather/

Climate change is being caused by human activity ever since the human population has been growing since the 1900s we went through the industrial revolution. This would introduce tons of factories that would produce smog and fill up the atmosphere and that's when we started to heat up the globe causing global warming.

since 1800, our population has doubled 3 times. on top of that, it has become normal for everyone to produce more carbon emissions due to automation, causing more technology usage, and more food availabilty. as we produce more carbon emissions, we increase our carbon footprints, eventually producing way more carbon than we were previously, causing climate change to skyrocket.

Climate change is real and to some degree is natural and bound to happen, but with human's large greenhouse gas emission the climate is getting hotter, and we are unhealthy/unnaturaly speeding it up. We use so many fossil fuel our carbon footprint is rising and taking the temperature up with it. This can be seen in many instances. Such as the increase in melting ice caps in Antarctica and Iceland. The ice melting may not seem like a big deal, because antarctica is a home to many animals. Overall, humans have a huge negative impact on climate change.
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Yes i agree climate change is real and if we dont do something about our human production of gasses it will keep getting warmer at an un-natrual and un-healthy rate.

Climate change is real us humans use our gasses and if we have too much carbon footprint it makes greenhouse gasses that get trapped in our atmosphere this is bad because ice is melting in antarctica and in areas of the world where it is supposed to be cold it is warm.

Climate changes could really effect the human population because it could increase the population which will mean we are gonna need more resources and it could also the human population could decrease because of the resources and can cause many deaths.

Climate change IS something we can help reduce and it IS something we are causing. It doesn’t mean everybody has to go vegan and never use plastic ever again, but if everyone can do their part by being more environmentally aware with their actions, It won’t end climate change but it will do great things for our earth we all love and need.

As the human population increases and our habits towards the environment gets worse. Such as the increase of fossil fuel transportation or wasteful ways of living. It results in a rapid increase of the amount of green houses gases that are being emitted into the atmosphere.  This causes the phenomenon that is climate change and there is no way to disprove it as throughout the time it has been present. It has been linked to more intense and unnatural  disasters, droughts, sea levels rising,  sea glaciers melting causing entire ecosystems and communities to be destroyed, harming humans and animals in the process. Also in tandem with this it has caused a decrease in foods supply, increase of health risks and increase in poverty. These matters are not something that is part of fiction, it is real and it's happening in real time.

As the human population increases and our habits towards the environment gets worse. Such as the increase of fossil fuel transportation or wasteful ways of living. It results in a rapid increase of the amount of green houses gases that are being emitted into the atmosphere.  This causes the phenomenon that is climate change and there is no way to disprove it as throughout the time it has been present. It has been linked to more intense and unnatural  disasters, droughts, sea levels rising,  sea glaciers melting causing entire ecosystems and communities to be destroyed, harming humans and animals in the process. Also in tandem with this it has caused a decrease in foods supply, increase of health risks and increase in poverty. These matters are not something that is part of fiction, it is real and it's happening in real time.

There is a lot of evidence to support that climate change is real, and that we are the leading cause.
Starting with the topic of climate change itself, there is so much substantial evidence that clearly indicates that climate change is real, and is happening as we speak. For one, people have been constantly recording record breaking highs in temperature for the last few years now. We can also see a clear trend of global warming, with the weather getting consistently warmer as greenhouse gases damage our ozone layer. We can also see these changes in the animals. Birds migrate earlier because it gets warmer much sooner, many marine species are moving north to escape the heat. We can also see a worldwide melting of glaciers, which would cause devastating effects on our ecosystem.
Now that we can see that climate change is happening, how do we even know we have anything to do with it? Well, we know that humans release a lot of greenhouse gases through different daily activities. These greenhouse gases in turn destroy our ozone layer, causing the planet to warm.

Climate change is definitely real and has been driven by several man made factors however, not all of it is caused by people's actions. The main cause of climate change is the burning of fossil fuels. Burning fossil fuels raise the temperature of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, which in turn raise the average surface temperature. Deforestation is another big part of climate change. Cutting down trees releases the carbon dioxide the trees have been storing and limits nature's capability to keep emissions out of the atmosphere. One non-man made factor that has contributed to climate change is volcanic activity. Some volcanic gases like sulfur dioxide can cause global cooling and volcanic carbon dioxide can cause global warming. Based on what I have read, the majority of climate change is caused by us and our actions.

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Climate change is real and is a phenomenon observed by many scientists for its impact on the Earth. Climate change can affect the human population and the environment of the Earth. This then creates problems and imbalances that are abnormal on Earth. What can come with climate change is the scarcity of resources,rising sea level,droughts and floods.Climate change brings factors that threaten the human population through the dangers and death rate it can increase.
Climate change is human-caused because with humans there's too much carbon dioxide leading to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and warming on all areas of the Earth. High growth in heat leads to climate change which then leads to disaster for life on Earth.

https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-scien … ate-change

Climate change is real and is a phenomenon observed by many scientists for its impact on the Earth. Climate change can affect the human population and the environment of the Earth. This then creates problems and imbalances that are abnormal on Earth. What can come with climate change is the scarcity of resources,rising sea level,droughts and floods.Climate change brings factors that threaten the human population through the dangers and death rate it can increase.
Climate change is human-caused because with humans there's too much carbon dioxide leading to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and warming on all areas of the Earth. High growth in heat leads to climate change which then leads to disaster for life on Earth.

https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-scien … ate-change

Climate change is definitely a real thing. The evidence is easy to see everywhere you go. According to the International Rescue Committee some of the places most affected by climate change are Somalia, Syria, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Chad. Countless lives have been lost or damaged due to the effects of global warming. There is no place on the planet that hasn’t been hurt by climate change. The National Centers for Environmental Information(.gov) said that during September of 2023 almost every continent was drier than usual. I am from California and almost all of my life has been in a drought. The mega drought that has lasted for years has only recently ended, but even still, we are in a drought. That leads us to the question: are humans responsible? The answer seems pretty simple, of course we are. Humans burn fossil fuels which release carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide heats up the planet and climate change is the result. That being said, according to the Environmental Defense Fund there is no way to actually prove climate change is because of humans. There are an infinite amount of factors in our ecosystem and atmosphere, it would be impossible to actually test what is causing climate change without a control group. Although it could be coincidence and not causation that the more CO2 admitted into our atmosphere the worse climate change gets, it is highly unlikely.

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have released large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Which in the end, changed the earth’s climate. People cut up trees, burn up fossil fuels, manufacture goods, etc. Making the temperature rise.

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Yes, It's definitely real because people usually ignore this fact based on their own opinions and statistics. Climate change has always been real but humans have increased effects of it from destroying the environment and building up carbon dioxide from the production of economic growth and agriculture.

Climate change is a real occurrence that is virtually certainly the result of human activity. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have been steadily increasing in tandem with the human population. As a result of these greenhouse gas emissions, the world is warming, and this trend will continue unless humans discover out how to cut our greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate Change is absolutely real and almost definitely human caused. As the human population has been exponentially increasing, so have greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases cause the planet to heat up, and it will continue to do so unless we humans find some way to stop releasing so much greenhouse gases.

I think climate change is definitely caused both by nature and by humans, but the main cause is undeniably humans. Global warming is caused by greenhouse gasses being trapped by the troposphere and radiating energy back down to the surface. This then makes the Earth’s surface heat up, and then the cycle continues.

Many animals do produce greenhouse gasses, but with cars, buses, airplanes, and pollution, people, or rather the things we create, are the number one cause. Greenhouse gasses do help our Earth, without them we wouldn’t be able to live here(with no greenhouse gasses warming the surface we would be at 0°C), but because of our large carbon footprints and CO2 emissions everywhere, our planet is heating up a startling amount. This is negatively affecting the environment as well, ice is melting and water is evaporating, summer is lasting into November (at least here in California) and many species are suffering from our actions. A video that better explains this is linked below ?

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Climate Change is very real and it has been happening for a long time. It is also largely caused by humans. Animals also contribute to climate change but it is no where near as much as humans. Everyday humans are constantly contributing to the carbon in the air by doing normal things such as watching t.v, using lights, using air conditioning or heating and so many more.

I agree, Climate Change is very real, and people need to realize this. Humans are the main cause of climate change, and we need to start taking action as a species so that we can stop it the best that we can.

climate change is a very important topic that is solely alive, because of humans.

Climate change is real and we are helping it. As humans we have to change our unhealthy habits because they are helping destroy the Earth.

I agree, we need to change our unhealthy ways so that the world can be a healthier environment. We collectively need to change our habits. Individual actions are helpful, but group actions have the most affect.

I also agree, we need to take action as soon as possible as a collective human race, not just as individuals. The more who start to change they way the live their lives, the better our environment and the Earth is going to be.

climate change is human caused because humans litter and pollute everything. we humans have the chance to change and have a way better environment but we don't just because we don't want to do what's absolutely necessary to help climate change.

The concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) has increased during the past century as a result of the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil. This is due to the fact that CO2 is created when burning coal or oil by fusing carbon in the air with oxygen. It is proven that the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations is human-caused by the clearance of land for agriculture, industry, and other activities. A study shows that a group came to the conclusion that there is a greater than 95% chance that greenhouse gases are produced by humans, for example carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. According to Caltech, humans are mostly responsible for the observed rise in Earth's temperature during the past 50 years!

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Climate change is both real and human-caused. We produce lots of carbon dioxide from large production factories and our global transportation. Earth's average surface temperature rises each year due to our "advancements" in transportation, which again, are required to use these factories, and the vehicle itself when it comes out of the factory likely emits carbon. A big thing humans lean on for power and fuel is producing and burning fossil fuels, which release a large amount of greenhouse house into the atmosphere. Another piece of evidence we can use to prove climate change is real is the yearly mass of glaciers. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/u … n-glaciers shows that glaciers are disappearing altogether and melting faster and more rapidly than ever before, this can only be proven by the fact that the Earth is getting hotter.

Climate change is both real and human-caused. We produce lots of carbon dioxide from large production factories and our global transportation. The average surface temperature of Earth rises each year due to our "advancements" in transportation, which again, are required to use these factories, and the vehicle itself when it comes out of the factory likely emits carbon. A big thing humans lean on for power and fuel is producing and burning fossil fuels, which release a large amount of greenhouse house into the atmosphere. Another piece of evidence we can use to prove climate change is real is the yearly mass of glaciers. Glaciers are melting faster and more rapidly than ever before, this can only be proven by the fact that the Earth is getting hotter.

Climate change is definitely real, and undeniably human-caused. The greenhouse gas effect contributes significantly to global warming, and according to the United Nations Website, fossil fuels contribute to over 75% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Fossil fuels, including coal, oil, and gasoline, are humankind's primary source of energy, and also our most self-destructive reliance. Although people around the world have been using fossil fuels for over one thousand years, a boom in fossil fuel use and production came with the Industrial Revolution, the invention of the steam engine, and more often referenced, the automobile. With over 8 billion people in the world now, the amount of greenhouse gases. According to ourworldindata.org, greenhouse gas emissions went from 10.55 billion tons in 1920 to  54.59 billion tons in 2020, more than quadrupling the number of human greenhouse gas emissions. This data goes hand in hand with climate.gov's global temperature average information, "Since 1976, every year including 2014 has had an average global temperature warmer than the long-term average. Over this 37-year period, temperature warmed at an average of 0.50 °F (0.28 °C) per decade over land and 0.20 °F (0.11 °C) per decade over the ocean." Humans need to find a more sustainable source of fuel as climate change becomes a more and more significant issue for the earth and its inhabitants.

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is climate change mostly due to our greediness?

Climate change is real. Most of the people who argue and say that climate change is fake, are connected to oil factories that produce tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which is a main cause for climate change. Climate change is shown scientifically by the Earths heating temperatures and the oceans rising. Climate change is shown to be caused by human induced things such as factories, transportation, home life, the meat industry and other animal products, and more things that are occur daily on average. ·

Although some say that climate change is fake and a lie, it isn't and every day that we don't work to stop it, our earth gets worse. Gisele Bundchen said “One thing leads to the other. Deforestation leads to climate change, which leads to ecosystem losses, which negatively impacts our livelihoods – it’s a vicious cycle.” We continue to hurt our earth by doing things like burning fossil fuels, in fact climate.gov did a study and concluded that Earth's temperature has risen by an average of 0.14° Fahrenheit (0.08° Celsius) per decade since 1880 and it will only get worse. Glaciers are melting, oceans are warming and things will only become more difficult unless we work to fight climate change.

Yes and we need to help the planet!

Yes i agree Our climate has changed, extending the winter season and making it even colder. Burning fossil fuels, which we may consider to be a typical human activity, has been warming the world since 1880. The use of fossil fuels by humans has thrown off the equilibrium of carbon dioxide, methane, and other gases, which is why this is happening. The natural greenhouse effect is exacerbated when these natural processes are out of balance. The earth's ability to absorb heat from the sun and subsequently release it is known as the greenhouse effect. However, the additional greenhouse gases make it harder for the earth to release heat because they cause the ozone layer to hold even more heat. https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-scien … ate-change

There are many ways you can help reduce climate change without impacting your normal daily routine very much. One way is by carpooling or using public transportation to wherever you need to go. This is helpful because it reduces the number of vehicles on the road, which in turn decreases the emission of harmful pollutants. Another thing you can do is make sure you are sorting your trash into the correct bins, and maybe even start a compost! Waste sorting is important because it reduces the number of waste that ends up in the landfill and the environment. One last super easy thing you can do to help reduce climate change is to turn your lights off when you're not using them.
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Climate change has been extremely affected by human activity. Industrial activities such as burning coal have raised carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere. According to scienceexchange.caltech.edu, "... there's a more than 95 percent probability that human activities over the past 50 years have warmed our planet." This shows that climate change is real and humans are a huge cause of it.

Not only is climate change real, but humans are the direct cause of it. There is not debate on climate change existence or humanities affect but where confusion often comes in is that climate change as its root is a natural occurrence. Animals in their existence release greenhouse gases and overtime the climate gradually shifts (Example the ice age). However, due to human activity, the rates and speed that the earths atmosphere shifting is much greater then ever seen before. This drastic change is causing abnormal occurrences and is breaking the natural cycle. Climate Change is real, and humans are making it substantially worse. https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-scien … ate-change

I 100% agree. Animals produce greenhouse gasses on their own, but the rate at which humans kill and abuse these animals heightens the release of greenhouse gases. Cows for example release large amounts of methane in their manure and through forms of gas called enteric emissions. There are over 90 million cows in the U.S. and a total of 1 billion worldwide - you can only imagine how that adds up. Humans are also responsible for climate change when it comes to their carbon footprint. I take ownership for the ways I contribute as well because when using the carbon footprint calculator my footprint was substantially higher than the average American. I had a footprint of 16,871 kgs where as the average person has a footprint of 9,727 kgs. The biggest contributor to my footprint is the home category. In the summer I tend to sleep with a fan on and in the winter a heater. Heat forms like furnaces burn fossil fuels or space heaters use electricity that is generated from a mix of fossil fuels, same with cooling systems. The small things that you use in your everyday life are contributing to the over-production of heat trapping fossil fuels which is contributing to over-heating and climate change. Human activity has an extreme impact in the state of our climate and climate change is definitely a human caused issue.

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As a group we can help reduce climate change but doing some simple things. The first one, is to power your home with renewable energy like solar panels, instead of having to use fossil fuels. Anothing thing to help, is to not just leave things like appliances on the side of the road, but to recycle them correctly. Things like batteries and old laptops can be put to use by people when thrown away correctly. Last, but not to be missed, try and reduce your general transportation pollution. If you can, try and walk or bike places. If not, try and carpool because it makes a bigger difference than you think.  https://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-you-ca … al-warming

According to Nasa and the Keeling scale, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere followed an upward trend since 1850 with a substantial spike in the 1950s. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explains that this trajectory was caused by major deforestation that began in the 1850s, and there was a huge increase in the amount of fossil fuels, coal for making electricity and steel, and the use of cars. Around 85% of consumed fossil fuels followed after the start of the industrial revolution. The keeling scale also shows the steady curve that has been present for hundreds of years before the 1850’s. Before the upward trajectory the CO2 concentration did not surpass 300 ppm, in the twenty-first century the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has surpassed 400 ppm. History shows how the industrial revolution caused an uprising that keeps on growing, so as humans advance into a more modern society the more CO2 is in the atmosphere.

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https://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/

Yes, climate change is real and human-caused. There is a lot scientific evidence that shows that the Earth's climate is changing at an alarming rate, and that this is largely due to human activities such as forestation, burning fossil fuels, and other forms of land use change. (IPCC), a leading body of climate scientists from around the world, has noted that human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases are the main cause of observed climate change.

It is not just burning fossil fuels or deforestation, they are so many different human activities that cause climate change. Even if they are small they still make a large impact on the world, now and in the future. It is important to remember that all the things that we do now will end up affecting the earth and the way we will have to live. In the article Understanding sea levels by Nasa, we can see them talk about three ways that human activity is harming the earth, Ice melt, Thermal Expansion, and Land Water Storage. Of course there are others, but these or the one talked about in the article. It is important to understand that we are harming the earth in many ways and if there is any way that we could prevent that, that is what we should do.

According to the Keeling Curve, a database of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the Earth has heated up and cooled down since the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution had a major impact globally by transitioning from labor to machines. These machines, fossil fuels, and tons of nonrenewable resources have been used globally to produce energy for things for work. This sounds like a positive thing but has impacted our atmosphere, causing the Earth to warm up. The Greenhouse Effect is the process by which the sun’s radiant heat is trapped in the atmosphere because of the greenhouse gas. These gasses consist of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and several other gasses. As these machines produce energy and more stuff we have, they release greenhouse gasses that are stored in the atmosphere. When carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses are released into the atmosphere, it traps more heat, causing the world to warm up.

The IDP ice core working group investigates and analyzes the ice cores that are drilled out of the surface for study. Carbon dioxide is stored underground and so these ice cores show carbon dioxide levels throughout history. The Keeling Curve has been appended to the ice cores for more information on carbon dioxide levels. The given information states that in the 1960s, the amount of carbon dioxide was 310 ppm, but in 2023, it has majorly increased to about 420 ppm. 800 thousand years ago it was at 190 ppm, emphasizing that the globe is heating at a fast rate. Human-made objects that create greenhouse gasses contribute to climate change. Some evidence of climate change you will witness is oceans getting warmer, sea levels rising, ice sheets shrinking, the global temperature rising two degrees Fahrenheit since the Industrial Revolution, more clouds forming, and more natural disasters occurring. If we don’t focus on or prevent the amount of carbon dioxide being put in the air, then the world will be very warm, climate change will affect us worse, and lots of life on earth will die. 

There is no way to stop global warming from increasing but there are ways to prevent it. In 1999, Klaus Lackner discovered a way to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air. He designed a machine called the Direct Air Capture that captures the carbon dioxide in the air. This Direct Air Capture has little significance globally, but doing something like riding your bike instead of driving everywhere with a gas-fueled engine will reduce the amount of carbon in the air. Transitioning to electricity like using solar panels or electric cars can also reduce carbon dioxide because they are not fueled by gas. There are several creative ways to reduce your carbon footprint because it will help the globe in the future so the next generations can live in a green environment.

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https://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/

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Climate change is 100% real and its effects are becoming more and more severe due to human activity. Climate change itself isn’t entirely caused by humans, since change in the climate also exists as a natural change, however it's undeniable that ever since the 1800s and the Industrial Revolution, human activity has caused climate change to develop more and more severe effects, such as weather changes, rising sea levels, and extinction in certain organisms.

climate change is very real!
in the mountains, the temperatures are very hight and have caused a lot demanges.
we can see them!
the glaciers are mealting and this is a real problem for our economy because i live in a ski resort and the snow is less as well as tourists.
the hot temperatures have caused forest fire too; our woods are important for the habitat, we cannot afford other mistakes.

Climate change is definitely real, and its happening right now!  Things like burning fossil fuels, is heating up the earth and causing climate change to occur. Humans are the main cause of climate change and we are now facing the effects of our selfish actions. More extreme weather is occurring, ice is melting, temperatures are rising, more wildfires are happening, and this is because of us. We do have the chance to turn things around but we must act fast.

Climate change is real and is happening everyday. Humans are a very big cause of the warming on earth through the activities we do and emissions. The global surface temperature was mainly increased because of human activity. 95-100% of the warming on earth was caused because of the humans. Other things that also change the climate is greenhouse gases and sometimes volcanic eruptions. Many things are happening in our world currently such as temperatures rising and sea levels rising.

Yes, climate change is real and human caused. The evidence of human caused climate change includes rising global temperatures, melting glaciers and ice sheets, rising sea levels, and more frequent and severe weather events like heat waves, droughts, and floods. These changes have been observed across the globe and are consistent with the predictions of climate models. According to the extremely credible Cornell.edu they state, "More than 99.9% of studies agree: Humans caused climate change." Additionally Devdiscourse.com states,"Enhanced detectability occurs because the mid to upper stratosphere has a large cooling signal from human-caused CO2 increases, small noise levels of natural internal variability, and differing signal and noise patterns," These quotes back my assertions that, yes, climate change is human caused.

Climate change is very real and is affecting our everyday lives right now. Humans are actually the main contributor to climate change according to climate.gov. The main contributors to climate change are generation of power, deforestation, transportation, and consuming foods. These are all due to humans. According to climate.eu 2011-2020 was the warmest decade recorded, with global average temperature reaching 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels in 2019. Human-induced global warming is presently increasing at a rate of 0.2°C per decade. So you may be asking, how can we counter and defeat climate change? We as a human race need to start walking and biking more. This helps cut down on emitting gas. Reuse more. This means that there is less factories working which in turn means less burning. Lastly, we can plant more trees in order for the plants to take in that CO2. In conclusion, climate change is real, and is very human caused. Climate change has been getting worse every decade, and if we don't do anything soon, there will be major consequences.

Climate change is real and it is human caused. Human inventions are really bad for the atmoshpere by putting chemicals into the air such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and others. Inventions that emit these substances are modes of transportation and the burning of fossil fuels. Burning of fossil fuels is the main source of this.

Climate change is real and has been caused by the human race. Overconsumption and overproduction have led to so many greenhouse gasses adding to our atmosphere, causing the earth to get hot and things like the polar ice caps to melt. Some examples of things that cause this are purchasing and transportation such as cars, motorcycles, planes, and more. These are all concepts and inventions that were created by us and not any animal or natural form of the environment. According to KCRA news, a combination of temperature measurements and data has shown that 2022 was the 5th hottest year on earth. The average temperature was 53.37. This is a huge increase since years before 2000, thanks to new technology and product increase.

Yes, Climate change is no myth and humans play a huge role. According to the official website of the European Commission 2011-2020 was the warmest decade recorded, with global average temperature reaching 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels in 2019. Human-induced global warming is presently increasing at a rate of 0.2°C per decade. This is due to deforestation, The burning of Fossil Fuels, and the over-farming of livestock. Furthermore Humans are increasing the greenhouse effect very rapidly by continuing to pump oil while knowing its effects. Humans are at the point where we have to decide if we want to create capital or save the earth and time is indeed running out.

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"The U.S. oil refineries are still allowed to dump massive amounts of toxic chemicals and heavy metals into lakes and rivers, environmental groups are urging a federal court to order more stringent regulation of some of the nation's biggest polluters". =https://phys.org/news/2023-04-environm … ution.html.These polluters are able to do these things legally because of the profit that's being made off the metals. The legal action comes three months after the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project found some of the worst polluters are in the Chicago area. People know what's polluting the earth and who is doing it be more people are needed to protest the problem by not investing into not using metals and oil. During 2021 alone 81 refineries in the United States that treat waste on-site released 1.6 billion pounds of chlorides, sulfates and other dissolved solids harmful to fish and other aquatic life, the group determined in its review of federal data.

Yes, climate change is very real and human-caused. Evidence of climate change is seen in the rise of the global temperature, sea level rise, shrinking ice sheets, melting of glaciers, and the list goes on. Climate change has been extremely affected by human activity. Industrial activities such as burning coal have raised carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere. According to scienceexchange.caltech.edu, "... there's a more than 95 percent probability that human activities over the past 50 years have warmed our planet." This shows that humans have played a huge part in the issue of climate change. Additionally, humans have been proven to be a main cause of climate change through chemical analysis of CO2. The chemical analysis of CO2 shows that the increase in Carbon Dioxide has come from the burning of fossil fuels. To conclude, climate change is very real and proof lies all around us, with humans being the main perpetrator.

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Climate change is real, and there is compelling scientific proof of this. Climate change is the long-term alteration of global or regional weather patterns, such as those related to temperature, precipitation, and wind. The temperature on Earth has always experienced natural oscillations, but this warming trend is distinct from others.According to scientific study, human actions, notably the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, which release significant amounts of greenhouse gases (mainly carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere, are substantially to blame for the current warming trend. The Earth's temperature rises as a result of these gases' ability to retain solar heat.
Climate experts agree overwhelmingly that human activity is causing the Earth to warm at an alarming rate.

I think that it is because using fans and heaters can increase your CO2 footprint.

Climate Change is real and humans are the reason. The earths climate naturally changes yearly. The temperatures can rise and fall but it is all somewhat at an even pace. In this day and age, the climate is changing much faster than it has ever naturally. The warmest temperatures ever recorded have been since the year 2001. Though the earths climate can be extremely cold in the winter, this is still due to climate change. Not only does the earths climate get warmer but that also means that the cold temperatures get extremely cold. The changes to our climate make the winter season last longer with an even colder climate. Since 1880, what we may think is a normal human activity, burning fossil fuels, are actually causing the globe to heat up. The reason this is happening is because all of the fossil fuels that humans burn, make the natural levels of carbon dioxide, methane, etc. off balance. When these natural occurrences are off balance, it makes the natural greenhouse effect worse. The greenhouse effect is when natural gasses help the earth trap heat from the sun, and then release it. What the extra greenhouse gasses do, however, is they cause the ozone layer to trap even more heat and make it more difficult for the earth to release this heat. This is why humans are causing the globe to get so extremely hot, so quickly.
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Global warming is a significant threat to the planet and its inhabitants. The impacts of global warming are far-reaching and severe, affecting everything from weather patterns to ecosystems, and human health.

One of the most significant consequences of global warming is the increase in extreme weather events such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts. Rising temperatures can also cause the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers, leading to rising sea levels that can result in the displacement of people living in coastal areas.

Global warming also has severe implications for human health, with increased heat waves and air pollution leading to respiratory and cardiovascular problems. It can also increase the spread of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.

The impacts of global warming on ecosystems are also severe, with many species facing extinction due to changing climatic conditions. This loss of biodiversity can have significant impacts on the functioning of ecosystems and the services they provide, such as food and water security.

In summary, global warming is bad because it poses a significant threat to human health, ecosystems, and the planet's overall well-being. It is essential to address the root causes of global warming and take action to mitigate its impacts to ensure a sustainable future for all.

Our carbon footprint must be less as a first step in combating climate change. Our carbon footprint can be decreased by:

Reducing energy use: We can use energy-efficient appliances, turn off lights when not in use, and use heating and cooling systems less frequently to reduce our energy use.

Using renewable energy: In order to lessen our reliance on fossil fuels, we can switch to using renewable energy sources, like wind and solar electricity.

Driving less: Taking public transportation, cycling, walking, or carpooling can help us cut down on our transportation emissions.

Donsuming a diet higher in plants: Animal agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. We can lessen our carbon footprint by eating less meat and adopting a more plant-based diet.

Planting trees: Since plants absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, supporting forestry efforts and planting trees can help slow down global warming.

In conclusion, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is urgently needed to address the worldwide challenge of climate change. We can significantly contribute to decreasing the effects of climate change by altering our lifestyles in order to reduce our carbon footprint.

Everywhere you can find that human-induced climate change is already affecting many weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe. Evidence of observed changes in extremes such as heatwaves, heavy precipitation, droughts, and tropical cyclones, and, in particular, their attribution to human influence, has strengthened” since the Fifth Assessment report in 2014. Heat extremes have become more frequent and more intense across most land regions since the 1950s, according to the IPCC, and all regions are affected.   
     In terms of the impact on society, heatwaves are happening more regularly, are starting earlier and ending later. Temperatures over 40°C and even 50°C are becoming increasingly frequent in many parts of the world, posing a major threat to human health and well-being.In terms of the impact on society, heatwaves are happening more regularly, are starting earlier and ending later. Temperatures over 40°C and even 50°C are becoming increasingly frequent in many parts of the world, posing a major threat to human health and well-being.
     The solution of all this would be to everyone live more healthier and have a green lifestyle. And as you can see, all the people on this site, we are trying to do that, but we need more help and more people, so spread the news to everyone and make them to have a greener life.

Very nice post!

Mainly, climate change is caused by the human race. We are causing all the problems that are destroying our planet, because we don t want to change to a healthy lifestyle and a more economical one.Some of us are too comfortable with the things that are happening in this world right now and it shows. Of course, there are some people that are self aware and that are trying to change for the better, but they are not enough.

I agree with what you are saying, how do you suppose we fix this issue? To be specific what changes should we implement so that we can all reduce our carbon footprint. I was thinking composting could help. What are some other changes that may help reduce our carbon emissions?

I agree that we are the problem but the issue is just how hard it is for people to change it is very hard for people to give up what they love or what they want to do just to make the world a better place. Some people like doing charity and other do it from peer pressure.

Are you willing to give up these things yourself? Maybe we should expand this idea to people. We could cause a domino effect of the word going to one another or we can educate people on the topic. Another problem is the fact that some people know about this problem but don't care.

I agree with your statement. Living a healthier and more economical lifestyle would be able to solve climate change for the most part from the human population. Living a healthier lifestyle could include using less electricity, eating and drinking less carbonated drinks and food, reducing, reusing, recycling, and emitting fewer gases into the air and polluting the oceans and air.

While individual impact does play a significant role in climate change, major corporations and governments have much more of an impact on climate change than just our lifestyles. I agree that we should all try to limit how much we consume, and try to reduce our own carbon emissions as much as realistically possible, but that's only one part of the problem. The other part of the problem is how little corporations and governments are doing to combat this. Fossil fuel usage is still growing according to visualcapitalist.com, despite that we have known the connections between carbon emissions and global warming for decades now. Awareness is not the issue with global warming, inaction is. We need to make it known to our governments and the corportations around us that we are holding them accountable for climate change, and we need to pressure them into making an effort, simply changing our lifestyles is not enough.

We are the problem. Ever since the use of factories when the industrial age started. A lot of people lie to themselves or act like it dosen´t exist when it actually do. All people can do is argue. I won´t lie I´m guilty for not caring of the earth. Even when I know climate change is real I still continue on what I´m doing. Theirs a chance I may never stop. I can´t be a hypocrite and say people are bad and what we need to start doing to make a change. What we can do is coming together even if later we won´t stop climate change. Let´s just get the message out that it is a real thing. One step at a time.

Humans definitely are the main cause of climate change and are the only ones that can do something to fix it. Most components of climate change are caused by humans. This incudes things like CO2 emissions from transportation, the rise of global temperatures, and the large amount of ocean pollution. These things lead to the endangerment of species, melting ice caps, sea level rises, droughts, and much more. There are many things we can implement into our life. This can be anything from turning your lights off at your house to switching to a vegan diet. If we don’t take action now, there will be consequences.

Many people would love to blame climate change on earth running its course and argue that our planet is always changing and this is just its part of the cycle. But, in the past when the earths climate is changing it usually takes thousands of years. But in the past couple hundred our climate has rapidly started to decline. And we can see the signs, temperature change, whole habitats/environments being ruined, time after time we are being reminded that things are changing. Major things we need like the Gulf Stream are being wrecked.but, if we can’t even get everyone to acknowledge that it even exists then making changes is difficult.

I do agree with this because climate change happens, but we are just boosting it with the amount of emissions we emit, and I think we could find solutions in things such as more composting, finding cleaner ways to produce energy, cleaner ways of transportation, and cleaner ways to dispose of waste

Yes, I completely agree with you. Humans are fully the problem. Some people might argue that it is in fact not real, or caused my certain types of animals, however it is humans who are mass producing these animals and feeding them chemicals. Climate change is real. To fix the issue, the government needs to become more envolved, and ready to take action. We need to work together to lower everyone’s carbon emissions levels, and plant trees. We are doing things right now to lower this, however it isn’t enough. We need to work together to come to conclusions about this issue, and take action ASAP.

Many people still believe climate change to be a distant threat that we don’t really need to worry about. But, looking at carbon levels over the last couple of years makes it painfully obvious that human activity is what is causing the vast, vast majority of climate change. It is not a distant threat, we have seen what may be happening in places like Florida with the sea level in the near future.

I believe that humans have done many things to this Earth for the better, but also for the worse. It really is a double edged sword. Sure, we have made farms and taken many areas away from other people or animals to make us more food and supplies. But that there are also many animal farms. Like cow farms. And I have learned with my class that red meat produces carbon footprint. Also, those other foods and meats that are making their way to supermarkets, that means many people are going to those stores to get the food. Not all of them are walking so, many are driving. It is like a web. Just because you think you are doing good, doesn't mean there are many downsides to the plan as well.

Hello, there are various examples of how global warming exists, just look for information on the internet, such as:
-The increase of temperatures, which since 1880 the average global temperatures have increased by 1,2 °C;
-The increase of CO2, as from last April, that the Earth’s atmosphere has a carbon dioxide (CO2) content of 420 parts per million (0,00042%);
-The snowpack, which is very sensitive to the rise in temperature, in fact satellite data show that with the rise in global temperatures, the extension of snow decreased to a rate of 550 thousand km2 every decade, an area slightly larger than the Spain:

These are some examples of how warming is real and affects us closely.

Climate change IS real and HUMAN-caused. Climate change is occurring because of the insane amount of greenhouse gas being emitted. The amount of greenhouse gas being emitted causes earth to warm up which then leads to the changing in climate. The change in climate then harms many different types of environments which could cause a whole collapse of Earth's global ecosystem. This is only happening because humans are generating electricity, using fossil fuels, and etc. We need to find solutions for these problems and find ways to stop climate change.

The main cause of climate change is the greenhouse effect, due to the presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These are gases that absorb thermal energy: the most common are carbon dioxide, methane and ozone, nitrous oxide and flourinated gases. I think to reduce the change we could: save energy at home; walk, cycle or use public transport and eat more vegetables

Climate Change is very real, and we are already beginning to see its effects. The main threats of climate change, stemming from the rising temperature of Earth's atmosphere include rising sea levels, ecosystem collapse, and more frequent and severe weather. Rising temperatures from human-caused greenhouse gas emissions affect the planet in many ways. Pollution has been increasing significantly, and it is all caused by people. We made our world like this, but it is also in our hands to make it better.

We are slowly ruining the world for future generations, but we can change! Reducing our individual carbon footprint is the first step. Global warming is a huge issue, but together we can fight it.

Hello Suki Iyer, I fully agree with you, pollution is increasing more and more, as well as the temperature of Earth's atmosphere. My thought is that we need to dramatically change our behavior, otherwise we will find ourselves in an extremely ruined and therefore uninhabitable world in the future. We are ruining our planet, and leaving a world in very bad condition to our descendants and future generations.
I attach the link for an image about the countries most likely to survive and with less, in the future if the situation doesn’t change.

Climate change is almost entirely human made. When fossil fuels are burned, it creates pollution, being a primary cause of climate change. It's real, and it's happening because we are generating power, manufacturing goods, and cutting down forests. Transportation also plays a key role since it also consumes a lot of energy. Another problem to pay attention to is landfills, since it is another way pollution is released.

Very few can argue that climate change was NOT caused by humans. This is because humans have created many new inventions that may be beneficial to us but definitely not the earth and world. One big invention that has a effect on climate change is gas combustion cars. Almost every adult over 20 has a vehicle of some sort, and until recently were powered by gas. These gas cars leave behind co2 which is a greenhouse gas, which effects our climate.

For some odd reason, some people state that climate change isn’t real, and in all the cases I’ve seen, no one gives any kind of explanation to their claim. I’m not aware of all the causes of climate change, but a common one are the heatwaves around America. Where I live, the heat has become a huge problem, to the point where it causes tons of fires and harms/kills thousands of people. So, I don’t know why anyone would think that climate change is just a hoax. Do I think humans are the problem? Yes; with our advancing technology, we keep emitting toxic gases and other poisonous materials out into the atmosphere and on land and in water and it leads to climate change, one way or another.

Even though it is a natural phenomenon, we speed up our emissions just by burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal. Instead of walking away with the idea of the world going to keep getting worse, here are a few things that can slow it down:1. people switching to another source of energy, best preferably using Solar and wind. 2.Proposals about geoengineering, which could involve seeding the oceans with iron to draw CO2. 3 use
electricity carefully.4. Finally reduce your carbon emitions.

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Yes, climate change is real its happening in this very moment the effects of climate change are just occurring but the effects are huge. Greenhouse gas has been on this high run since the Industrial Revolution and is continuing to have higher rates as our world expands. The cause for this is Human activity because we are getting bigger in size meaning that we consume more carbon dioxide and almost every year 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide goes into our atmosphere. To include Methane, and Nitrous Oxide has both increased at a rapid rate. All of these greenhouse gases caused by the uprise of population on Earth is causing the earth to start to have increase in temperature aka climate change.

Humans play a big role in climate change. A big contributor to climate changes are fossil fuels- coal, oil, and gas. We can start with decreasing our carbon footprint.

Humans are the main cause of climate change. Burning fossil fuels, releasing chemicals into the atmosphere, reducing the amount of forest cover, the rapid expansion of farming are changing the balance of climate system. If humans stop these certain habits, the environment could come to a change and the greenhouse effect could decrease if humans contributed to help which we all should.

I agree, many humans do many of these things on a daily basis and most of them don't even know. It's sad because many people could decrease their impact by doing simple things, like not using their car, limiting the amount of electricity they use, and not using or buying a lot of plastic or chemical filled products. Maybe the government could incourage or even enforce some type of climate action that improves this; then maybe more people will realize and try to improve their own impact.

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I have a question "Is it possible to use carbon footprint labels?" if so then please respond back

Climate change is very real. Humans are the main cause of climate change. It's mainly due to our heavy use of oil, coal, and gas. There are many ways to reduce our use of these resources but it either consumes a lot of our time and energy which we already struggle to have.

I agree with you. Although many of us have realized the problem of climate change, only a few have taken it seriously and done anything practical. We should start with the easiest thing to reduce our use of resources that are harmful to our environment, such as riding bikes to school rather than taking cars, turning the lights off as we leave the room, and buying locally

Climate change is a real thing. According to a graph created by NASA, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are significantly higher than they were before the Industrial Revolution. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and it, therefore, contributes to the enhanced greenhouse effect, which causes more heat to reach Earth’s surface than usual, which will then cause Earth’s overall temperature, and therefore climate, to be much higher. And, since this increase in carbon dioxide began during the Industrial Revolution when humans began creating new inventions (which were powered by fossil fuels or emitted carbon dioxide), we can also say that climate change is caused by humans.

Climate change is definitely real and human-caused, and this is backed by a lot of evidence. First, if you look at the image below, you can see how the carbon dioxide level stayed below 300 million for many years but increased drastically in 1950. Also, more than 99.9% of peer-reviewed scientific papers agree that climate change is mainly caused by humans, according to a survey of 88,125 climate-related studies.

i in fact do think climate change is real AND human caused. excessive use of greenhouse gases are a possible reason. too many greenhouse gases released from human activities will result in the planet warming up and causing various changes around the world. some examples are food supply, habitat, and wellbeing

Climate change is a real thing. Humans are a part of the problem with greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The human activities being done affect the amount of heat trapped under the atmosphere affect global temperatures.

very true and countries should begin doing more to stop it

Climate change is real and it is affecting every aspect of our lives. It has worsened weather patterns and has cause many other horrible things.

Climate change deniers cause more co2 emissions than anyone else as they cause it regularly as a person and prevent change to current systems.  But why do they not believe in climate change even though there is so much evidence for it? Because many people do live in urban areas where much doesn’t change compared to poor areas so they see no evidence of this in their regular life. They also see cuts to carbon emissions as too costly as it messes with things in their life like their phone, car, and home.

This is certifiably true, the reason why is that those people don't believe in climate change, they don't know about the causes of high emissions, and even if they did they would not care.

I do think Climate Change is real & Human-caused due to the overuse of fossil fuels (including coal and natural gas are some examples) that are caused by Human production. These fuels contain carbon inside of them, and when burned they release these carbons into the atmosphere. Too much carbon in the atmosphere needed to support life on Earth can start to warm up the Planet. But, daily things like driving cars, to activities like flying on planes also contribute to a large amount of carbon emissions. In an article called, Issue Brief | The Growth in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Commercial Aviation (2019, revised 2022) stated “commercial airplanes and large business jets contribute 10 percent of U.S. transportation emissions.” With airplanes causing 10% of the greenhouse gas emissions, one way people could solve this problem would be to use a cleaner gas to power the planes.

Humans are constantly using cars to get themselves from place to place. While it is a more efficient way of transportation, it has been proven to increase climate change, and the carbon being released from the vehicles. Diving into further explanation, those cars that are being driven by humans are partially responsible for climate change, making humans the criminals in this situation.

I think this is very true but also that no matter what it will still always be a contributing factor considering that most people are unwilling to stop using cars and that eletric cars are very hard to use without stopping very frequently to charge.

Climate Change is real and is caused by human activity. I believe that climate change is real because in our modern weather forecasts, we experience heat in supposedly cold months. Climate Change is caused by an excess of greenhouse gases caused by human activity. The human activity that mainly causes greenhouse gases are burning fossil fuels, driving gas powered cars, etc. In order to combat these activities, we want to reduce the usage of each one. However, our lifestyles depend on these which cause the main issue. Some would propose the idea of switching to electricity. This however, is expensive and very limited if used. If we can't develop any ways to combat climate change, then our world would have mass pollution as well as greenhouse gases.

Climate change is in fact real. Many like to turn a blind eye and act as if our actions are not affecting the planet but they are. Some examples of the ways we have harmed the planet are our use of carbon in specific our carbon footprint. By doing daily activities such as driving we harm the environment. An excessive use of carbon has caused harm to protective layers on Earth, such as the ozone layer. Soon enough, if our actions have not changed by 2050 the harm we have inflicted on Earth will be irreversible.

Hello, In my opinion, climate change is man-made and there are some steps we can take to tackle this phenomenon:Energy saving is one of these, in fact it is not enough for governments and nations to implement programs to reconvert energy production, gradually abandoning fossil fuels towards renewable energy sources.

Response: Hey, I agree with your claim there are many ways we could stop climate change and it is definitely in our grasp. It just takes people to actually care because I don’t really know anyone that cares about it. Actually most of my friends believe it’s fake. If we really want to solve this problem we need to be serious and bring awareness to the problem

Hello, I agree with both of you! If you think about it for a while, you could notice that the only causes of this problem are humans. It's not like trees could grow legs and wreak havoc, right? The only people who reach out to understand would be the people who are actually self-aware about the planet and environment around them

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to the environment.
  Forests provide necessary habitats for people and animals and absorb harmful greenhouse gases that cause climate change. However, large areas of forest are disappearing every minute.
  At the same time, road traffic is among the main sources of air pollution. Every person can contribute to protecting the environment by using public transport. Be the first to save your planet!

I agree, because I think that overheating depends on human activities mostly from the strong increase in the atmosphere caused by coal, oil and gas.
In fact, even the increase in temperatures is causing problems such as glacial melting, rising sea levels. I think some rules to reduce climate change are: use sustainable means of transport, save energy and eat healthy.

i live in the mountains and i see that many glaciers are melting;
it is very dangerous for the habitats where i live. 
in North Italy it snows less and the climate is too hot compared to year ago (19° on November);
i think we have to change and to do more attention because the situation will get worse.

I agree, we are the main cause of hurting the planet on which we live. The Earth will not last forever if we continue polluting the oceans, releasing abundant amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, deforesting forests for our own needs, and many other things. It takes minimal effort to ask and research climate change, how you can contribute to your planet, and feel good that you're doing your part to reduce the harm we're doing to our environment.

I agree, humans are the main cause of the climate change effects that our Earth is seeing. Where I live in California, wildfires are a big problem that we face every summer due to the drought. We need to do our part each day in trying to be mindful of nature and the Earth and try to reduce pollution, deforestation, greenhouse gases, and other factors that are contributing to global warming. We also need to be mindful of our animals and their habitats, and how they are being destroyed due to fires and deforestation.

I agree, Climate change is a massive problem and the linger we wait to do something the worse it's going to get.  Eventually, we will get to a point where we can not fix what we have done.  That my not happen in our lifetimes but it will certainly happen at some point in the near future if we keep going at the rate we are right not and don't do anything differently.

I agree because where I live there are many droughts. There are mostly droughts in the summers but occasionally there are droughts in the late spring and early fall now which is very concerning because this means that the climate is warming up. This could lead to much more problems and we need to find a way to reduce greenhouse gases.

I agree, Climate change has gotten so much worse since when we first started hearing about it. If the world doesn't come together and make an effort we might live to see the aftermath. This isn't an issue we can throw aside for the next generation to figure out we need to act now!

I agree, climate change is one of the biggest problems for our environment and humans are a big contribution to that. Human activities are increasing Earth's natural greenhouse effect and if too much heat is trapped on Earth, then there will be a big increase in global temperatures which affect climate change. Eventually, our Earth's environment will get to a point where it's very bad and cannot be fixed. So we should stop our bad habits and try and help lower the greenhouse effect.

I agree, climate change is one of the biggest problems for our environment and humans are a big contribution to that. Human activities are increasing Earth's natural greenhouse effect and if too much heat is trapped on Earth, then there will be a big increase in global temperatures which affect climate change. Eventually, our Earth's environment will get to a point where it's very bad and cannot be fixed. So we should stop our bad habits and try and help lower the greenhouse effect.

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to our world today. However, doing things on a small individual scale is not going to be enough. I belive that we have to act at a corporate and nation level.

obviously climate change is real and human-caused. research says the main causes of climate change cuased BY humans are generating an excessive amount of power, consuming too much, cutting down too many trees, the list goes on.

forget the typo i meant caused*

No matter how hard you might try to convince some people, climate change is real and we need to do something about how fast it is hurting our earth and all of us. We have caused climate change to grow and devour our land,animals, and us whole. Our carbon footprint needs to be decreased in order to try and slow down climate change.
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That’s a dumb question, everyone knows why recycling is important. But there is so much more you probably didn’t know. Like in 2018 according to recyclingpartnership.org 52 million tons of paper was recycled in that year alone! That’s 52 million tons of an object that weighs like nothing. That shows us how much we throw away carelessly. Also environment.yale.edu states that if all paper that has been sent to recycling is recycled that would increase greenhouse emissions by 10%! So that paper you threw in the recycle, that you could have reused, now contributed to climate change. You might not have an impact but if all people have the same mindset that is what makes the difference.

With all the diseases and sicknesses going on, along with the Pandemic, our lives as humans have complicated the cycles and schedules of many other organisms. If we don’t have these organisms to help contribute to the ecosystem and help raise their niche, If ear that the whole ecosystem is going to collapse. For example, without the bees to pollinate the flowers, they flowers will have excessive nectar, and some animal that feed on plants; specifically flowers, will not be able to eat the flowers since they probably eat them without the nectar inside them. And without their food they will also die off. And without these animals the other organisms that help with weather could go out of hand, like how they are connected in a chain. This keeps going in a cycle and so on… This just goes to show that human activity is partially the one to blame for the climate change.

Climate change is definitely real and human caused. It can be seen by anyone throughout our lives. The Earth is experiencing many record highs and lows, in rainfall, hurricanes, etc. We are experiencing many natural disasters and watching islands sink because of rising sea levels. Every year there is less ice at the poles, and ocean temperatures are steadily rising. But is all of this human caused? As a species, humans negatively impact almost every environment we encounter. We release greenhouse gases into the air, and increase pollution all around us. All of this has led to the instability of our once stable environment, Earth.

This is true, because climate change is a real problem in the world and many human activities are contributing negatively to it.

I believe that climate change can be a mixture of human activity as well as earth experiencing a warm-up period. According to climate.gov over the years of earth, there have been many ice ages and warm-up periods. I'm not saying that it isn't real, i'm saying that there is always a bigger picture to the story. You can't just say that there is climate change just because of the earth's temperature has gone up a couple degrees. When the temperature increases just a little bit(probably because of increased carbon emissions) the earth goes in a cycle by itself. The earth will warm itself up regardless of human activity. Guess what? The earth has always cooled down after a warm-up period.
Also most of the people on here say that "we need to take action and stop climate change!" but than they go home and not care about it until the next time it comes up in a discussion.

Yes climate change is happening and it is mostly caused by human activity, including production of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases.  I am convinced by the majority of the climate scientists who says climate change is real and human caused because human production has been increasing the concentration of some greenhouse gases faster by burning fossil fuels, and excess  methane production from livestock. Currently human activity has released more than 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere this year. Scientific evidence shows that Ice cores drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers prove that Earth’s climate responds to changes in greenhouse gas levels. Other Evidence can be found in tree rings, ocean sediments, coral reefs, and layers of sedimentary rocks.

Yes climate change is happening and it is mostly caused by human activity, including production of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases.  I am convinced by the majority of the climate scientists who says climate change is real and human caused, because human production has been increasing the concentration of some greenhouse gases faster by burning fossil fuels, and excess  methane production from livestock. Currently human activity has released more than 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere this year. Scientific evidence shows that Ice cores drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers prove that Earth’s climate responds to changes in greenhouse gas levels. Other Evidence can be found in tree rings, ocean sediments, coral reefs, and layers of sedimentary rocks.

Climate change is definitely real, and there's a lot of proof to show that. For example, the increasing number of natural disasters, temperatures rising, extreme weather, etc. While the climate fluctuates naturally over time, humans have accelerated the pace temperatures are rising by burning fossil fuels so much that we don't have time to adjust, and we need to act now.

I completely agree humans have affected the process, for example in the area where i live (north Italy)glaciers are shrinking a lot. I think to reduce carbon dioxide emissions we should use more renewable resorces even in our small.

I agree with you about the fact that humans have sped up climate change. We do a lot of things which can often result into climate change. More people need to be aware of climate change and how we can stop it or just even slowing it down.

I believe that climate change is not only real, but very much human caused. If you compare the temperature rises in the past few centuries to the past couple of millenia, you can clearly see that nowhere does the temperature change as quickly as it did here. Along with that, if you compare the rising temperatures with a graph of carbon dioxide changes, you will easily see the correlation. The rising temperature graph follows the carbon dioxide changes, but a little behind, as seen in this graph. Along with that, if you compare the increase in carbon dioxide to human population, you will see another correlation, where the carbon dioxide levels only started rising drastically after human population started experiencing exponential growth. If you also compare this to major world events, you will see that all of this started at the same time that the industrial revolution happened. All this evidence points to climate change being real, and human caused, but to fix this problem we definitely need to start using renewable resources, or soon the problem will be too big to fix at all.
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Scientists have suggested that the earth has gone though 5 major ice ages in the past millions of years. It is also proved that we're in the middle of an ice age. However, we are currently experiencing a rise in temperature globally. The difference between the previous ice ages and this one is the presence of human beings. It seems obviously that humans' activities have a lot to do with the anomonies of the global climatic pattern.

That may be right but over the years of Earth there has warm ups and cool downs in the world. I'm not saying that humans aren't increasing the temperature of the earth, i'm saying that humans probably have a role in as well as that we are going through a warm up stage. Climate.gov Stated that "the earth experiences ice ages and warm up periods over the past 10,000 years"https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/hasnt-earth-warmed-and-cooled-naturally-throughout-history

I fully believe that climate change is real and humans have a big part in it. When thinking in a general way most of the things that cause climate change are things we do on the regular. It would help if more people cared about climate change and realized that we have a big role in it. There are many alternatives and solutions to most things causing climate change if we were to change some things we do we could help slow climate change down.

studies and scientist have proven that climate change is a real problem that is rapidly growing and changing. in order to have a full future ahead of us its important that we stop climate change now. If climate change isn't changed or stopped now we will have to face many natural disasters such as droughts, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornados, and more. we can help by turning off lights when not using them, recycling, takin colder shorter showers, washing our clothes with cold water, and overall just spreading awareness on the topic.

Hello, I very much agree with you, in recent years we have been realizing the damage that man has caused to our environment, polluting it and not respecting it. Natural disasters are increasingly common in all countries of the world. For example, in the small valley where I live, in the high mountains, the glaciers are reducing a lot every year, and there have been many catastrophic events: flooding in more countries, storms in all valley and landslides whenever it rains.
Every people can do something as you said to try to stop all these events.

I am convinced that humans are a large cause of climate change. This is due to the fact that we do so many things that would obviously impact our climate. I was convinced even further after we did our carbon footprint calculations and activity in class.

I agree, that humans are the main actors of climate change. I also was convinced of that, but after doing the carbon footprint calculation, I just comprehend furthermore the impact of daily individual activities, that are way more impactful than what i thought

I agree, the survey really opened my eyes about my daily activities and made me very aware of my surroundings when I was at home going about my day and noticing either my PC being turned on even though I wasn’t using it or the TV.

In my opinion, climate change is a very sensitive subject.  Today, many species of animals are close to extinction due to these changes, this disrupts the environment and transforms the planet into an increasingly bad environment for humans and the rest of the animals.  Climate change is real and must be stopped as soon as possible!

In my opinion,climate change is real and is caused by humans because they throw a lot of waste  in less siutable places and burn certain objects whose smoke spreads into the atmosphere.

Climate change has been a huge problem to the world. Melting ice caps and stuffs happen. It is actually caused by humans because if we pollute the world it will become hotter and hotter. So we gotta start recycling and cool down the Mother nature!

Climate change is real. Although climate change would’ve occurred even without humans, we have definitely increased the rate and intensity in which it’s currently happening. Our production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses has resulted in the planet warming up really quickly and is causing many problems in the world.

I totally agree, we need to reduce the amount of fossil fuels we burn so that less greenhouse gases get emitted into the atmosphere.

I agree. By reducing green house gasses we could definitely help combat climate change.

I agree climate change is real. Some people might not believe that climate change is caused by humans, but it certainly is increased by us. The amount of energy, the food we waste, and fossil fuels only worsen the effects of climate change.

I also agree, even though people may not think it’s true, it is. It is not just caused by cow burbs.

Yes, I totally agree that climate change is real and it is caused by human because when I was doing the Carbon Footprint challenge, it says that Taiwanese people cost about 7000 carbon footprint while the whole world costs about 3000 carbon footprint. We should reduce the carbon footprint in Taiwan, and probably reduce a little more carbon footprint of the whole world. This will cause climate change and will kill many animals and they will become extinct. We can reduce carbon footprint by walking or ride bikes to somewhere instead of driving fuel cars. We should also try to close lights when we are not using it. We should also use a fan then using Air Conditioner. This way, we can save our world and make the climate change stop.

Yes, climate change is real. There's so much scientific evidence and proof. Although the climate would have changed without humans, we have made it so much worse by burning fossil fuels in our everyday lives.

Indeed, the climate changed so much faster due to human activities. Whether they be individual (shown by the carbon calculator) but also as part of society, like work places, industrialization, or mass-product industry.

Yes, because there is a measurement that is ppm (parts per million) of carbon dioxide in the air, which has been directly linked to climate change, which spiked up when the industrial age started. It had never been below 300 and now its at more than 400.

I agree, we need to watch out parts per million. That will definitely help make a huge difference in fighting climate change.

I am convinced that humans are a large cause of climate change. This is due to the fact that we do so many things that would obviously impact our climate. I was convinced even further after we did our carbon footprint calculations and activity in class.

I believe that climate change is real because it is having a lot of affects on the world that we live in today. Such as forest fires and ice melting into the ocean. I also believe that it is mostly human caused because we have contributed to it the most and haven't done much to try and prevent us from doing anything about it.

It is definitely real and human-caused, there is so much evidence to prove that humans  help cause the climate change.

I agree with this, there is much evidence that humans have helped the incredible increase of climate change

I am convinced by climate scientists who say climate change is real and human caused. I am convinced because there is photo proof of glaciers melting very fast.

I completely agree, climate change is a big problem

I believe that climate change is real and human caused because there is plenty of evidence. Yes, climate does change naturally over time, but what we see now is not naturally caused as it is warming so quickly. Also 97% of scientists believe that its real, and they have studied every angle and possibility and know much more than everyone else does.

I believe this because most of the things heating up the earth are cars or any traveling transportation.

I agree with you and I think that there are a lot of ways to go from one place to another without using cars. For example, we can use bikes and even walk. These are both great forms of exercise and won't do any harm or cause climate change.

To expand on both points, climate changed isn’t just human caused because of transportation emissions. There are numerous contributors to climate change, and transportation happens to be one of them. Biking and walking places definitely improve your own carbon footprint but there should also be sustainable options such as more affordable electric public transportation for people to use who don’t have the ability to walk/bike places. Major contributors to climate change include power plants and deforestation/agriculture. Power plants constantly burn fossil fuels to generate enough power for a steam turbine to allow electricity to reach great distances. Deforestation contributes to emissions because often times large expanses of trees/forests are burned to create more space for agriculture.

I believe that climate change is human caused, and I agree with all statements made above. In a CarbonBrief article it states that since 1850 close to all of global warming was and is caused by greenhouse gas emissions and by other activities humans do and cause. There is also a 95% - 100% likelihood that more than half of climate change is human caused. (If you would like to learn more here is the link Analysis: Why scientists think 100% of global warming is due to humans.) I do think that transportation is a very large part of climate change, but I think that other large parts of climate change that are just as bad or even worse are big sources of power, such as buildings and cutting down forests. To elaborate, big power sources such as buildings take up more than half of electricity. They utilize fossil fuels such as coal and oil. They also use natural gas for air conditioning, heaters, etc. Buildings release a notable amount of greenhouse gas emissions. Cutting down forests. Humans generally cut down forests to make room for farms and pastures for animals. When trees are cut down they release all of the carbon dioxide they had been storing. As said before, forests hold in carbon dioxide, so when cut it’s hard to stop what’s being released out of the atmosphere. Based on all of the information I’ve learned, I do think that the cause of climate change is 100% humans.

I believe that climate change is human caused, and I agree with all statements made above. In a CarbonBrief article it states that since 1850 close to all of global warming was and is caused by greenhouse gas emissions and by other activities humans do and cause. There is also a 95% - 100% likelihood that more than half of climate change is human caused. (If you would like to learn more here is the link https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-wh … o-humans.) I do think that transportation is a very large part of climate change, but I think that other large parts of climate change that are just as bad or even worse are big sources of power, such as buildings and cutting down forests. To elaborate, big power sources such as buildings take up more than half of electricity. They utilize fossil fuels such as coal and oil. They also use natural gas for air conditioning, heaters, etc. Buildings release a notable amount of greenhouse gas emissions. Cutting down forests. Humans generally cut down forests to make room for farms and pastures for animals. When trees are cut down they release all of the carbon dioxide they had been storing. As said before, forests hold in carbon dioxide, so when cut it’s hard to stop what’s being released out of the atmosphere. Based on all of the information I’ve learned, I do think that the cause of climate change is 100% humans.

I agree that climate change is human caused. But I would also like to add on that it is the big companies that are contributing the most. The big companies contribute a lot to climate change. But their not just going to stop, because they want and need the money. It would also be really hard for big companies to switch to other better ways. It's because it's going to cost a lot of money and time and also there isn't really a way that they can not pollute. Almost every business contributes to pollution by using supply chains and operations. Big buildings need to heat their whole building and that pollutes a lot. And harmful gases get released into the air. But I also do agree that we contribute a lot to climate change. Everyday people are always driving around using cars and that contributes a lot to pollution.
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I think that climate change is mostly human caused

I agree that Climate change is mostly caused by Transmissions from gas-powered vehicles, but I think air pollution from factories is an even greater contribution to climate change.

Climate Change is most definitely real & Human-Caused. Climate Change is defined as the long-term shifts in the average temperature and weather patterns. In "Chasing Ice", a documentary by National Geographic, we see graphs, pictures, videos, etc. that prove the effects of Climate Change. For example, in chasing ice, we are shown a video of the largest calving event ever caught on tape. Calving is the natural process through which glaciers lose mass. The calving is caused by melting ice, wind, and other factors. In the video, we see a calving event as big as the lower tip of Manhattan. We know that Climate Change is real because when the average temperature gets hotter(caused by greenhouse gases), the ice melts. When the ice melts added on with the change in weather patterns, it causes Calving. You may be thinking, but you said calving is a natural process, so climate change is not real. While Calving is a natural process, the extreme rate and scale that it's happening at is no doubt the effect of Climate Change. Now that we know that climate change is real, how do we know it is human-caused? We know this because of chemistry. A greenhouse gas is a gas that absorbs and emits heat energy, which gets trapped in the earth's atmosphere, leading to a warmer Earth. The primary greenhouse gases are co2, methane, etc. If we look at co2, because of its geometry and its composition(being made up of more than 3 atoms), it can absorb a larger variety of wavelengths, including infrared waves(heat). As humans, we use cars, eat meat, buy clothes, etc. which all contribute to putting co2 in the atmosphere. If we look at a graph of co2 emissions, we can definitely see an upwards trend, caused by our lifestyles as humans.

Humans are responsible for climate change. Scientists have demonstrated that some heat-trapping gases, such as carbon dioxide, contribute to global warming, and that we emit these gases when we burn fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. The greenhouse effect is caused by gases emitted into the atmosphere trapping heat and causing the globe to warm. We emit greenhouse gases when we use fossil fuels to heat our homes, drive our cars, and run factories. The increase in atmospheric CO2 during the last century was caused by human activities, as it happened faster than natural climate change could.

What is the effect of hydropower Dams on the environment?

Although hydropower dams are a great and clean way to produce energy, it has many negative impacts on the ecology. A dam can change the natural water temperature, normally heating it; disrupt normal river flow, normally resulting in disastrous effects on fish migrations; as well as negative effect on other plants and animals who are disrupted by the change of the river. Creating the damn also emits lots of carbon, because of the manufacturing of the concrete and steel. Dam's effects can be felt in a much larger area, especially if the dam is on an important river.

I think people need to stop putting plastics in the water. It is hurting the marine life.

Both, because people do, make the climate change.

How do people make climate change? Can you give some examples?

Great Questions! Climate change encompasses all parts of the climate changing (temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, etc.), but a subset of climate change that refers to the change in temperature as a result of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere called global warming might be what you are referring to since many people talk about how humans are contributing to a warming earth instead of just the broader climate. (Described further in detail from the British Geological Survey linked here:https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/climate-change/how-does-the-greenhouse-effect-work/#:~:text=Greenhouse%20gases,-The%20greenhouse%20effect&text=The%20effect%20of%20this%20is,and%20eventually%20lost%20to%20space) global warming is a result of an excess of greenhouse gasses. Gasses such as carbon dioxide that absorb infrared radiation from the sun in the form of heat energy which is then circulated through the atmosphere until the heat gets lost to space. When an excess amount of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses are released into the atmosphere, more heat is trapped, and that means a warmer Earth. Although CO2 levels and their corresponding temperatures in the past have fallen and risen, an exponential growth in CO2 levels since around the industrial revolution has indicated humans are at fault for the warming globe. (This graph from NASA helps illustrate how much CO2 humans have added to the atmosphere: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/) There are countless ways humans release CO2 into the atmosphere, but one huge way is transportation of individuals or goods. Everytime someone burns gasoline to transport themselves, other goods to be bought by other people, etc. more and more CO2 is released into the atmosphere, quickly in geological time, warming the Earth. I hope this helps!

Many people find it easier to ignore climate change than to do actually put in the effort to make a change. Are there other factors  that you can think of that can explain the lack of commitment to this important issue?

Great question, I wondered the same thing. One of the major reasons people do not put effort towards taking action against climate change is the "me component" as described by David Repoeik, a consultant on communication and risk perception. Essentially, the "me component" is the idea that humans do not check long-term climate conditions and changes on a daily basis. Most humans focus more on how the weather will be, that day, in their area, and how it will affect their plans. Its human nature to focus on immediate, typically trivial, problems rather than long-term life-and-death problems. It's hard to imagine how significant the effects of climate change will be, as we are only facing the first stage right now. The solution is to educate ourselves on the long-term effects and take actions in our lives today which will prove extremally important as the threat of climate change does become our immediate problem.

Climate change is both natural and man made. Even when climate changes happened naturally, mankind has intervene and push the process a lot faster. One of the biggest thing human intervene in is carbon cycle. Human burned of fossil fuels and used electricity caused the earth to heat up which result in climate changes. Climate changes then cause more natural disaster which result in greater problems.

Hey Troy, I totally agree with you in the point that you made that climate change is both natural and man-made. I believe that we humans play a huge role in the effect of climate change and I agree with what you had to say about the burning of fossil fuels and how that in this process, it has caused the earth to heat up and get warmer, hence affecting climate change. Lastly, You made a great point in saying that one of the biggest things humans intervene with is the carbon cycle since we the humans affect the carbon cycle so much in burning fossil fuels and with mostly everything else we do

I think climate change is mostly caused by humans because we effect the environment with greenhouse gasses big factories even how we eat all effects the climate which is good evidence of the fact that climate change is mostly caused by humans

Climate change can be summed up as something huge intervening with our world like the meteor that killed the dinosaurs that let up a lot of ash and blocked out the sun changing the face of our planet in our case tho we are more of a poison killing the earth slowly and knowing we are doing it

Climate change is a natural thing but not this alarmingly fast and warm, humans are the cause of this climate change that is happening right now and we need to fix it. My biggest part of my carbon footprint is my transportation and i believe that solutions to this are electric vehicles and more public transportation and is affordable and accessible to everyone.

In a quick answer yes. Humans are the reason for global warming and climate change. Cars, trucks, and other vehicles are putting tons and tons of carbon into the air and atmosphere. The atmosphere is breaking down because of this and letting more heat from the sun onto earths surface and warming it up.

I think it is more than just transportation a lot of our heating living spaces and construction and we also have to worry about the acidification of our ocean and the impact on our ecosystems.

I believe that climate change is real and mostly caused by humans. Everyday there are people driving causing air pollution, making the air heat up and the quality worse and it's just harming our world.
Burning oil, gas, coal causes it to release carbon dioxide and that just heats up the world, i believe that we need to find another solution to reduce the usage of fossil fuels.
Deforestation is also another reason of climate change, get rid of manys plants and trees that give us oxygen.

Actually your wrong everybody is wrong climate change is not real. Since the earth is flat climate change isn’t real

Climate change is very real and is mostly caused by humans. Humans pollute the air very badly by doing everyday things such as driving, choosing to work in factories, and burning things they don't need.

Climate Change is very real and it is human-caused. The reason I say that climate change is very real is that many Americans living in the U.S. do not pay too much attention to climate change and just let it go by as something else the government has to fix, which is wrong. Climate Change can be helped and slowed down by the government but the ultimate person or solution to this problem and ongoing challenge that the world faces is the people in this world, society.
The reason that climate change has been brought upon to the table to be discussed is that there has been an increase in the climate temperature in the last years leading scientists to investigate, grinding that most of the reason being is because of we the humans. We, humans, have introduced so many new inventions and ideas into the world recently which is causing production and many more other things to increase as well, In having all of these ideas, bring more production and more work and more power needed and being used. Climate change is affected by all of that.
If we do not put a pause and really find a solution to fixing this problem, who else will? We have to work together in making this change and need to start now by simply not using as much electricity in the house, riding a bike whenever you don't have to drive your car. You could also look into going electric instead of gas-powered for your car.

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Climate Change is very real and it is human-caused. The reason I say that climate change is very real is that many Americans living in the U.S. do not pay too much attention to climate change and just let it go by as something else the government has to fix, which is wrong. Climate Change can be helped and slowed down by the government but the ultimate person or solution to this problem and ongoing challenge that the world faces is the people in this world, society.

The reason that climate change has been brought upon to the table to be discussed is that there has been an increase in the climate temperature in the last years leading scientists to investigate, grinding that most of the reason being is because of we the humans. We, humans, have introduced so many new inventions and ideas into the world recently which is causing production and many more other things to increase as well, In having all of these ideas, bring more production and more work and more power needed and being used. Climate change is affected by all of that.

If we do not put a pause and really find a solution to fixing this problem, who else will? We have to work together in making this change and need to start now by simply not using as much electricity in the house, riding a bike whenever you don't have to drive your car. You could also look into going electric instead of gas-powered for your car.

I believe that climate change is real and human caused because the things that are polluting the air and stuff it's by the stuff we use on a daily basis

I agree with this statement. What can be some examples of things we use on a daily basis.

Due to our lifestyles and our needs/wants, we have produced an excessive amount of greenhouse gasses; causing the earth to warm up more.

The evidence supporting the existence of climate change is astounding. The facts are so abundant and supported by so many scientists that it’s almost impossible to believe that people try to disprove it. One of the clearest examples of climate change is the melting of arctic glaciers. Ice caps and high elevation glaciers are deteriorating so quickly that the sea level has risen about 8-9 inches since 1880. There also has been consistent measuring of ice glacier temperatures for the past 160 years which plainly detail the direct temperature increase. Human’s emissions of greenhouse gasses have caused global carbon dioxide to continue to accelerate.

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Climate change is actually really happening right before our eyes, and includes our production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The more significant source of greenhouse gas emissions from Americans are burning fossil fuels for electricity, heat, and transportation. In the United States and other parts of the world,  there are people who aren’t convinced or believe the science behind climate change. The grand thing science does is using the evaluation of evidence to evaluate scientific questions. The evidence that is related to climate change are ice cores drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers show that Earth's climate responds to changes in greenhouse gas levels. It is mainly human caused too, and we are at fault for what is seen going on with the ice cores. Humans have also burned fossil fuels, chopped down trees for animal agriculture and many more. The temperature has increased by one degree which might not seem like much but it has raised the sea level tremendously. One degree being raised has caused the glaciers to melt which is why the sea level keeps rising. In the future, the rising of sea levels could cause many places to get flooded or disappear underwater due to our incompetence which is the reason why we should be aware of climate change's existence and actually fix it before it’s too late.

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But is climate change really happening? Is it mostly caused by human activity, including our production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases? Yes climate change really happening. The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in the United States is from burning fossil fuels for electricity, heat, and transportation.

In the United States and elsewhere, there are people who are not convinced by the science. But the great thing about science is that we use evidence to evaluate scientific questions. So what is the evidence related to climate change?Ice cores drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain glaciers show that Earth's climate responds to changes in greenhouse gas levels.

I agree with scientist, and whoever else that believes climate change is real and caused by humans. Since 1951-2010, climate change has increased and damaged the world, and humans are at fault.NASA’s Dr Gavin Schmidt has pointed out, the IPCC’s best guess was that humans were responsible for around 110% of observed warming, with natural factors in isolation leading to a slight cooling over the past 50 years. Forcings that scientist think changed the climate is “Radiative Forcings”. They include greenhouse gases, which trap outgoing heat, aerosols – both from human activities and volcanic eruptions.the science on the human contribution to modern warming is quite clear. Humans emissions and activities have caused around 100% of the warming observed since 1950.

I believe that climate change is caused by humans because greenhouse gases is the main reason why the climate has been changing in the first place. if greenhouses gases were reduced it is believed to help.

Climate change is real and is caused by humans. Some people believe that climate change is natural and has been happening in cycles over the course of the life of the earth. However, this is false. Climate Change is occurring due to greenhouse gas emissions. These greenhouse gas emissions are mostly caused by Industry and Transportation. This is a result of humans trying to advance as a civilization.

Climate change is real and is caused by humans. There are many things that cause climate change. Some such as manufacturing goods, deforestation, greenhouse gases and many more. Most of the cause of climate change were done by humans and although this is because humans were trying to advance as a civilization it has come to point where as it continues it is for convenience.

I think the Industry and deforestation are the main reasons, so i think it's a Human Caused.

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Climate change is one of the most important things to be informed about right now, especially because of global warming. I'll start off by saying yes, Climate Change is very real and human-caused. Two of the most common causes are burning fossils fuels and deforestation, both are human-caused. Some things we can do to reduce climate change is using renewable energy as well as reducing all kinds of waste.

Climate change is a real element that is occurring. It is partly human caused, as shown by changes in climate rising along with the population size rising. The evidence for this is shown in human activity and the comparison of climate/population rates.

Yes, climate change is real and its a real threat. Is it human - caused? yes and no. Humans didn't exactly cause climate change, but we aren't really helping either. The climate heats and cools on it's own, but we are definitely speeding up the process.

Climate change is most definetly real and human caused.  Humans have burned fossil fuels, chopped down trees for animal agriculture and many more. The temperature has increased by one degree which might not seem like much but it has raised the sea level by metres. One degree being raised has caused the glaciers to melt which is the reason of the sea level being raised. Many places in the world could get flooded by our incompetence which is the reason why we should be aware of climate change's existance and do something about it.

The whole situation just makes me really disappointing in humanity. It's utterly embarrassing how ignorant and incompetent the general populous is.

Most people ignore the fact that our planet is dying, and it's embarrassing how they don't believe scientific research, it's ignorant. The glaciers melting is just some points being proven. The way we are living is unexceptionable.

I feel like a lot of the time society and the media try to sugar coat climate change and because of that a lot of people don't think it's something they should be worried about or something that's a big deal. It has gotten to the point where humans can't ignore it any longer, and I agree that it's really embarrassing that people don't believe in it.

this is so ture, a lot of the time media covers things up and makes things seem better than they actually are. It's frustrating seeing how people aren't trying very hard slove the issue at hand.

I agree, climate change has been caused by humans and we haven't really done too much to try and stop it.

I have done some research and I have found that actually, the technical majority believes in climate change (51% of global populous). The problem is that the other 49% just doesn’t wanna hear it. They don’t want to believe that climate change is any more than an idea made up by governments for reasons not even they can say (because they don’t exist!). Some words of wisdom that perfectly describe this dilemma: “One cannot use reason to dissuade someone from a conclusion that they did not use reason to reach.”

I think the amount of people wanting to end climate change aren't doing whats needed to help. They might influence some people to help but overall people all around the world are making things worst because it "doesn't effect them".

Sadly what the average civilian can do isn't very useful because it's mostly the large companies that are causing climate change so the most we can do is urge said companies to go more clean.

Yes, Climate change is very real and Humans caused this. This is because humans are very greedy and have many wants. In result of all these wants, humans have made many products that require hurting the environment. For example, burning fossil fuels, cutting down trees/entire forests, farming livestock, and much more.

Between the warming, rising, and acidification of the oceans, the global temperature rise, and the decline in Arctic sea ice and snow cover, it is ridiculous to deny both the existence of climate change and the huge role that humans have played in it.

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I think that climate change is human-caused. The reason I think that is because we do many things that hurt the environment like litter, using plastic a lot, not being aware of what your using and if its harmful or not. I also think stopping or slowing climate change can be accomplished if even starts being more considerate about what they use and how they use it.

« The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S manufacturing non-competitive » Donald Trump.
As we know the former president of the US, Donald Trump, like many other people, don’t believe in global warming. But how can we not be aware of climate change? How can we have doubts on it?
Indeed, the recent wild fires in California which were more intense, the last floods in Germany and Belgium which were fatal contribute to illustrating and supporting the majority of climate scientists who say that climate change is real. As I live in a tropical island I can testify that summers are warmer and warmer. I believe that, for those who do not agree with science, they should observe and listen to their environment. Climate is much more than just scientist data
I am not saying that everyone must be 100% green but we can be more responsible by being conscious of global warming and adopt more respectful behaviors. I do believe that each human plays a major role in climate change so let’s play it in the right way.

I agree with you that the climate change right now is caused by humans. But don't you think that it could have occurred naturally in the future

It's truly disappointing to see that so many people deny the existence of climate change and hide behind politics instead of acknowledging the problem and working to solve it. You made a really good point when you said that climate change is bigger than data. I think people don't realize the meaning of the data. They don't see that climate change is affecting people now.

Climate change is 100% real and caused by humans. By burning fossil fuels, more greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere and trap more heat. Since humans have been burning fossil fuels for many years now, the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased tremendously and now more and more people are realizing the issue humans have caused. If people looked more into the things they used, maybe we could’ve prevented this sort of thing from happening in the first place.

Humans have had a significant impact on climate change. They are increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which enable sunlight to flow through and reach the earth's surface, while they continue to cut down forests and burn fossil fuels. As the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increases, more heat is trapped in the atmosphere. As a result, global temperatures are rising and climate change is occurring. The human population has grown throughout time.

climate change is 100% real but is it human caused? The main driver of climate change is the greenhouse effect. Many of these greenhouse gases occur naturally, but human activity is increasing the concentrations of some of them in the atmosphere. CO2 produced by human activities is the largest contributor to global warming and other greenhouse gases are emitted by human activity in smaller quantities.

absolutely, human activity is the main cause for climate change

It's definitely human caused. Natural climate change happens over millions of years, so organisms have a chance to evolve with it. The rate climate change occurs with carbon emissions will kill all of us.

I totally agree, we are responsible for 90% of all green-house gases in the atmosphere.

Yes I think humans are the main cause for climate change. Because at the rates CO2 levels are going up its definitely not all natural causes creating this.

Hi, I agree with what you said. There are, indeed, natural changed in climate such as the ice ages. However, these occur over millions of years and changes in climate are happening rapidly and unnaturally. This is giving animals no time to adapt, thus, killing many off. This is a huge problem that we caused from our food, transportation, and heating systems.

adding onto the fact that climate change's leading cause is the greenhouse effect, an enormous amount of CO2 in the air has come from animal agriculture. A large reason animal agriculture has risen to the point of giving off this much carbon is because of human's overconsumption of animal meat. if humans weren't so dependent on the agriculture industry, there would not be this much cattle, therefore not as much CO2 in the air.

I agree and especially if you look at graphs showing CO2 in the atmosphere from the beginning of the industrial revolution it just goes up from there

Agree with ya'll, specially, over-using is also another threat to the Earth! People use too much of something they can use for so many times, like water bottles. 80 percent of the plastic water bottles we buy end up in landfills. U.S. landfills are overflowing with more than 2 million tons of discarded water bottles. It takes up to 1,000 years for every single water bottle to decompose. Each bottle leaks harmful chemicals into our environment along the way as it decomposes.

Agree with y'all, specially, over-using is also another threat to the Earth! People use too much of something they can use for so many times, like water bottles. 80 percent of the plastic water bottles we buy end up in landfills. U.S. landfills are overflowing with more than 2 million tons of discarded water bottles. It takes up to 1,000 years for every single water bottle to decompose. Each bottle leaks harmful chemicals into our environment along the way as it decomposes.

Yeah, I believe that it is real and Human-Caused. The population increases, which increases the potential for more greenhouse gases to be created.

I definitely agree that humans are the main cause of climate change due to us causing the greenhouse effect.

Yes!! Humans definitely cause more greenhouse gasses to be emitted into the atmosphere causing this climate change.

Yes. It is. And people who say it isn't, are willfully ignorant and obtuse. While some climate change is natural, the majority of it is caused by humans. We burn fossil fuels (i.e. coal, oil, and natural gases), public transport is not as widespread as it should be, the waste production is exponential, and we're cutting down our forests, and those are only few things. If public transportation was used by more people, the overall carbon footprint of the world would decline a bit because it's decreasing the amount of energy that's used in single-person transportation and if we started to produce and consume renewable products our waste production would go down, too. Along those same lines, if renewable energy became more common, then that would be a great help as well. In 2019, the U.S.--ALONE--had contributed 6.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide to climate change. That is 6.6 BILLION TONS of CO2 that is wrecking our atmosphere, and it's our fault. So, yes, climate change is real and we need to do something about it.

Humans have played a huge role in affecting the climate. As they continue to chop down trees and burn fossil fuels, they continue to increase the concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, gases in the atmosphere that allow sunlight to pass through and reach the earth's surface. As the level of greenhouse gases rise, more and more heat gets trapped in our atmosphere. Thus resulting in an increase of worldwide temperature and climate change. Overtime, the human population has risen.

Everyone in some way shape or form has released greenhouse gases which in turn causes climate change to accelerate. Climate change is human-caused but it also means that we can lower the effect of climate change by being conscious of our carbon footprint.

I agree. Since the rapid acceleration of climate change is caused by humans, we also have the ability to work towards de-accelerating it. It'll most definitely be hard work and it'll take many drastic changes to the way we live life, but if it's to save our planet, it's worth it.

Your Post: I believe that climate change is real and is caused mostly by humans as we human’s create more and more carbon to support our daily lives like using gas for our cars which burns more fossil fuels that contribute to Greenhouse gases in our atmosphere which causes more radiation from the sun to be trapped on earth and increasing the heat on earth. This has caused more intense storms like hurricane ida and colder winters which are just some of the results of Climate change

Your Post: I believe that climate change is real and is caused mostly by humans as we human’s create more and more carbon to support our daily lives like using gas for our cars which burns more fossil fuels that contribute to Greenhouse gases in our atmosphere which causes more radiation from the sun to be trapped on earth and increasing the heat on earth. This has caused more intense storms like hurricane ida and colder winters which are just some of the results of Climate change

For anyone who is wondering if climate change is real or not, it actually is. Climate change is caused by the millions of factories that are built all around the world. It causes the rise of sea levels which by 2050 it will rise by 15-20 cm. It also kills lots of polar bears and other arctic animals. All of the glaciers in the world will also melt by 2100 and we will live in a really hot world which will be covered by water. So please make a change and stop climate change.

Climate change is real and it is primarily caused by humans. The human population has increased drastically over the last few centuries, which has caused an increase in the emissions of greenhouse gases. This increase in emissions has caused more greenhouse gasses to be let into the atmosphere. This increase in greenhouse gases has, in turn, caused more and more heat to be let through the atmosphere which has caused global warming and climate change.

Our planet is on the verge of destruction. If we humans keep up our bad habits for a few more decades, we will officially polute the planet with harmful gasses, and rid our planet of resources. We need to support elon musk and transport over to mars.

hello ganpoop, I disagree with you because Elon Musk is bad.

I agree with you that we have had destroying our planet. We as humans need to be more precise of how we live on this planet because we only have one.

I disagree with your view on transporting to mars. I think we should instead transport over to Venus. I heard the weather is lovely this time of the year!

Your points are valid and the argument makes sense but the thing I have to disagree on is traveling to Mars. I would rather go to Pluto

While climate change is a natural occurrence, it usually occurs over the course of millions of years. Human activities are the driving force behind the rapid changes in climate. Things like our agriculture, transport, factories and fossil fuels cause the enhanced greenhouse effect which is heating up the earth. Humans definitely play a large role in  today's climate change issue.

The primary cause of climate change is definitely from greenhouse gases, especially ones made by humans. Greenhouse gases are there to trap heat in the Earth's surface as well as allow sunlight to pass through. A lot of the greenhouse gases are caused by humans, such as the carbon dioxide, as a lot of humans are burning oil, or using a large amount of coal and gas.

Climate change is a normal thing that happens on its own because of the greenhouse gas levels changing. Never before has there been such a quick change in the level of greenhouse gases because of human advancements during the industrial revolution. These greenhouse gases are the highest that they have been in over 800,000 years because of human development.

Your Post: Climate Change is caused by many things, however a lot of the greenhouse gases come from what humans are doing. Sure, we could blame cows farting or something, however humans are the main cause with things we use daily, such as cars. I think that climate change can’t be prevented anymore either, soon we will just have to deal with what we have done with fossil fuels, factories, etc.

Climate change is 100% human causes and is definitely real. Humans have been producing so much carbon dioxide and other gases that they are starting to cause the Earth to warm up. We have to find a solution like more electric cars and buses or anything that stops producing greenhouse gases.

yes i agree we humans cause climate change even by the little things we do

Many people don't believe that climate change, or global warming, is in fact a real thing. However as life goes on it is getting harder and harder to ignore the reality. Animal migration is increasing from their food sources and ideal habitats diminishing or moving, Texas and Chicago have recently experienced their coldest seasons ever, and droughts are becoming more and more common. The fact of the matter is not whether climate change is real but what can we do to help because it is right upon us.

We must stop asking ourselves this question as a diversion, the reality of it is that the situation revolving climate change is bleak, and all human made. We must admit it to ourselves and other and focus on one thing. If Climate change is human made then we must be able to revert it if we do it together.

Dovremmo cercare di non inquinare il nostro ambiente con smog ovvero usando il meno possibile le auto perché causano il riscaldamento globale.

Yes, climate change is real. The main reason this is happening is due to human activities. However, climate change is not only caused by humans, but also by natural occurrences too, for example, volcanic eruptions. Nevertheless, I am convinced that it is primarily caused by humans because ever since industrialization took place, the amount of carbon dioxide increased drastically.

I know that climate change is real ad our faults as human beings. I know it's real because all of the facts add up starting with the fact that we are making a lot of Carbon and it is tapped in our atmosphere. We also know that Carbon is keeping our Earth from freezing and helps make our planet habitable, so it is fully plausible that to much Carbon will overheat the Earth.

Climate Change is very real and is definitely caused by the human population. Climate change is the change in usual weather, such as a change in temperature or amount of rain a place gets. Climate change is caused by the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is when greenhouse gases get trapped in the atmosphere, when they are there they trap the sun's heat and radiate it onto the earth's surface.
There are many things that contribute to climate change. A few big things are burning fossil fuels, transportation, and deforestation. When fossil fuels are burnt, lots of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is released into the air, adding to the greenhouse effect.  Transportation, such as driving, flying in a plane, etc. is a big contributor, when using these types of transportation it burns fossil fuels, going back to my last point. Deforestation is also a big contributor because trees take in a lot of the carbon dioxide in our air and release a very small amount. When a large number of trees is cut down, way less carbon dioxide is being taken out of our air.
There are many things that I do in a day that contribute to climate change. I should try to do those things less and less every day. You should too, even though it may not completely stop climate change, it will be a start to slowing it down.

Yes, I totally agree. Humans are the driving this increase of carbon in the atmosphere. However I have recently learned that other huge carbon contributors such as agrobusiness emissions are 51% of the world's carbon in the atmosphere. This is mainly caused by cows releasing methane. In my opinion if we really want a change we are going to have to make big changes in our diet moving to more sustainable foods such as plants.

Climate change is a Natural thing but because of human advancements and technology we have dramatically sped it up.

I agree, climate change is being caused by human...

It really chocked me to see how much Carbon the food that I eat produce

shocked*

Climate change is very much real and the more people who ignore that truth the worse it'll become. Greenhouse gases are a huge contribution to climate change because it traps heat in the atmosphere. The burning of fossil for fuel is a big reason for greenhouse gases. People can reduce the rate of greenhouse gases everyday by using public transportation, biking, and walking because all these lower gas emissions.

I agree that burning fossil for fuels is a big reason but we don't want to leave animal agriculture un-noticed. Animal agriculture can produce 9.8 gigatonnes, which may not seem like a
lot but that's not including all the resources that are used for animal agriculture. If we include everything used for animal agriculture it takes up 51% of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. While Burning fossil fuels can produce 7.1 gigatonnes of carbon per year.

Rendere le città sostenibili ci darebbe un grande aiuto alla nostra crisi globale.  Le città consumano molta energia e producono più del 60% delle emissioni totali di carbonio. Possiamo rendere le città sostenibili utilizzando energie rinnovabili come: l’energia eolica e l’energia solare.
Possiamo riciclare veicoli elettrici in modo da non inquinare l’ambiente.

The whole world needs a wake-up call on global warming and climate change. We must convince the whole world to recycle objects, to use aluminum bottles as well as plastic, to plant more trees to allow us to live, not to waste paper

Ciao anche io sono d’arco con te spero che rischieremo a convincere il mondo  a riciclare

With humanity’s obsession with carbon and its many uses also comes with tremendously detrimental effects on our climate. The amount of carbon that we are emitting is astounding and it is warming our planet and changing our climate extremely quickly. We as a society need to create changes regarding our carbon footprint.

I agree that humanity needs a wake-up call and needs to take global warming and climate change seriously. We as a society use so much carbon through transportation, pollution, food, items, and much more. We need to do simple things such as recycling, moving to paper, instead of plastic, using less gas, and using more electric transportation or walking. We can take shorter showers and turn off the lights when we are not using them. In all Humanity is causing global warming, but that doesn't mean we can't stop it, we have the power to end climate change!

I agree. Climate change is definitely being caused by humans releasing carbon dioxide into the environment. There have been many other fluctuations in the climate throughout history, but the climate crisis we are facing currently is different than past changes in the climate because it is happening at a much, much faster rate. The organisms living on earth during previous changes were able to move and adapt to the new changes, but this time it is happening too fast for the living things on earth to survive it if we don't find a solution fast.

In nowadays society, the population growth, the excessive consumption of natural resources has led to the speedy destruction of the global environment. The principal causes are the widespread burning of fossil fuels including coal, oil and gas for electricity, heating, cooling and transportation, leading to the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. As a result there is an effect on climate patterns, leading to long-term climate change that brings more storms, floods, droughts, forest fires and more extreme temperatures. Melting ice caps bring rising sea levels that threaten coastal cities, while greenhouse gas that are absorbed by oceans make them more acidic, threatening coral and marine life.
On our scale, we can change our consumption patterns to fight global warming by focussing on the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Climate Change is a term we hear regularly which describes the rapid change and suffering the earth is experiencing. In recent years, however, this term has become highly political causing the crisis to be seen as insignificant. This is extremely unfortunate because according to NASA the earth's rising temperatures are a direct result of human activity. They refer to this as the "human greenhouse effect" which indicates the huge rise in greenhouse gas emissions. Before more modern human technology greenhouse gasses maintained at a healthy state because gasses weren't being released into the air frequently. Unfoutuanly, as Human technology developed Greenhouse gas emissions, increased dramatically resulting in a harmed atmosphere. This phenomenon is the exact reason why humans are guilty of Climate Change and the rapid change of environments across the world.

Climate Change is 100% real and human-caused.  When climate change occurs,  temperatures can increase dramatically. When the temperature rises, many different changes can occur on Earth. A warmer climate can bring changes that can affect our water supplies, agriculture, power and transportation systems, the natural environment, and even our own health and safety. These extreme climate increases and decreases are all caused by Human activities leading to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere over the last 150 years. Greenhouse gases are like a blanket around the Earth, trapping energy in the atmosphere and causing it to warm. This is called the greenhouse effect and it is natural and necessary to support life on earth. However, while greenhouse gases build up, the climate changes and result in dangerous effects on human health and ecosystems. People have adapted to the stable climate we have enjoyed since the last ice age which ended several thousand years ago.

Climate change is a real thing, it is also a very important subject to our world's safety. It is human-caused, because of the cars, cow slaughter, and many more examples.

Climate change is a thing and people need to see that if climate change gets any worse then we aren't going to be able to fix it as easily as we could have years ago. If you look in earthling.com you can learn how to prevent climate change and even help with changing it in the future.

I think climate change is real and Human-caused. I know that I do a lot of things that contribute to climate change that I can stop doing. We can do little things that can help this cause, but there are also big things that we will need to change to help this cause. Burning fossil fuels for one is a big thing that we will need to change. Deforestation has got to stop as well. Forest are carbon sinks. They take more carbon in than they let back into the atmosphere which is good because the carbon levels in the atmosphere have increased. But cutting down so many trees will stop these carbon sinks. If we keep taking and not giving back there may not be anything left. If we cut down trees replant them but even then we are cutting down trees faster than they can grow. In order to stop climate change there first has to be a change in each and every one of our daily lives. Over the last century, the burning of fossil fuels has increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. This is human-caused. The earth doesn't just naturally burn all of those fossil fuels. WE DID THIS. And now I'm only asking for you to recycle, use renewable energy sources, reduce your waste, use energy-efficient appliances. There are so many little things you can do right now. So please, we've waited long enough. Ensure that the generations after us will have an earth to live on. Thank you.

Yes Climate change is a real thing and humans have a lot to do with it. for example them temp of the world is increasing by burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests. This adds enormous amounts of greenhouse gases to those naturally occurring in the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect and global warming.

I discovered that most of my family's carbon emissions came from transportation and food, cutting down some of our travel and eating more organic will help lower our emissions significantly. 

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/source … d%20planes.

Climate Change is caused through multiple things but mainly because of global warming which grows off of human-based emissions. For example, the burning of fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, which will then cause a greenhouse affect. Deforestation and fertilizers can also contribute to climate change and everyday things like transportation are also a factor of climate change. This can increase our wildfires, droughts, increased heat, etc. As a resident of California, I have been able to experience the effects of climate change. Specifically through wildfires and droughts which are common in California. All in all, climate change is in fact human-caused and it is something that we have to take care of.

During my carbon emissions investigation, I learned that a lot of carbon comes from two unlikely sources: Food products and airplanes. I learned that beef is responsible for a lot of the greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, not just carbon but also methane. The processing, transportation, and distribution by trucks and planes also contributes a lot of CO2. There must be a way to cut down on these emissions by having electric vehicles or non-toxic processing plants. The average person takes 6.5 flights a year, and planes produce about 90kg of co2 per hour. At this pace, the world is going to heat up very rapidly. If we could make planes electric or less toxic, the greenhouse effect would rapidly decrease.

I saw that most of my Family's carbon footprint was food and transportation because we go on vacation and we have 2 cars. We could cut down on our emissions by not traveling as much and by eating foods from more organic locations. https://sciencing.com/volcano-eruption- … 63821.html

Because of Human interference, the planet is warming up at much faster rates than before. The output of Greenhouse gases from industrial companies, land use, and more adds a lot more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than are supposed to be naturally there causing the earth to heat up. CO2 is one of the largest contributors to global warming; research in 2020 showing that its concentration in the atmosphere was up 48% since preindustrial life. CO2 is put into the atmosphere by burning coal and gases, deforestation, and increasing live stock farming. All of those activities done by humans showing our effect on global warming. As the earth heats up, so does water causing it to expand and sea levels rise causing more of our land to go underwater.

Climate Change is something that many people have called fake news including our former president Donald Trump.  The planet is slowly heating up at a very fast rate. Humans have been on this planet for a very little amount of time and are already messing it up.  Humans caused it and humans have to solve it.  Greenhouse gas output is contributing to climate change. Factories and companies add a lot more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than are supposed to be naturally their causing the earth to heat up. Research in 2020 showing that its concentration in the atmosphere was up 48% since preindustrial life. If humans don't reduce greenhouse gas emisions the earth will continue to heat up untill it is no longer possible to live on earth.

Climate change was been something which many people have put of have decided to be fake news. This can be seen in the documentary called "Chasing Ice" which follows a photographer who puts into perspective how bad Climate Change is. The photographer decides to put up a camera which takes a photo over the spend of months and years and with those cameras he was able to that Climate Change is something. The photos depict how the ices move further and further back as the month's move which helps prove the truth of Climate Change. Another thing which can is the video called "His Epic Message Will Make You Want to Save the World Short Film Showcase" which helps show how much damage we humans have done to the worlds compared to how long the earth has existed. In the video, he put the whole amount of time which the earth into a day and then put it into how much time we humans have been here and it was three seconds. He then tells us all these horrible like mass extinctions of many different types of animals and how much we have changed in those three seconds. This helps show how much it that we humans are the ones who caused this as all of these examples only happened so fast it was only during the times which Humans have walked the Earth. There are many examples that are happening in our real life as many places all over the world are in droughts, we see tons upon tons of man-made trash all over the world, and that we have to place fines in order for it to stop happening, or how many of the places you can look around are things which are not natural but are a man-made thing. This goes to show how much we have changed the world as the many you look you can most likely see something that was changed by man and that should not be right. Even right now there are most likely there are people throwing littering, trees getting cut down, and factors pushing about man-made things to give to us humans. Much of the world seems to be affected by us humans and has been changed in some sort of way. I think these show how much at fault we humans are and that this is something that wouldn't be happening if we decided to take care of the world better as it's the only earth we have.

For the past 40 years, climate scientists have given the same unsatisfactory answer: if humans double atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from preindustrial levels, the earth would warm by 1.5°C to 4.5°C, a temperature range that includes anything from a minor increase to a catastrophic one. According to James Hansen, the legendary retired NASA climate scientist who helped create the first sensitivity range in 1979, the new research is the payoff of decades of advances in climate science. Climate change is real, climate change is out there, and we can’t keep running from it.

Because of Human interference, the planet is warming up at much faster rates than before. The output of Greenhouse gases from industrial companies, land use, and more adds a lot more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than are supposed to be naturally there causing the earth to heat up. CO2 is one of the largest contributors to global warming; research in 2020 showing that its concentration in the atmosphere was up 48% since preindustrial life. CO2 is put into the atmosphere by burning coal and gases, deforestation, and increasing live stock farming. All of those activities done by humans showing our effect on global warming. As the earth heats up, so does water causing it to expand and sea levels rise causing more of our land to go underwater.

I think that climate change is caused by humans. When we inhabited the earth it was not suffering from climate change. As we learned in the video, If we condensed the earth's lifespan into 24 hours we have only lived on the earth for 3 seconds. This is why we need to take action and change now. if this is what we have done in 3 seconds, Imagine the damage we will do in a minute. We need to do the small things such as taking public transportation and recycle.

There is vast consensus among scientists that climate change is real. A 2009 study of over 3,000 climate-related scientists found that over 90% of them agreed that the globe has warmed and that humans are a significant cause of this warming. There is a plethora of evidence that climate change is happening. CO2 levels in the atmosphere have been rising and are abnormally high, and heat levels are gradually rising. 

It is also supported by evidence that human emissions are by far the main cause of this. Climate scientists have been able to separate environmental and human causes, and calculate various futures, depending on what action countries take. Without human activity, climate change would not be happening at even nearly the scale that it is.

71% of global carbon emissions are produced by just 100 companies. So, the conversation around climate change should be predominantly concerned with systematic solutions such as green energy and regulations, rather than with individual action. These solutions are predicted to be successful if implemented soon enough and well enough. By reducing just 0.4% of global GDP, carbon emissions could be reduced by 54% by 2030 [ source ]. Green energy is ideal not only because it doesn't harm the environment, but because it has far lower rates of deaths per amount of energy generated. 

Denying or downplaying climate change is nothing but playing meaningless, delusional defense for the corporations that are willing to destroy the world just to preserve the oceans of stagnant money in their bank accounts.

There is a ton of evidence that climate change exists and to deny that it does is directly hurting future populations. Ice cores from Greenland and Antartica prove that the Earth directly reacts to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. One issue is global temperature rise. If temperatures continue to rise around the world, the arctic will melt. This is problematic for many reasons. For one, this will cause the oceans to rise and destroy costal cities. It will also destroy the habitats of many animals. We should prevent climate change.
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

Because of Human interference, the planet is warming up at much faster rates than before. The output of Greenhouse gases from industrial companies, land use, and more adds a lot more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than are supposed to be naturally there causing the earth to heat up. CO2 is one of the largest contributors to global warming; research in 2020 showing that its concentration in the atmosphere was up 48% since preindustrial life. CO2 is put into the atmosphere by burning coal and gases, deforestation, and increasing live stock farming. All of those activities done by humans showing our effect on global warming. As the earth heats up, so does water causing it to expand and sea levels rise causing more of our land to go underwater.

Climate Change is real and mankind is responsible. Through the usage of fossil fuels humanity has made the earth hotter and hotter. The average temperature has gone up by 2 degrees Fahrenheit over the past 200 years. The sea level goes up on average a third of a centimeter each year and the arctic sea ice has dropped almost 4 million square kilometers over the past 30 years. Right now we have the highest carbon dioxide levels than earth has had in the past 650,000 years. This warming comes from the mad-made Industrial Revolution occurred where these factories that release all of these fossil fuels were made.

It is constantly reinforced that climate change is real and human-caused from time and time again, but why does it need to be reinforced? Why do people still think to oppose that idea and say that it is not true? I honestly do not understand. There is all the evidence in the world, from NASA and expert scientists to local environmental justice advocates and researchers. NASA has an entire website page dedicated to proving the causes, effects, and evidence of climate change. (https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/) There are so many signs: global increase in temperature, sea-level rise, melting ice caps, more violent weather events, etc. "Earth's average surface temperature has risen about 2.12 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 19th century," according to NASA. As for the cause of this temperature rise, "Scientists have high confidence that global temperatures will continue to rise for decades to come, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which includes more than 1,300 scientists from the United States and other countries, forecasts a temperature rise of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century."
All this is happening because of us! Our harmful practices, our inability to realize we need to change, and the coming together as the human race as a whole to fix this. That is not even the end of it. According to NASA again, future effects such as continuous rising temperatures, longer agricultural growing seasons, more intense and more vigorous hurricanes, and drastic increases in sea level will most likely place if nothing is done. I want to grow up in a world that is treated the way it is supposed to be treated. I want to be able to have a world that my future descendants will enjoy and experience life in. And the only way to do that is by changing OUR practices and OUR habits. Individually, not much can be done; I will admit that. But together, we can have our voices be heard. Speak out against harmful oil and gas companies, like Saudi Aramco, the number one contributor to carbon emissions, have peaceful protests, create petitions, host clean-ups, use public transportation, etc. So much can be done; we just need to do it.

I believe that climate change is caused by humans. These big factories are letting out harmful gasses and do not think much about what it is doing to this world. Day by day, the climate is getting worse. Big gas using cars are also a big part of climate change too. If all cars were electric and if factories didn't emit harmful gasses into the air, climate change would be better. If something isn't done now, there will be more fires and hotter days. Climate change is real and humans are a big part of it.

The planet's average surface temperature has risen about 2.12 degrees Fahrenheit (1.18 degrees Celsius) since the late 19th century, a change driven largely by increased carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and other human activities. Cars and factories play a huge part in increasing the carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. These are both human made things that have contributed greatly to climate change.

Source: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

Many things change climate change and most are because of humans. I want to talk about household energy, elevation, and ocean currents. Hoise holds are mainly the reason for climate change, the natural gases and fuel oils affect the human-caused climate change. As elevation increases, there's less fresh air above us, and air molecules spread further. Ocean currents distribute heat and moisture around the globe, water constantly evaporates and increasing the temperature.

Climate change is an increasing issue occurring in our atmosphere right now. The Earth's climate is heating up because of trapped greenhouse gasses, and it is causing things like acidic oceans, sea level rise because of thermal expansion, and increased chances of extreme weather events. Climate is almost all human caused because of the burning of fossil fuels and the conversion of forests to agriculture, so we need to become aware of what we can do to stop climate change, before it is too late. A couple of small things that you can actively do daily are reducing water waste by being conscious of how much water you are using, you can invest in energy-efficient appliances like refrigerators and dishwashers, to eat all of the food you buy and to consume less meat, and to unplug and turn off all electrically powered objects when they are not in use. A couple bigger things you can do are to switch to powering your house with reusable energy, drive fuel efficient cars, and to speak up and raise awareness of climate change as often as possible.

climate change is here already and the covid-19 pandemic has not helped to stop it, since many masks and disposable materials such as PPE are now used. We must find another less polluting solution, especially in the field of healthsince a multitude of disposable material is used daily

We, as a species, burn a substantial amount of fossil fuels releasing a majority of the Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere, which is the most prevalent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Also, large animal farms release a large amount of Methane and most other products that we have usually in some way trace back to something that produced greenhouse emissions.

Yes, us humans are the main cause for climate change. Although changes in Earths climate have been happening since day 1 of Earth, the climate change today is much different because now it is mainly because of the quick, intense build up through the years that has solely been driven by humans. Things that we do such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, airplanes, all ground vehicles, etc. are huge contributes to global warming and climate change. Because of these things the climate is changing at a fast rate that it's not supposed to be at. Due to the unnaturally fast pace, glaciers have been melting, ice in rivers and oceans have also been melting, animal and plant ranges have been shifting, and theres more to come. With global warming and climate change on the rise things such as more frequent and severe weather, dirty air, more acidic oceans, higher death rates due to the heat, more animal species will go extinct, and sea level rise are all affects that will occur due to climate change.

Climate change is real and undeniable. Over the past few decades, greenhouse gas emissions have raised drastically. According to NASA, for millennia atmospheric carbon dioxide had never been above 300 ppm (parts per million). However, just in the past few decades, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have increased to 412 ppm and are continuing to raise.

According to EPA, the number one largest contributor to climate change is electricity and heat production, being 25% of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. The second largest contributor is agriculture, forestry, and other land use, being 24% of global greenhouse gas emissions and is mainly caused by agriculture and deforestation. The third largest contributor, being 21% of global greenhouse gas emissions, is the industry. Fourth, being 14% of greenhouse gas emissions, is transportation. Fifth is other energy, being 10% of greenhouse gas emissions, and sixth is buildings, being 6% of greenhouse gas emissions.

There are an infinite amount of ways for humans to start saving our planet. These methods include taking small steps such as sorting your trash and unplugging your electronic devices when they are finished charging. To have a larger impact on decreasing climate change, invest in energy-efficient appliances such as electric cars, or even walk and bike to different locations. Speaking up and using your voice is always a positive and encouraged option. Different ways of speaking up include reposting photos on social media, and attending protests/rallies.

By burning fossil fuels, cutting down trees, and raising livestock, humans are rapidly affecting the atmosphere and the earth's temperature. This adds massive quantities of greenhouse gases to the already existing ones in the atmosphere, amplifying the greenhouse effect and contributing to global warming. Humans are definitely the biggest cause and portion of climate change. But are we the only cause? No, many weather changes are happening recently. This isn't just a product of human activity. Temperature extremes can be influenced significantly by small changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun. Shifts in the Earth's orbit around the Sun from a nearly circular to a more elliptical path are caused by changes in the Earth's path around the Sun. Temperatures are more extreme during the summer and winter months as the Earth slowly adopts a more elliptical orbit.

I absolutely agree with this. I heard and saw many marine animal die because the waters are getting too warm due to climate change. I also saw many trees get cut down for business and the water levels are rising because places such as Iceland and Antarctica are melting due to warm waters and a much warmer climate in general.

Yes, I think climate change is our fault. We are using so much that we do not need. For example, we are driving too much when we can walk and we are buying far too many things.

I agree. Climate change/global warming is our fault. To extend your point about how humans are buying too many products, a study conducted by the Center for International Environmental Law says that" By 2050, plastic-related greenhouse gas emissions may surpass 56 gigatons—representing 10-13 percent of the remaining carbon budget." As humans buy more and more unnecessary goods, we are actively contributing the amount of plastic that gets produced. Especially by online shopping, we are using way more packaging and producing more carbon than ever before, especially amidst the pandemic when people get bored and are just buying things from large corporations like Amazon, who don't find ways to reduce their carbon footprint. If people in America are interested in buying from companies that don't use plastic packaging to ship, try : EcoRoots, Etee, EarthHero, Remiusables, Marley’s Monsters, Life Without Plastic, and Tiny Yellow Bungalow.

Climate change is very real and although is is something that would happen eventually, humans are causing the process to speed up. It’s a proven correlation between fossil fuel use/burning and rising temperatures, dying species, and ocean acidification (plus more). On top of that, since fossil fuel use has skyrocketed because it is a popular and sort of easy way to power a plant, factory, building etc. the damage has been even more than what is could have been or stayed at several decades ago. This is totally human-induced, unfortunately some people are in denial and refuse to admit it or even acknowledge it. In the USA there is a large group of people who don’t believe in climate, they say its a “hoax”, these people also listen to whatever the people they look up to say, so one could call them brainwashed. This is a serious issue that needs to be taken seriously.

I 100% agree. I think that another interesting occurrence that further proved this point is everything that happened in the wake of COVID-19. Because of the initial quarantines and global shut-down of transportation that is still happening in many places today, the air quality in multiple cities began to improve rapidly. It severely reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and water around the world began to be cleaner. The correlation between less greenhouse gas production and cleaner air and water is no coincidence. While COVID-19 may have affected climate change in a negative way, it also prominently affected it in a positive way, and hopefull people that think it is a “hoax” will begin to open their eyes and see the correlation that is exposed through COVID-19.

I agree.

Climate Change is real and it's mainly on humans.Although nature plays a role in Climate Change, Humans are just making it worse.We burn a substantial amount of fossil fuel that release Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere.

I agree with your statement, some people think that global warming is either not real or caused by environment. The environment plays a role but humans and Co2 emissions we cause plays a bigger role that is not natural and is causing global warming.

Yes climate change is real and its the humans who are cousing it. We can try to lower the damages in the future by, Being more eco friendly and stop this shopping addiction in people these days.

Hi everyone! I think that nowadays people is becoming more conscious about the danger of the climate change and that the main reason of the increase of this are us. It's a reality that we are destroying our planet, mainly due to the emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, the overcrowding, the destruction of ecosystems and more. I think that we are still in time to stop the advance of climate change and we have to create solutions. What do you think that we can do to stop the climate change?

the climate change is very important because he afected everything. he affect the glaciers, the oceans and the boideversity, everythinng in the planet. The climate change is the aument of the temperature of the oceans and atmosfhere.is very important keep an eye on the planet.

1. China, with more than 10,065 million tons of CO2 released.

2. United States, with 5,416 million tons of CO2

3. India, with 2,654 million tons of CO2

4. Russia, with 1,711 million tons of CO2

5. Japan, 1,162 million tons of CO2

source: climatetrade.com

My grandparents are very hesitant to believe in climate change. I’m not sure if they’ll ever believe the evidence supported by science, but it makes me really uneasy whenever they make comments denying climate change. Is there a good way I can talk to them about this without making them upset?

I think sharing about facts that are scientifically proven are extremely important in times like these. Pointing out that climate change is not a political thing may help. We are the only creatures on earth that are severely damaging the earth. We are watching the sea levels rise, the ice melt, the animals die, and the plants suffocate right before our eyes. Collaborating and sharing with people that the only way we can get through this is together is critical. There is no way we can fight this battle by ourselves.

Alerting people of climate change is a huge part of stopping, since its impossible to have people fight for a cause they barley even know exists. In my opinion, the first step to bringing it to a stop is alerting everyone to its pretense. It’s important  to separate it from political beliefs and state it as a common problem we as humans must now reverse. Working together is the only way we will fight this.

You can show them the levels of pollution that each region carries and they will see how high they are, then show them a video of a famous scientist who explains that the more you pollute, the more likely it is that a long-term climate change will take place. They will understand a person who knows about this topic as a scientist

Climate change is undeniably real, even if one does not believe it is caused solely by humans, humans most definitely contribute to climate change. Ocean acidification, extreme weather, and the shrinking of arctic sea ice are just a few of the issues that have started ramping up since the industrial revolution. There is a clear trend of rising CO2 emissions caused by the burning of fossil fuels and animal agriculture that have caused climate change to move at a more rapid pace

We are a hundred percent responsible for climate change. If you look back you can tell that the levels of CO2 and heat climbed much higher than ever before at the start of the industrial revolution. This is because we started using fossil fuels like coal to power our new fancy machines. From then it's just continued getting worse. We have caused the fate of our planet if we don't stop now. Humans are most definitely the cause of such a change in climate over the past 100 years or so.

Climate change is happening and is increasing fast. Humans have contributed about more than 95% to climate change. Looking at a larger picture, could we potentially be on the edge of the 6th mass extinction? Could humans be the reason the carbon levels are where they are at? Thinking about this is hard to imagine but it may be the truth. We have evolved from many generations, but when will it be the last?

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Climate change is undeniably real and human caused. If you look at graphs of heat and carbon dioxide levels before and after the Industrial Age you can see a huge spike. This could be caused by other factors but in reality there’s no denying it was caused at least in some part by humans. The start of the Industrial Age and for many many years, people only used coal and fossil fuels to power machines, and that is one of the main polluters. Although now people have begun to realize that burning fossil fuels is bad, and humanity has begun to steer away from it, there’s no denying that the many, many years of burning fossil fuels had a huge effect and it will take a lot of effort to try to slow down climate change.

Yes, climate change is real, and us humans are causing it. We are at a point where we have to make a change fast, whether we like it or not. The only question is, how can we achieve this? How can we slow down climate change to a point where we don’t have to be worried anymore. There are endless reasons about what we could do to reduce our carbon footprints, which play a role in climate change. We could move towards electric cars, and we could find a way to make large amounts of electricity without burning fossil fuels. We could also move towards better ways of heating houses so that not as much oil is used in the process. We could install more solar panels as a way to heat houses without burning too much greenhouse gasses. These are just a few of the many, many things that we need to start thinking about doing so that we can try to slow down what is happening.

Yes, climate change is caused by humans. If you look at graphs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, they have been rising steadily and significantly since the industrial revolution, when the use of fossil fuels became widespread. Also, we know how much carbon we are releasing into the atmosphere, so how could all of that greenhouse gas not produce an earth warming effect.

At this point, there is so much scientific evidence pointing to the fact the climate change is undeniably real, and nearing a point of being irreversible. We as humans release 11 Billion tons of Carbon emissions into our atmosphere, causing the greenhouse. Slowly heating our planet with many devastating effects. We should start taking steps both as individuals and as a people to stop this.

Yes, because humans are eating lots of meat and we are polluting the world so much by traveling and pumping gas into our cars everyday and traveling and working all day. 11 Billion tons of carbon emissions into out atmosphere and that slowly heats our planet with a lot of effects and they are all devastating.

We all know there are a lot of climate change skeptics that either don't believe it is human caused or just straight up do not believe it is real. What I find interesting about those who deny climate change completely is how they are just ignoring occurrences around the world that did not happen/did not happen as often before the industrial revolution, aka when humans started to put more carbon into the atmosphere. I want to say "Even if climate change isn't real, why not fight for the chance that it is?" to climate change skeptics.

I agree that there are many people who don't believe that climate change is real or that it isn't caused by us humans. I too think that even if you believe climate change isn't real that you can at least help fight for the chance that it could be real. And for people who think that ignoring the problem will make it go away, it won't go away unless we as humans start working together and fix the problem.

I think that it is a little bit foolish and ignorant for people to say that climate change is a hoax or that it was not caused by humans. i think that people a lot of the time people associate climate change and global warming with politics and I don't think that that is necessary I think that every one should just help each other to stop it.

Climate change is undeniably a real thing and although it may not be believed to be solely caused by humans, humanity definitely has contributed and speedily pushed forward the process. Thanks to the human races’ massive use of carbon dioxide and how much of it is emitted into the atmosphere, the results are leaving our planet’s survival in a difficult position. The amounts getting emitted daily are causing the planet to warm increasingly which is leading us to climate change. We as a society need to be extremely more thoughtful about our carbon footprint on Earth and what we’re leaving behind. Fossil fuel usage that emits carbon is a popular and efficient way to power a plant, factory, or other buildings. Additionally, its scientifically proven that there’s a correlation between the use of fossil fuels and burning them and rising temperatures. This depicts the problem that the planet is enduring all because of carbon dioxide’s influence on our climate, and humans using so much of it puts us to blame for a massive amount of it.

I do think climate change is real because many studies have shown that there is a big correlation to rising temperatures and uses of fossil fuels.

Hello, someone wants to talk to me about the pollution in Spain?

Hi,  someone wants to talk to me about pollution in Spain?

Hi, someone want's to chatting with about the contamination in Spain?

I think that It is completely proven that human activities is a real cause of climate change and us being more aware of our actions is the only way to change our ways.

Climate change is not something that just occurs naturally however, the things contributing to climate change are natural elements. These things like carbon for example were being emitted a normal healthy amount before the industrial revolution but now with the deforestation, and burning of fossil fuels they are being let out in exceedingly dangerous amounts. Cows are also a leading cause of methane production in the atmosphere and were also once a safe and non threatening animal to our environment, but since humans have bred more and more cows and have had to do even more deforestation to create space for them they have become a threatening thing to our planet. This is why climate change was not a problem millions of years ago because humans didn’t have access to the things we do nowadays that makes climate change a legitimate thing.

After watching the movie Cowspiracy, I also agree with Mimi47 thoughts about climate change and how cows are involved. Climate change has occurred because of the greenhouse gases emission that gets trapped in the atmosphere produced by human activity and other factors. The chemical plants and other places that burn fossil fuels also contribute a lot of carbon in the atmosphere which we need to limit. Also to mention, cows also contribute a lot to the climate change issue. Cows produce methane which is more harmful than carbon dioxide and will affect the atmosphere even more. Many humans in the world are very greedy for more money in the world with agriculture which is leading to clearing of land to raise more cattle. People do not relies or they do not care that cows are one of the leading reasons why we have climate change.

Climate Change has existed since animals formed on earth. It only started to become noticeable after the industrial revolution, when the human population started to grow.

Yes. Also, people think that we can just throw whatever we want into the environment, and it'll clean our mess up. Well guess what? WRONG! WE need to accept that WE're causing terrible things, and it's OUR job to CLEAN IT UP!

Climate change is real but it is a natural occurring, and us humans are just making it worse.

Yes! I believe climate change is a huge threat and that we need to take action, I think a lot of people under-estimate their carbon footprint which is a dangerous thing because you could be causing more harm than you think. Humans are the primary cause of climate change because we seem to be having a hard time creating clean energy and ditching older methods such as coal mining.

I agree! Climate change is obviously real and humans are the number one reason why the climate is changing so rapidly. We have the technology to change our energy sources so instead of using energy sources like burning fossil fuels we should resort to more cleaner ways like solar power, wind power and power from the tides. Once we do that our future is going to look a lot brighter, and and humans and animals can live peacefully and happily with no worries.

Very true! We can't just continue making climate change worse and worse. It is possible to live without using a car three times a day or flying all around the world and back again. We have expanded our knowledge of technology, let's also expand our knowledge of less carbon emissions in the air. When there are important meetings, do them online instead of flying to them. Also small things like turn off the light when you leave a room can bring large change when many people do it. I believe that even though volcanoes erupt sometimes, it is our fault that the carbon levels in the air are  increasing so fast and that this isn't a cycle that will go away on its own. We have to act now!!!

I think that climate change is something that we all need to think about every now and then. It's awesome that people have invented things like stainless steel water bottles and solar panels to help the climate.I believe that it is caused mostly by humans, but we can change that if we all put in an effort to change our actions that affect the climate.

I think climate change it's real and it's caused by humans

i think climate change is real and human caused.

Climate change is real. I think humans definitely have a big part in it, but some of it also occurs naturally.

From my point of view the climate change is real and I think all of you know it but not everyone in the world while that it's because of humans.
All we do in the day matter, like take the car or use your computer, we can do important and easy action for the climate change like take the bus or anything, we have to change!

Greenhouse gasses causes the particles to make the weather colder or warmer.

Yep! The burning of things such as coal and garbage cause climate change.

yes it is real and human caused.

Not only just the burning of coal and garbage, but other things like simply driving from school to home. There are many things that also contribute to this and produce greenhouse gasses, things like Nitrous Oxide that are produced from soil cultivation.

I truly think climate change is man made because we are abusing earth and its materials that come from it. These actions that we are taking to try to slowly stop need to stop. We need to have better laws surrounding this situation that makes an. impact now before its to late.

I beleive that Climate change is real but not entirely human caused. I agree that it is mostly human caused and we need to change but there are other factors such as volcanoes and earths orbital variations.

I agree that climate change is really and not entirely human caused. The many aspects of climate change are mostly human caused, like the burning of coal and the greenhouse effect which we can change to help save our planet. There are also other non-human caused aspects such as the changes of the Sun's energy.

I believe that climate change is mostly human caused, however not entirely. There are trends in history where there were rapid change in climate. Despite this, I think it is really important for humans to watch what they do towards the environment because I believe climate change is real and is happening. It is our job to take care of the place we live in.

Yes, I think that there are things that we must be careful about when it comes to how we affect the climate.

I believe that climate change is real and that its human caused. I have a high carbon foot print and I know that I should stop taking long showers and preserve water and electricity when I'm not using them. This won't do much because I'm only one person but I can also go and spread awareness to my family, friends and even strangers.

i think that climate change does have some, if not all, connect to human impact. i feel like the boom of the industrialization period, especially in europe and the united states, helped bring a big change in technology, but what also came with it was a big draw back from environmental risks caused from the factories and the natural resources that were being used up. most of that energy source that was helping this industrial revolution in europe and other countries was either water or digging up of natural resources. both which had a big impact on the earth, and especially the using of natural resources, but water did so too. if you think about it, if there is a place that you need to have a factory that is solely based on water energy, but there is no water nearby, you would have to make your own. this could cause problems in the soil making it difficult to sustain and leading to an even bigger environmental risk in the long run and near future.

The calculator shows that none of us are living sustainably, ideally sustainable living is no carbon emissions or completely offset carbon emissions and although this is unrealistic a lot of people could be doing a better job to reduce carbon emissions. There are also aspects of life today that cannot be accounted for in any other way than global warming such as the alarming right of ice cap melting on the poles as well as the gradual increase in global temperature and the rising of oceans compounded by ice caps melting

Planet earth had a lot of resources until Humans put his hands on it. Mother earth still have a lot of things to give to us but we take it for granted. The only reason of this is that we are blinded by the desire to please, make money and have a lot of power. Our ego drive us to neglecting our planet and health. Our activities for increasing profits, weakened the earth. We use its resources abusively. petrol extraction, charcoal burning, increasing livestock, nitrogen-containing fertilizers all this devices to make more money put earth into a critical situation. climate change, fires, disappearance of species and fauna, pollution, melting glaciers is just the tip of the iceberg. Humans are driven by they desires that are so useful they forgot they are also child of the earth and earth’s destruction means their destruction too. So we, Humans, don’t lack a gucci belt or a Big car to impress others, what we really lack is consciousness, consciousness for being part of the nature, nature’s child. If we were really aware of this (some people are) we wouldn’t treat Mother Earth this way. We should rather change our mindset instead of changing the climat and the balance of nature. The pandemic was the proof that we don’t need a lot, we just need the necessary to live a great life.

I agree with your point of view, if we don't change who will?  Today we only think about money, people have forgotten how the earth had no unlimited resources.
A study shows that the day of the global overtaking is August 22, 2020, that is to say that humanity will have spent all the resources that the Earth can regenerate in a year.
So we can either take a small step for the planet, or not change our habits and watch the earth deteriorate more and more.  Thinking of the next generation, they don't deserve to live in a suffering world

I completely agree that the human population needs to become a lot less selfish. I've been trying to get this across to people for years. We constantly think about is our own desires and money, power, etc. No thinking into what we are ruining. And thinking about what's going to happen to Mother Nature in the long run. Overall I think humans need to be a lot more selfless and think more about their actions and the affects.

If people weren't the fault for climate change then we wouldn't be the ones trying to get rid of it.

I agree Climate change has greatly affected the planet and many of the ora gains said that inhabit it.   Humans have not done a good job of trying to change it.  While some may many people don’t contribute because either they don’t want to, don’t care, or do no believe what they do will change anything.  This needs to stop before it gets to be too late.

Yes, I agree. We need to be more aware of our surroundings and not misuse things that hurt our planet. We need to be more careful and cautious on what we are doing to the world and its environment. It is the only world we have so we need to take care of it.

the earth is flat climate change is a hoax

First of all the earth is not flat. And thats all.

YES

Ever seen a map?

YEs the earth is flat

Because they can't have a round map. Go on google earth bud.

GO ON GOOGLE MAPS BUD

the world is flat and is also surrounded by a wall of ice. Another thing is that it floats in space flat

It goes in a 360 degree bud....

Climate change is human caused because we use fossil fuels which create green house gases that get trapped in the atmosphere which affetcs the earth's temperature and causes climate change.

I fully believe that climate change is happening, but I don't think humans have nearly as much to do with it as people think. The earth has been heating and cooling forever, and right now if you look at the past, we are in the middle of a heating period. I do believe that humans do have a part in it though. We are definitely not helping the situation by any means, but we are not the main reason for the changes in climates.

Climate change is caused by gases in the atmosphere called greenhouse gases. These gases have been in our atmosphere way longer than humans have been around and are only now becoming a problem. Since the industrial revolution, humans have been putting an excess of certain greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This causes global warming by changing the effectiveness of the atmosphere trapping and expelling heat from the sun. This is what is causing the increase in global temperature.

Yes greenhouse gasses are natural, and our planet actually needs it. Our planet needs greenhouse gasses because it traps in heat from the atmosphere which warm up the Earth. If there wasn't any greenhouse gasses, our planet would be too cold to live on. Now, there has been an increase of greenhouse gasses emitted in our atmosphere, that has been warming up the Earth too much. This was caused by humans. Humans have been the main culprits and have increased the amount of greenhouse gasses the atmosphere actually needs, by a lot. The damage done by humans have been seen through Global Warming,and what it has done to this planet. Global warming is the increase of temperature on this Earth caused by pollutants through the greenhouse effect. Effects include temperature rising, water shortages, heat waves, increased fire threats, intense storm damage, droughts, and these are just a few I can list on the top of my head.

Yes, I think climate change is real. We need to be more cautious about how we use our planets resources. We have burned so many fossil fuels since the start of the industrial revolution and it is getting close to an irreversible.

Greenhouse gases are caused by the use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are found in the earth and some of them like oil are extremely valuable. If we see a graph on the trends of temperature changes of the 1900s in the US we can see that the peak is around 1930. This is also when oil usage was very high. Americans used oil in kerosene, which became popular as a cheap, clean fuel for lighting homes. This, of course, is not a coincidence. When we use more fossil fuels, we emit more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases trap the heat coming from the sun, which causes the Earth to heat up.

Greenhouse gases are caused by the use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are found in the earth and some of them like oil are extremely valuable. If we see a graph on the trends of temperature changes of the 1900s in the US we can see that the peak is around 1930. This is also when oil usage was very high. Americans used oil in kerosene, which became popular as a cheap, clean fuel for lighting homes. This, of course, is not a coincidence. When we use more fossil fuels, we emit more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases trap the heat coming from the sun, which causes the Earth to heat up.

The quantity of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere has skyrocketed higher than ever since the industrial revolution. As an excessive amount allows the Planet to heat up, greenhouse gases cause climate change. This is the responsibility, I suppose, of the citizens. One of the most prevalent greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide, caused by the use of fossil fuels. There are more and more greenhouse gases being produced due to manufacturing and industry.

I agree with your statement. I also believe that Industrialization has increased the amount of trade and transportation of goods from different places. This of course uses up gasoline, a fossil fuel, and releases greenhouse gases in the air which causes the Earth to heat up. Climate change is real and humans play a huge role in it.

climate change is a big topic in the world, climate change is currently happening right now. and we are controlling climate change. climate change it mostly affected by burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal. witch most of our popultion uses such as driving cars and more.

Ever since the industrial revolution, the amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere has skyrocketed to higher than it is ever been. Greenhouse gases cause climate change because an excessive amount causes the Earth to heat up. I think this is the fault of the people. Carbon dioxide is one of the most abundant greenhouse gases and is caused by using fossil fuels. Because of factories and industries, there are more and more greenhouse gases being created.

Climate change is very much real and it affects our climate a lot. With weather getting hotter, natural disasters that are made from heat are more frequently formed and do a lot of damage more often. With people using more products and buying food that uses lots of carbon to produce and transport, they release more gases into the air that are damaging our ecosystems.

climate change  is a real thing that is happening right now all around the world. According to research greenhouse gasses are carbon dioxide, water vapor, ozone, nitrous oxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons. These are the gases that affects human health. If you wonder how the climate changes, the climate changes by trapping heat and also contribute to respiratory disease from air pollution. The other effects of greenhouse gasses are increasing wildfires to the environment. And all of these harmful things are happening just because the environment is not taking a action to solve this problem.

I believe that it is definitely a real threat to the Earth right now. Humans have the tendency to make things faster than they get rid of things, leaving clutter and pollution.

Climate change is real, and there is evidence to support this. As we know, the greenhouse effect traps heat on our planet, and we have been producing more and more of it during the post-industrial revolution. Researchers have observed the global temperature rise by about 1 degree Celsius. It may seem insignificant, since it’s only one degree right? But you can see it’s effects in the increased natural disasters, such as the glaciers melting, rising sea levels, and increasing wildfires. You can also see the effects in the longer lasting, and much hotter summers in recent years. Researchers have also compiled a chart of observed causes, and it shows that anthropogenic emission would account for 110% of the climate change.

Climate Change is real and caused by humans. Over the past decades, temperatures keep getting hotter and hotter. This is proved many times by NASA. Climate Change is also human related because, on earth, we burn fossil fuels. We release more carbon into the air resulting in Global Warming. These fossil fuels are burned by mining oil and using electricity, which we use a lot of.

There is so much overwhelming evidence that climate change is real, from the melting ice caps, to the rising temperatures and more powerful storms. It is also easy to see that as human population has increased so has the fossil fuels burned and therefore the more greenhouse gasses produced, leading to more climate change. People that deny climate change simply have no evidence in their favor and basically have no grounds in the argument.

I agree, there is much evidence that shows climate change is real and happening and that people really don't have much evidence that it is not.

Yes, climate change is real and parts of it are human caused. Our increasing use of things that put more and more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is making climate change increasingly worse and will make living on earth more dangerous than ever before.  All effects of climate change, but especially rising global temperatures and melting ice caps, will have terrible impacts around the world.

Yes, climate change is causes by humans

I agree

Bravo Tena!

I think that no other living being is guilty for climate change

Hi tena Gajski
Hi do not think that climate change is only a human cause.
Indeed humans has a big responsability to it but in my opinion hualns are not the only cause.
One of the cause is that CO2 is not a human cause.
What I am trying to say is that humans are responsable but animals and natural catastrophes are not human causes.

I think that climate change is contributed by human  because it's also a little caused by nature :

For exemple the sun is growing and warm up the earth

Hello. I want to start off by saying that methane from animals is a byproduct due to demand from the human population for meat. Natural catastrophes were originally not a human cause, however, due to the increasing and more frequent amount of "natural catastrophes" it is a different story. The sun does indeed affect the Earth's climate but the heat from the sun would not increase the temperature to an extreme if the greenhouse gases didn't trap it on earth.

Yes, climate change is real and parts of it are human-caused.  While the climate changing every now and then is relatively normal on earth and has happened periodically over time on earth; the general consensus among scientists is that the climate has never changed so drastically for the worse like this before, and almost everything happening to change the climate today is human-caused.  Our increasing use of things that put more and more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is making climate change increasingly worse and will make living on earth more dangerous than ever before.  All effects of climate change, but especially rising global temperatures and melting ice caps, will have terrible impacts around the world.

Because of new opportunities discovered with the evolving technology, is it affecting the climate because of pollution?

Surprise surprise, climate change is real. Climate change has been happening since the start of our planet. Climate change is affected by greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are made of water vapor, carbon, methane, nitrous oxides, and ozone. These gases have always been in the atmosphere, but it is the matter of how much. Greenhouse gases are necessary to keep warmth on Earth, but too much causes abundant amounts of it to be trapped in the atmosphere. Climate change is happening because the human population is emitting mass amounts of  carbon, and methane into the air., thus creating more greenhouse gas, thus letting more heat be trapped on the Earth’s surface. Is Climate change human caused? I’d like to say yes. There is a direct correlation between the ever growing human population and the amount of greenhouse gas being released into the atmosphere. Because there are more people on this planet compared to thousands of years ago, the problem has gotten much worse. It wasn’t a problem back then because there wasn’t over population and increasing amount of resources that were required to sustain the population. Now, as there is more demand for technology, resources, and food, it creates more supply. This means that companies need to produce a certain amount to meet customer’s wants. If more of the human population demands beef or other types of meats, that would mean that farmers would have to raise more cows, thus creating more methane. I am convinced that climate change is real because there is data and reasoning to back it up. What I am not convinced is to the argument that politicians propose because they only spite opinions and reasoning with nothing to back up what they say. Half the time it logically might not even make sense. I am also convinced that climate change is real and a problem because the amount of harm that it has brought to the community and the states. The only thing that would convince me that climate change isn’t real is if the opposing side has evidence saying that the earth isn’t heating up, and slowly killing off animals in the Arctic. Anyways, it wouldn’t matter if scientists were wrong. Is there anything harmful to trying to decrease the amount of carbon your family and community emits? Is there anything wrong with being proactive versus reactive?

Climate change is real and is happening throughout everywhere. We can clearly see the differences of our earth by looking at how it was 200 years ago compared to today. One of the leading causes to climate change is the greenhouse gasses that we are creating everyday. There are 6 main gases are  water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and fluorinated gases. Currently there are  400 part per million gasses in our atmosphere. This is what is causing our our earth to heat up. I am sure that you have seen the news in which they shows parts of Antarctica melting and how many animals are losing their habitat and it is getting to hot for them. This can all be avoided if we can be more careful with our actions. We need to start reconsidering the best alternatives for the least amount of greenhouse gasses to be released.

yes climate change is real an it is really happening at this very moment humans are using alot of fossil fuels and other things that are putting more an more carbon dioxide into the air and creating more greenhouse gas

I agree that climate change is real and it is human-caused. Many people everyday don't realize how harmful the things they do to our environment is. What do you think that people could do to stop creating so much greenhouse gases?

I agree that climate change is real and it is human-caused. Many people everyday don't realize how harmful the things they do to our environment is. What do you think that people could do to stop creating so much greenhouse gases? It goes up and up each year, and rising concentrations of greenhouse gases, as the result of human activity, are by far the biggest cause.

Humans were also responsible for around 110% of observed warming (ranging from 72% to 146%), with natural factors in isolation leading to a slight cooling over the past 50 years.

Climate change is real and humans are contributing to it by releasing too much CO2 into the air. You can see the effects of this by the numerous fires in the western side of the USA. But how would you explain the sweltering temperatures millions and billions of years ago? They didn’t burn fossil fuels or coal or have large factories. Yet, their average global temperature rose to above 90°F (32.2°C) which is much higher than our current average of 60°F (15.6°C). In fact, the most boiling times on Earth occurred when humans didn’t even exist! Yes, humans could be contributing to the rising temperatures but this issue has happened before, and without the massive amounts of CO2 humans are releasing into the atmosphere. What we don’t know is if it’s humans or Earth causing this temperature change this time. Is climate change real? Yes. Is it human caused? Potentially. Although humans may only be a small part of climate change, we should still try to lower the amount of CO2 we release. After all, small changes make a big difference.
Source cited: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/c … -ever-been

Climate change is real and caused by humans because we are destroying our own world and causing the climate to change at a rapid pace. Climate obviously changes on it's own, but we are the reason it is changing so fast.

Exactly! Humans need to start realized that we are ruining our planet. Denying it isn't helping climate change.

We as humans produce many greenhouse gasses, as we see in the carbon footprint survey, and I'm not gonna lie that most average humans aren't really doing anything to fix that. If we use this survey as a way to reflect and think how we could lower our carbon footprint, we could be doing our part in making the world a better and more livable place. So much science goes behind climate change being real. Denying climate change is killing the world slowly. Do research! Do your part in trying to help the world!

Yes it is real because it do to our environment.

yea we need to start doing that

It is very real. If you look at recent studies and articles over the last few years you will see how bad its gotten over the last century. At this point its fixable, it would just require a lot of effort.

Yes The Climate is changing and our environment and yes it is humans cause because we have developed so much with electronic and people are using like fans, Cars and others. We humans have changed our world we used to just send email now we can just send it thru our phone in only few Minutes and we can communicate with people with ease but we also use our phone to look at other people and get distracted and we use it to play games alot. One minute of phone time can cause 57g of CO2 which is same as apple.

yes humans are a main factor when it comes to climate change in ways of land being altered and the burning of fossil fuels.

Climate change is real and although natural factors like the ocean, cows, naturally occurring wildfires and venting volcanoes produce carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, humans are the main cause of climate change. The problem is that we don't realize how much the things we do every day can produce such great amounts of carbon emissions. Some things we can do to reduce the amount of carbon emissions we produce is to eat locally, change our methods of transportation and so on. If we were to all change our methods of things like transportation and our food source, the amount of carbon emissions we produce would decrease meaning our carbon footprint would be lower.

I completely agree as the earths temperature rises we are getting further from being able to minimize our carbon emissions. The daily tasks that we do have bigger impact than we realize.

The avegae American citizen seems to produce the largest carbon footprint as said in an article by The Nature Conservecy "The average carbon footprint for a person in the United States is 16 tons, one of the highest rates in the world."

Climate change is real and we need to act.

I agree but what do you mean when you say "we need to act" ?

Climate change has been on Earth. It isn't only done by humains. We participate but we aren't the only cause, nature also participates.

Yes i think that youre right but what do u think e shouldd du

True but it is still very hard to stop once it started

Yea

Jean-Gertrude to reduce the pollution all solution are good. Turning off the lights if its done when ever it can be done can reduce pollution as much as walking to school once.

Maybe it isn't all of us but a lot of it is in reality.

From the moment humans have lived on earth the world was doomed because if we were not appeared the world would be totaly ok

Its true we are a big part of the equation but not all the equation

Yes. Sometimes, you have to look forward to change to know what's really happening. Nature also plays a part of climate change and it is the part that si the most affected

I think that human is one of the factor for the climate change but there is also other things

Humans are said to be part of the equation but humans cause the planet to cause undesired factors wich leed to global warming(for Zelda12 and the other two french guys stop repeating the same words that your history teacher  says)!

Volcano eruption pollute because if the smoke yet they've always polluted, even when humains weren't on Earth yet

Maybe but take in consideration that volcanoes help a lot of ecosytems survive for example pines need fire to reproduce some eagles hunt with help of eruptions and some plants need nutrients from volcanoes so in my conclusion i say that they help all the eco system.

Maybe but with out us the ecosystem of the Earth wouldn't be same. We maybe pollute a lot but we also helped our planet by helping extinguish fire in Australia per exemple.

Volcanoe eruptions always helped and did not pollute the air.

No because we living creatures and all we do is to make profite by desastrous situations and the fires in australia would not have happened if we never apear.

Ps. Sorry for the post on top.

I definitely agree, climate change is human caused. Although this is the case  I would like to point it is not 100% human caused. Climate change has been on Earth for a long time and is not done by only humans. We participate a lot but there are also natural participants. . I think, regardless, us as humans need to do a better job at taking care of our planet. I think we take advantage of it and don't realize that if we continue to head in this direction we will no longer be able to survive. We can start with small things like carpooling, walking to school, riding bikes, etc.. just to reduce the pollution. Or other things like , reusing/recycling. Theres so many things we can do to help, even those who don't know much about it theres always a first step.

You will never stop to say that but humans are all guilty so we say that nature also play a part because it reacts to what we do.

Like will it be warmer every summer

Yes, the weather will change overtime. This is because of the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. If there was less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the weather would not get warmer drastically. The process of carbon emissions going up into the atmosphere is called the carbon cycle. Human activity has made the carbon cycle change rapidly.

Of course, it definitely will if no one acts in consequences. At all events, greenhouse gas emissions have increased exponentially in the last 100 years since the industrial revolution in England. In this respect, it seems essential to change our consumption habits and lifestyles in order to slow global warming. Indeed, we have the power to make a difference; to improve the catastrophic situation of our planet as proved by the Covid 19 pandemic. Thanks to lockdown, the industrial activity of the majority of countries has stopped, allowing our planet to breathe a little. Thus, our gas emissions during this period had decreased considerably and we could see from satellite images that the clouds of toxic gases emanating from Chinese factories had decreased considerably also. As a matter of facts, it's up to men and politicians in particular to make a difference, to apply real measures. Indeed, we can stop the acceleration of global warming. However, this can be complicated given the consumer society we live, in which making money is more important than the question of the environment.

Yes.

Is causing alot of problems witch is bad for life.

Climate change is also a big problem for animals species. Climate change has caused a lot of environmental issues like global warming or rising sea level. These kind of phenomenon affect many animal species living environment and their habits. That why many species are currently endangered like polar bears which increasingly lose their territory over years because of global warming.
Do not forget that human activities contribute to accelerate Climate change by their industrial activities.  In this case, people have to react and take their responsibities.

Yes, climate change is very much real and human-caused. The carbon cycle is the process of carbon travelling from the atmosphere into organisms and the Earth and back into the atmosphere. Through human activities, such as, burning fossil fuels, animal agriculture, and many other things have caused the carbon cycle to become unbalanced so there is an increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The atmospheric carbon traps heat which is why the Earth is warming.

I definitely agree, climate change is human caused. Although this is the case  I would like to point it is not 100% human caused. Climate change has been on Earth for a long time and is not done by only humans. We participate a lot but there are also natural participants. . I think, regardless, us as humans need to do a better job at taking care of our planet. I think we take advantage of it and don't realize that if we continue to head in this direction we will no longer be able to survive.

I agree that climate change is real and human-caused. One of the main factors is that factories are polluting the air. This has caused an increase in carbon dioxide in the air and makes the atmosphere warmer. These types of fossil fuels have been around since the industrial revolution. I would not say that humans are the only cause, but we play a very important part in contributing to climate change because we rely on fossil fuels for energy. Green house gases also play a role in climate change because they trap the suns heat. Humans are running these greenhouses. We need to change to using renewable energy because it is better for the planet and will decrease the effects of global warming.

Yes, absolutley Climate Change is a human-caused. Factories are a big fatcor for Climate Change and we are responsible for this. If we will not take action now then it will be too late to repent.
We do much use of Air Conditioner, Refrigenators etc. We can overcome the issues arosed by the use of such things with the plating plants. It is a best to plant tree and the countries like Ethopia, US, China, Pakistan, India & Turkey are really doing good in planting compaigns.
But, not even a single country can decrease the pollution, we need it to all the countries, I hope it makes sense.

I believe that climate change is human caused. Although this is the case  I would like to point it is not 100% human caused. Climate change has been on Earth for a long time and is not done by only humans. We participate a lot but there are also natural participants. . I think, regardless, us as humans need to do a better job at taking care of our planet. I think we take advantage of it and don't realize that if we continue to head in this direction we will no longer be able to survive. We can start with small things like carpooling, walking to school, riding bikes, etc.. just to reduce the pollution. Or other things like , reusing/recycling. Theres so many things we can do to help, even those who don't know much about it theres always a first step.

I agree with this statement and I believe your ways of making Earth's climate better would be effective. I get that there are some natural participants but I do believe that the major change has to come from the humans. There are so many ways to help make a positive change and I believe that you brought a bunch a great ideas to help with this change.

Climate change is real. simply, take a very quick look at each season and you will notice some changes on how the different seasons begin or end. some seasons occur earlier or later than usual and end sooner or last more than usual. During certain winter seasons, we get less or more snow. The very example is this year 2020 we've gotten less snow and less rain than usual.

Climate change is really caused by human action by our industrial productions, consumptions

While food systems are complicated, and research is still evolving on what the most environmentally friendly diet is, experts mostly agree that cutting down on meat, and red meat in particular, is a better choice for the environment. This is because the production of red meat uses a lot of feed, water and land. Cows themselves also give off methane emissions, which is a harmful greenhouse gas.  (from:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/01/commission-report-great-food-transformation-plant-diet-climate-change/.
  For that reason, eating a vegan diet is likely to be best for the environment, say experts. According to a study published in 2017 in the journal Environmental Research Letters, red meat can have up to 100 times the environmental impact of plant based food. According to some estimates, beef gives off more than six pounds of carbon dioxide per serving; the amount created per serving by rice, legumes carrots, apples or potatoes is less than half a pound.

is climate change as big of a problem as we make it seem?

Climate change is very clearly a big problem. It could lead to the demise of the Earth as we know it. According to climate.nasa.com, "Global sea level rose about 8 inches in the last century. The rate in the last two decades, however, is nearly double that of the last century and is accelerating slightly every year". This is important because it means that a lot of large metropolitan areas could be underwater. We are already seeing this in places like Venice, where there has been widespread flooding. This illustrates the fact that Climate Change is as big of a problem as the media portrays. It may be even bigger than that.

In my opinion, the climate change is caused by the pollution, which is caused by people. We need to stop polluting or the earth will become an oven. We must fight to save earth and to make it a better place for the next generations.

I completely agree but some people do not understand that and don't care for any other generations...:(

According to Nasa, Earth's climate has always changed, however in today's age, the climate is rapidly increasing. The climate is increasing because of lots of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. We humans emit lots of greenhouse gases and tons of fossil fuels and because we emit so much of it, it is starting to heat the whole plant. A group of 1,300 independent scientists from all over the world under the authority of the United Nations concluded that in the last 150 years, carbon dioxide parts went up from 280 million to 412 million. This important because if the temperature goes too high up, the ice will melt which wipes out all the wildlife living there. Because of all of the excess water, many places will flood or even be consumed by the water. The ocean will be too hot for many organisms, wiping them out as well. Plus, since the water is so hot, it will start to expand, raising the sea level even more. This is why climate change is real and why it is important to fix it.

Source: https://climate.nasa.gov/causes/

Yes, climate change is real, the vast majority of the people - 97 percent - agree that climate change is real and is caused by humans. It has been around since the mid-20th century and maybe more. Climate change includes major changes in temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, and much more.

Are electric cars a part of climate change, do they release chemical reactions or are they safe to use

Electric cars do contribute to CO2 emissions, but not nearly as much as a conventional car. They emit way fewer greenhouse gases when being used, as they do not have a tailpipe to produce carbon dioxide. According to https://www.edfenergy.com/electric-cars/environment, "one electric car on the roads can save an average of 1.5 million grams of CO2", which is the equivalent of 1.7 US tons. Although electric cars are more efficient than petrol or diesel cars on the road, they are less efficient during production. A third of an electric car's CO2 emissions stem from the production of their lithium-ion batteries. Recently, however, these batteries have been reused or recycled one the car has reached its end. Overall, electric cars are a greener option than diesel or petrol cars.

Climate change is 100% real and humans play a big role in this phenomenon. One of the main concerns of global warming is that sea levels will rise and engulf islands and coastal cities. The National Ocean Service (NOAA) estimates concluded in 2014, that the ocean had risen 2.6 inches since 1993, and in 2019, the ocean continues to rise at a rate of an eighth of an inch per year. NOAA also says that the frequency of hurricanes and coastal storms are up around 300-900 percent since 1970. That statistic further shows how this is a human doing because rises like this are unheard of, of a natural phenomenon. This was evident in the recent hurricanes such as Hurricane Harvey that wreaked havoc in Houston, Texas. This especially scary because most large cities are located on the coast and according to the NOAA, 40% of Americans live in high populations areas near the coast. It is only a matter of time before the oceans start to rise faster and start to swallow low sea-level areas. Action needs to be taken to make sure that people aren't forced to leave their homes because of climate change.(https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sealevel.html)

The oceans absorbs almost all of the excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions, which leads to rising ocean temperatures. The increase in ocean temperatures also affects marine species and ecosystems. For example, rising temperatures cause coral bleaching and more. Also, rising temperatures affect the benefits humans derive from the ocean, including food. Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling, using less heat and air conditioning, and using less hot water can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. What are other ways we can try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

Sources: https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-b … an-warming
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In today's world, there is an exponential amount of greenhouse gas emissions because of the increased population.  According to National Geographic "Many scientists agree that the Earth is now warming because of human activity." Thus proving that the increase in the human population is in direct relation to the increase in ocean temperatures.  Along with coral bleaching, there are many repercussions regarding ocean organisms, such as impacting the growth of ocean calcifiers and making it difficult for echinoderms to form skeletons.  Some things that we could do to decrease these consequences are buying energy-efficient products, use less hot water, and encourage others to conserve. 

Source:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/exp … te-change/

what can we do to stop climate change?

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Climate change is one of the most real things happening in the planet now. If you look at the graph on https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resour … re-record/ , you will see how rapidly and quickly our world’s temperature has gone up. At this point, there are not many ways to stop or end it, but we can slow it down. According to https://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-you-ca … al-warming , the most common and efficient ways are: use renewable energy, invest in energy efficient appliances, reduce your water waste, actually eat the food you buy and buy less meat, drive a fuel efficient vehicle, etc. Climate change is inevitable and pretty much destined to happen, but we can help slow it down one step at a time.

Climate change is real and is a huge problem that just keeps on growing. Though we can never fully get rid of this problem, there are many things that people can do that can help our climate's temperature get healthier. A survey shown on psychologytoday.com reveals some of the reasons that people turn their back to make a change in our environment. The answeres shown range from "It's not a problem that affects me " and "I don't know enough about it" all the way to things like "I'm just one person, I can't make a change". In order to make a change, one needs to look outside of the box of what is, and start to think of what could be. What people don't realize is that there are many ways one can help the environment that doesn't even require standing up. Search engines such as Ecosia, GiveWater, and Ekoru can be downloaded with a click of a button and cost no money yet help make a change in our environment. But then there lies the statement "I can't do anything, I'm just one person". This statement is completely false as there are many things that one person can do that benefits the environment, such as download environmentally friendly search engines, recycle, and reuse, these are all things one can do from the comfort of their home. In order to change the health of the climate, we have to work together and stop stating reasons why we can't, because, in the end of the day, they are just excuses.

The site I used for the data:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog … tal-issues

I think that Climate Change is naturally caused to some extent but mostly human-caused. I mean Climate Change refers to our changing climate, that's in the name itself, but I think the majority of the rapid changes of the climate have been created by humans. It is a fact that the earth's temperature has risen significantly in the past 100 years. The ice caps are melting, ocean levels are rising, certain states and countries are going into major droughts. I guess you could say that this isn't caused by humans, but alongside the rising heat of the world us humans have produced an insane amount of factories, and buildings, also over the past 100 years. Right now, as factory manufacturing in some places like China has halted, the pollution in the earth's atmosphere has plummeted. This is obvious proof that the extent of Climate Change we are facing now is human-based. We, as a species, are extremely ignorant for not believing in Climate Change until this point or even at all. Over the past 100 years, there have even been numerous books warning about the Climate and how if we continue down the path we're on without changing things, we are doomed. We are at a point where we can't just blow off those words like they don't mean anything. We can't pretend that we're not to blame when clearly science shows that we are. We are definitely past the point of blaming other things. Instead of playing Climate Change down and pointing the finger elsewhere, it's time we take responsibility, face the guilt and change things. Before we can't.

Do you think we will survive the corona virus or is it going to take over the world?

we bout to die

I think the corona virus will spread all over the world but it will only kill the elderly and the ones that have already symptoms, like people with lung cancer. We will mostly likely survive but we need to be careful around the elderly

yes, we will survive the corona virus, the fatalities are few and it only has and effect on elderly og very unhealthy people

Yes, due to the fact that this virus really is just a tad bit more extreme than in recent years and our world's viruses.  I believe that us humans of the world are just really scared and frightened by the thought of a possibility that this virus can actually take over the world.  The increased speed of spreading that this virus brings as well is a lot scarier than we have seen, and many organizations, businesses, and families are beginning to take unusual actions that would help avoid us from spreading this virus quicker.  Another big contributor to the rise of awareness for COVID-19 is the media coverage, all the news and social media that writes about this virus sort of promotes the hype for this virus to be so dangerous making people feel insecure around other people and outside.  A good reason that sets apart his virus from others is that COVID-19 actually can be viable for up to 72 hours on regular objects like door handles while the regular flu stays viable on those surfaces for only up to 48 hours. 
Reference 1- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-sho … clean-them
Reference 2 - https://www.today.com/health/how-long-d … es-t175738

it should be clear to everyone that climate changes are happening and it's starting to effect our environment drastically like the hottest summer in europe this year and the northern arctic that's melting faster than anyone could have predicted which causes great concern for wildlife there and floods in the future. This still for some reason isn't a sufficient wake up call and this is still being ignored by the major public and if this continues this way, we might never come back until it's too late. it's estimated that the tipping point of no return is in 30 years and that's when our nature can't go back to the way it was even if we wanted to and tried to. I know it might not be appropriate to put this post on this sub page but still It's time to think differently and not just for some people but for everybody.
ps. not saying that you reading this should take blame for the global warming situation (=

I don't think that is too late to turn back the tide, because this will be possible if everyone in his possibility/in his own do every day something good for the planet. Especially everyone who has lot of money should reduce his emission of CO2, because he should have the moral duty to do that. For example the rich people could buy solar panel for their House, or they could change their car with an electric one,...
But I also think that, if we really want to preserve the world, the main States ( the States who has the money for change the tide: USA; Russia; Europe; Australia;...)has to impose some statute in which they obligate the community to reduce his CO2 emission with the risk to pay high mulct if the community don't respect the statute.

Maybe I'm too pessimistic, but I do think it is too late. Countries try to find agreements but the States that pollute the most don't respect them and end up quitting. I just find it unacceptable..
The problem is that we've already made too many things that need too much time to solve. Just by seeing the Earth Overshoot Day ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Overshoot_Day ) it is obvious that we can't keep going like this. Or the fact that people are trying to figure out if/how could we move to another planet. It would be wonderful to turn back the tide, but I try not to have too many expectatives.
I don't know in what world the next generation will live, if there's still going to be a world to live in.

I think we can slow it down by limiting our use of resources. But, in the current state of the world, it is impossible to bring us back to the climate of pre-industrial times

I believe at the rate we are moving climate change is nearly irreversible. No two people or countries have seemed to come to any clear consensus on what to do which is unfortunately fueled by the greed of our political leaders. According to NASA global warming would continue to happen for decades to come even if we stopped producing fossil fuels today due to the amount of greenhouse gases currently in our atmosphere. We would be able to avoid the worst effects of climate change but temperatures would still rise an average of 6 degrees Celsius. Unfortunately most of the world still relies on fossil fuels to power our lives leading me to believe climate change is a losing battle.

Greta Thunberg said, “I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is." Climate change is a lookming issue for humanity and there’s only one way to beat it, together. Over 7 million people marched worldwide in the most recent climate march so people, especially governments would understand the severity of the issue. We can unite and try to stop climate change, but humans have already released a lot of greenhouse gasses. Nasa says,  “Even if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases today, global warming would continue to happen for at least several more decades, if not centuries.”

Greta Thunberg said, “I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is." Climate change is a looming issue for humanity and there’s only one way to beat it, together. Over 7 million people marched worldwide in the most recent climate march so people, especially governments would understand the severity of the issue. We can unite and try to stop climate change, but humans have already released a lot of greenhouse gasses. Nasa says,  “Even if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases today, global warming would continue to happen for at least several more decades, if not centuries.”

I would say that it is real there are many proofs that this is real and I'd say it's mostly our fault. It is not too late to save this if everyone would take responsibility of them self. everyone help to save this world!

Its never too late to save the world, we should not think like that and not just sit around thinking that its just to late! Of course we should do everything in our power to stop climate change, it is our fault mostly. We need to start thinking big, in solutions and take responsibility for our action.

Do you think climate change is a real threat to our existence, or do you just don't care?

It's certainly heating up here, the oil fields have spiked our carbon footprint over here.

Depends on how bad it gets

yes and no, I am just scared to not be able to live to see all the beautiful things we have in the world today. I am not scared to die cause we will all die someday.

I know this sounds bad but with the cronavirus,most of the workers in New Mexico might or will taking a while off and that could reduce the effects for a while

Climate change is pretty scary. And can easily destroy humanity and people. Climate change is causing all of the forest fire´s and people dying also animals.

As some people might already know that glaciers in Iceland and overall are melting. And people can´t decide what is the problem. How do you think we can fix this problem?

I feel that it is not too late to stop climate change. The people in power all over the world need to hear what our generations are saying. From all the protests and marches, we want to change to start now, because if we don't it might be too late when people in power realize what is happening to our planet. Humans are the reason climate change started, we rely on and have gotten used to using things such as cars, transportation, and many other things that emit CO2 into the atmosphere. Some still don't see all the damage we have done to our environment, and don't believe climate change is real. Scientists have proven it, the oceans are getting warmer, glaciers are melting, but still, some people do not believe it is real. Scientists have found that humans emit around 26.4 Gt per year, 1 Gt( Gigatonne is 1,000,000,000,000 kg). It all started when humans took the earth's resources for granted and now if we don't stop taking its resources for granted then there will be nothing left for humans. Not only have humans started climate change, but we have also made animals extinct. Animals that have lived longer and without humans, the earth would be no were near climate change. People thought it was cool to just kill off a whole species of animals, just because it would make a cool jacket. So, yes I think humans are the cause of climate change, and to fix the mess we made we all need to step up and start taking action.

Info about gigatonnes of co2 from:https://www.co2.earth/global-co2-emissions

Here is an article to read more about what humans have done to our environment:
-https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/are-humans-major-cause-global-warming

Here are some simple ways that we can make a difference, to help stop climate change:
-https://www.northwestern.edu/fm/fm-staff/10-ways-to-stop-global-warming.html
-https://davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/top-10-ways-can-stop-climate-change/

Yea we can still change but I feel like even though we are trying that we could try harder. like stop making plastic or something.

Yes, CLIMATE CHANGE is real and also 100% human caused. We humans, like to burn fossil fuels which increase the amount of CO2 emissions, and causes our earth to warm up. Of course, there are forest fires which we believe are not us but, forest fires happen when there are long droughts. The forests dry up and then, there is a large heat wave and the forest catches on fire . Some companies are also intentionally burning down forests for resources to make chips. Another huge impact that we have on CLIMATE CHANGE is the amount of cows we farm. On our planet right now, we have approximately 1.5 billion cows. They produce a greenhouse gas which is 22x more powerful than carbon dioxide. THIS IS ALL CAUSES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.

I completely agree with you. However, to someone who does not understand the science behind it, it may be harder for them to believe that global warming is human caused. To break it down a little bit, one must understand the process of the greenhouse effect. It all starts with greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, etc (1). These can be released into the atmosphere in natural ways such as animal respiration, or by human causes like the burning of fossil fuels or driving a car. When released by human causes, the amount and rate at which they are released goes up exponentially. Once they reach the atmosphere, they allow rays of sunlight to come in but not to escape back into space. When sunlight travels through the atmosphere, some of it is absorbed into earth’s surface and some is reflected back. Then, the greenhouse gases prevent it from going out into space and it is instead absorbed and re-emitted in all directions back to earth(2). So overall, the gases prevent it from escaping and point it back towards earth. Both of these factors increase the temperature of the planet. I think that with the education of society and politicians especially, more change will be made to slow down global warming in the future.

1.  https://climatekids.nasa.gov/greenhouse-cards/
2. https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia … use_effect

I personally believe that humans have caused a good majority of the global warming issues playing the planet.

Humans are definitely one of the main causes of global warming issues.

humans may be PART of the cause of global warming but it not just humans it can also be other living things on earth that cause global warming.

Currently, human actions cause more carbon emissions than natural causes.

Humans do contribute an astronomical amount to climate change, many things just in our daily routine. Cars and fossil fuels are typically what the media focuses on, but in reality there are other causes. For example, the burger you ate last week, produces crazy amounts of methane. This is the underlying cause of climate change, animal agriculture. Going vegan is a great way to make a change in your personal carbon foot print. It takes incredible amounts of water to feed cows, if there is less demand, less resources will be unreasonably used.

On Earth, human exercises are changing the greenhouse. Over the century the burning of fossil powers like coal and oil has expanded the concentration of carbon dioxide. This happens since the coal or oil burning combines carbon with oxygen within the air to create CO2. The clearing of land for agriculture, industry, and other human exercises has increased the amount of greenhouse gases. So, to conclude climate change is human-caused due to the many fossil fuels humans release. 

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-wh … -to-humans

I think that climate change is real and it is caused by human activity because humans are polluting the earth by emitting co2 into our atmosphere. another way we are causing climate change is by our ways of transportation and the consumption of meat and dairy.

I agree with this because we are using a lot of in nessecary ways or transportation just for convince. We need to try and limit our carbon footprint in many ways and transportation can be one of those.

Climate Change is most definitely real and human caused, and the fact that government officials in the USA are still debating about wether or not this is an actual issue is absolutely terrifying.

Hello your tottally right

I agree that climate change is pretty much caused by human activity but remember that animal agriculture is also a main leading cause to climate change. From a movie called cowspiracy that I have watched throwout my class, I have learned that from climate change to occur, we can all work together and increase our carbon footprint by using less electricity, save water and to prevent driving by walking or biking to our destinations. Is can all take time but we can all work together by encouraging others to take part in this response to help our planet. The best way is to take action so we won't run this suitiuation any more.

Of course it is caused by humans.

After this footprint we got to know how much we put our nature in danger so we can get better at saving it

Hope more people will join to discussions like this because that's the only way we can realize how much waste are we causing even though we're trying to recycle.

Of course climate change is real! Ever wonder why the temperature has been abnormally higher than usual, Places in the north east have only gotten a total 4 inches of snow!  The average In New York is usually 28 inches, this year only 4.2! So, who is to blame? The answer is quite simple, us humans. Humans continue to burn fossil fuels, coal, etc to use them as a source of energy for cars. This causes a rapid increase in heat which then leads to no snow and melting of glaciers, which then leads to animals and eventually us humans being affected. Us humans need to figure out a way to reduce energy in order to save the planet!

I agree with you that climate change is real, however it is not only human caused: we humans play a big part in it but wildlife also participates. We have to find solutions, like buy artisanal furniture and eat seasonal food to act for our planet!

I think Climate Change is real and is mostly caused by humans doing every day things. For example in most of the bags of chips there is palm oil. Palm oil is one of the main factors of rainforest destruction. Animal agriculture is also a very big part of climate change because of all the water and land that goes into raising animals especially cattle. Also all of the cars and factories contribute to the amount of carbon released into the environment of course.

Yeah, it is. And the worst is that, the less we care about the planet, the less we are going to live, and we are unaware of that.

Well actually while we do treat the earth poorly through deforestation, co2 emissions from our vehicles, and much more there are also natural factors such as volcanoes, the ocean, and cows.

Yes, it definitely is real, and is mainly caused by humans. Although natural causes are a factor, humans majorly contribute. People do not realize how bad they are and it needs to change.

On the map there are areas that are obviously significantly lower than others is there a reason for this?

Many people believe that human activity is the main contribution to CO2 but is this the case?

Earth was here before human kind and it will be after. It does not need us, we need it. Earth is the only home we have and it began to reject us. We are trying to perserve the environment in which we prosper and evolution has allowed for us to live in, but human behaviour and selfishness in thinking that everything was created for us has left us fighting for what is left.

The aument of the temperature on the world was produced by the emissions at atmosphere by humans and they are producing variations at the weather

I think we should try aviiding car in the city and take metro and bus

Avoiding travelling in cars is a good idea but sometimes it is necessary

I think that we should walk or bike if possible

Hi jean gertrude
I totally agree with you I think that if we take public transports more it will de crease the CO2 consummation

Yes or try to take electric cars or less polluting ones.

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I think its a good idea but metro is not'pollutinge

The metro still pollutes.

No the metro is electric

We can use hybrid buses and electric cars

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s … ent=safari
La y a ecrit que ca pollue

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We could also travel less by plane because planes pollute a lot.

True. On my footprint, it was more than half of the total

Yes planes add a lot

when you don't have to drive walk or ride a bike, and if you have the time try to take a bus whenever you need to go long distance. one of the other ways you can travel would be by train or boat. if that's the way you want to go then find other ways to travel without causing a bigger carbon footprint.

The pollution produced by the humans

The pollution produced by humans

is real

Yes i think it is. Real because,before the human machines and pollution the worl did not have climate change but now with the pollution yes

Climate change has been proved by tons of certified researchers to be real, and the cause is indeed humans. Monetary gain is commonly the reason why conglomerate corporations don’t have constant action toward it, because a non-environmentally sustainable option is regularly much cheaper, production-wise

I think to. But is is THE major problem on earth, and we can all find simple gestures to control, and stop it.

Climate change is deffinitely real, we can see that everywhere around us (for example global warming which gives us spring weather in winter) and it's most deffinitely human caused (to know that it's enough to just look up in the sky above some big factory). The most important thing now is to work together and figure out a way to stop it and ultimately reverse it which is why we need to educate ourselves on the problem first in order to find a solution to it in the future.

yes.

Yes,absolutely?

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Tenemos que darnos cuenta que el problema del cambio climático es por nuestra culpa, por consumir en exceso en todo lo que hacemos a lo largo de nuestras vidas.

No estoy seguro, pero tiene pinta

Climate change has always existed but the human has contributed to this in negative ways causing unusual situations and accelerating the process.

I disagree with this because as us humans burn fossil fuels by the day we are constantly releasing greenhouse gas or carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. In many places like Antarctica polar bears are dying because the ice is melting. climate change is real !

do you have any evidence of this

Yes, In an article I read in school it states, "factories, electricity, and transportation vehicles such as cars, trains, and planes completely transformed the way we live". This is because we burn fossil fuels to use everyday vehicles like cars.

I disagree with you, the fact of the matter is that are planets temperatures Rising and it's because of CO2. 97% of climate scientists agree that it is caused by humans and man-made actions. The real issue it's not whether or not it's real it's have we gone past the breaking point, the point of no return. And this is a problem that faces everyone. Some more than others, your grandchildren will probably feel more of an effect than you will, but that doesn't mean it's not your responsibility to take actions. It's up to everyone on this planet to keep our planet safe and healthy. And if we can't do that we can say goodbye to thousands if not millions of species. All because of humans.

I agree with this because he had good evidence.

Climate change is real the earth is getting hotter and hotter for the past decades.

I very strongly disagree with that statement because of the temperatures that are rising all over the world. Some places are experiencing climate change very rapidly and others not so much, but it is still happening all around us and we need to put an end to it

Fireworks can and do affect the environment in a bad way. They maybe fun and festive but they not only cause noise pollution, they also cause air pollution. Fireworks can contain such ingredients such as aluminum, titanium, copper, barium (which is also used in rat poison) and many other chemicals that we would preferably not like to have in your air and oceans. Fireworks also produce a lot a litter that can be found all around for a couple of months after new years.

Ohh I hate fireworks, I have to admit that I can't really look at them because the only thing I see is a bomb of pollution in the air. I know they are beautiful but are we really ready to sacrifice our earth just to watch some light in the air for 5 minutes. At least i would rather let go of the fireworks rather than pollute our earth more than she already is. Every country should try to decrease firework usage.

How bad are fireworks really though, have you seen any reports or studies to bring up facts for how bad they are? I will break down your post into two main arguments, the physical pollution of the containers, and the the chemical exposure. For for the physical, there are bigger problems than just the fragments of cardboard for fireworks. Mind you cardboard is commonly deemed as a safer alternative than plastic straws, even then there are still better options. Companies can offer environmentally friendly alternative options, and the people that worry about the pollution of fireworks would buy them. As well as the fact there are tons of environmentally friendly and biodegradable containers out there, like clay pigeons, which are made out of limestone and sulfur both of which are essential to plant growth. As for the harmful elements, there are already trace amounts of these elements in our everyday lives. Barium is the most harmful on the list you made, fireworks will mainly use Barium nitrate, even then this only makes up one color for all fireworks and that is the color green. While exposure to this element is hazardous to humans, this is an explosion in the lower parts of the atmosphere you aren't breathing enough to really be in any danger. The US Army is a much bigger risk then anyone who works at a place like Disney world that has daily fireworks. Past Barium nitrate only being used in one colored firework, the amount used is little to none compared to what is in a military grade flare or an  M8 armor-piercing incendiary. Because of this the best minds at the US Army have found new compound to replace perchlorates and barium with a strontium nitrate, potassium periodate or sodium periodate insteadm, all of which have less toxicity issues than Barium nitrate.

I agree that fireworks are very bad for the environment. living where i live, there is fragments of firework waste such as the containers they ignite in left all over the neighborhood roads months after the event not to mention the chemicals being released into the air.

I was told that I need to provided the sources for my new knowledge. Also, bigger problems would be that your city doesn't fine people for leaving trash, have volunteers or workers go out and pickup trash. If it's not fireworks, there will always be something else to litter your community.
"a 16-year-old girl survived after intentionally ingesting 20 g of barium nitrate", funny part was that her symptoms were the same as someone who is a s high as a kite. Also she ate 20g, not and was fine, not had x amount of PPM inhaled, you'll be fine.
"...increased sensitivity to pain stimuli, mydriasis /extreme dilatation of the pupil/ with slow reaction to light, toe reflex absent, intermittent uncoordinated muscle contractions over the total body".
https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/ … @DOCNO+401

M8 Tracer research, and the alternative to barium nitrate.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/gu … e-that-is/

Fireworks do cause environmental problems but it’s so insignificant that I don’t think it’s something people should be focusing on it. In the US big city’s and dry areas have firework bans so they don’t cause wildfires or hurt someone. There are so many things that are worse than fireworks that I don’t think it’s a big problem

Not really because even though people are contributing to it with they daily habits there really is no change. People are just over exaggerating that something terrible is going to happen in like the next couple of decades.

I disagree because our atmosphere’s temperature is rising very quickly, habitats for animals are dying, ocean levels are rising, and all of this has increased rapidly over the last few decades. Yes there are non-human related things that are contributing to climate change, but humans are the main cause of this crisis.

I also disagree because Climate change is a proven statement and has been going on for many years and with temperatures rising and ocean levels rising it will destroy many communities and cities if there is no human change in the next months. Although many humans aren’t contributing to this crisis, the majority of humans are.

Human beings should continue work on desalination so that we can make salt water usable for daily consumption and find a way to not leave of brine waste as well. This would be useful since the oceans are expanding and it is becoming hotter a simple way to fix it is to use ocean water.

even if its snowing climate change exists duh its climate CHANGE not always global WARMING

of course it’s real it’s all
around us

There's been an observable rise in the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere coinciding with our increase of population. The greater number of people, the more we need to produce to sustain the population. This is evident in the motor vehicles that we have. The increase in carbon jumped higher and higher since the 50s, and so did the number of vehicles available to everyone in society. Sure, we have electric and hybrid vehicles, but even those produce waste in the production of said vehicles, perhaps even moreso than conventional cars. The batteries needed to make those cars create large amounts of pollution. I'm not saying that electric vehicles are bad, but there needs to be an alternative source of power than those batteries.
One thing that comes to mind is when I was a child in Japan, there was a program about these 2 men that traveled all of Japan in a solar powered can, and could use some power stored to drive at night as well. Perhaps solar energy doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

Climate change, the reality and the cause of it has long been debated but it is clear that it is both real and human caused. The levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have never been higher and the fluctuations don't match the timing of this significant increase in CO2. Us humans emit carbon every day. Things we think of as common may be wasteful or heavy in emission of CO2. It's clear to see the melting and receding glaciers, the rising and acidification of the ocean and the loss of habitats, ecosystems and wildlife are not natural in cause. Us humans are ruining the planet and we need to stop it before its too late for us and future generations.

It's definitely caused by humans, no question. And you're right, everything we do contributes to climate change. But on a much smaller scale, however, humans physically pollute their world around them in a variety of ways. I participated in a beach cleanup last weekend and 100% of the things we picked up were all sourced from human lifestyles. Cigarette butts, paper cups, bottle caps, personal hygiene appliances etc. In other words, the world around us is overwhelmed by all sorts of pollution, thanks to us. It's jarring to imagine how one person can make a difference, so what are some other ways I can personally assist my environment?

Yes, Climate change is real and is caused by humans because at no other point in geological history has temperatures risen this fast. Temperatures are meant to change within thousands of years, not within a century.

I agree, climate change is definitely human-caused. Temperatures have risen faster than normal in a period of time, and this fast-paced change is the result of human activity. The question is not whether climate change is real and human-caused, but what to do about it.

I believe climate change is very real due to the fact there is increased sea level rise and much more. Humans are releasing CFC's that are really harmful to the environment. It insulates a lot more infrared radiation from the sun than necessary which increases the global temperatures of the Earth. Also with the permafrost melting, it is releasing more methane into the atmosphere that should not be in the atmosphere. In short, humans are exhausting too much carbon too quickly which is making on environment struggle.

Many scientists have proved that climate change is real but that it's also human-caused. Sure life is improving quickly with new technology coming out every day but what's the point of it if the next generations won't get to enjoy it but instead worry about what they can do to correct these easy to fix human errors. Out of all the things that cause climate change, is that we are the major contributor to greenhouse gases. Besides not everyone gives any effort to change their ways the easiest thing to do is talk about and that’s the end not many understand that talk is cheap, actions speak louder.

Let me preface this article by saying this- climate change is absolutely happening.  Climate change is very real- real glaciers are melting, real water levels are rising, and real temperatures are skyrocketing.  Yes, CO2 and Methane levels in the atmosphere have spiked up since the 1930s.  Yes, CO2 levels are the highest they've ever been by a LONG shot in the last half millennia (around 400 ppm compared to an average of about 250 ppm in the last 400,000 years).  And yes, since the late 1990s, the global climate has gone up by 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit (about 1.1 degrees Celsius).  But- It's not completely our fault.  Global climate has fluctuated constantly in the lifetime of the Earth.  And yes, we are impacting climate change at an alarming rate, but part of this global phenomena is simply natural heating.  We've had an ice age, where climates dropped below 37 degrees Fahrenheit (just 4 degrees above freezing) that was completely natural- no specific species is responsible for the ice age. Or the dinosaurs.  It is theorized that instead of a meteor, a global heat wave wi ped out all of the dinosaurs instead (At least the dinosaurs who did not evolve into modern day creatures).  As stated before, climate change is very real and absolutely happening.  Humans should absolutely do our part in helping cleanse the atmosphere.  But humans can not destroy what's been created for 4.6 billion years in just 170 years of rising climates.

I agree with what you stated here in your article. It is very understandable that we have done so much to increase climate change in the world through are factories, cars, cities and many other CO2 producers. As well I agree that we cannot undo what has been happening for 4.6 billion years in just 170 years. Finally I agree that a global heat wave wiped out the dinosaurs this made me actually think that this may be true. I say this because 95% of the marine animals died out and a dramatic rise in temperature would be a understandable cause.

I absolutely agree with your statement and about how humans cannot destroy what has been there for them since the beginning. We also are polluting the air at a scarily fast rate. I would like to ask though, what do you think are the main sources of human pollution? What are you doing to help the situation?

I agree with what you said, but I think that the anthropogenic causes of climate change are much more important to take into consideration because for the most part, natural affects are either minimal or being accelerated by human activity. Because of this, it's important to understand how humans are causing climate change so we can work towards stopping it.

I believe climate change is caused by humans and can be stopped by humans

Climate change is caused by humans. Plastic is one of the biggest problems and we have to do something about that. However people are always saying that we should change our lifestyle to zero waste but nobody ever talks about the biggest problems that are kind of the main cause of the climate change. They have been there for years long before our generation but not that long though. Factories, the oil that comes from them, the smoke that corrupts the air. We   don´t need them, at least not all of them. The government should stop putting all the responsibility on us and start shutting down some of the factories. I´m not saying that we should not do anything I´m just saying that we also need a big change to save the earth.

I agree with all your statements and think that everyone has a role in stopping climate change before it's too late. I do think that individuals should try to change their lifestyles, but factories are a huge contributor to climate change. The increased use of factories was essentially the beginning of the acceleration of climate change and something needs to be done to decrease this use. As a society, we consume too much energy so maybe if society adapts to find a way to consume less and find alternate methods to take care of our essential needs, factories will be able to be shut down.

I also agree and we need to step up to get them shut down but it will take some time for the big corps. to shut down for good.

First off how many Ice ages have there been? We only think of one, and there is a good chance that you thought of the movies before the real deal. There have been 5 major ice ages, while there have been 7 of the movies.

So for those that believe that humans are the problem, does this do anything to your opinion. How about the fact that we are currently in an ice age now?

Hi Im Matthew from Mooresville NC. To answer the question yes climate change is real but not completely human caused. I say this because some of the greenhouse gases that cause this are also natural like Methane and CO2.  But Im not saying humans have no impact on the climate change because in fact they are actually speeding up the impacts of climate change.

It should be known as a fact that climate change is real. There is a multitude of evidence suggesting it is, and humans definitely make it worse. It was bound to happen, as cellular respiration contributes to CO2 in the atmosphere, but humans contribute with items such as cars and factories. These industries burn fossil fuels to create energy in order to produce items made from raw materials. The amount of greenhouse gas emissions has gone down since 1990 according to https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/source … emissions, but I feel that is because humans are becoming more aware of it. If politicians keep denying it's existence, the rates are bound to go up.

Hi Matthew, I’m Julia. I just wanted to say that I agree with you that climate change is real. I also see that you have a good point that it is not ALL human caused but your reasoning is flawed a little. Please Hear me out here!!! You said that CO2 and Methane are natural with is true and this is not the problem. The problem comes when we as humans create CO2 and methane in unnatural ways. CO2 is natural but it is not natural for it to be pruduced by cars, and plains, that is all human cause.  Before humans used cars and plains (and other CO2 producers) the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere was fine (Which I think was your point) but now we are causing climate change because we pruduces way more CO2 then the atmosphere can handle.

Few people deny climate change, but years ago it was global warming, and before that it was a leaking ozone. After the ban of CFC C3's, the ozone hole has healed. After more extreme cold and hot seasons the popular term went from global warming to climate change. How much is us is up to debate, and how who is to blame is also up to date. Most pick the US to blame, for there are people on both sides of the issue, and it is one of the few places that you will see change occur so you can fell justified in your cause. No one wants to tell Haiti that they can't cut down the newly planted trees barbecue of soil erosion and element run off from the lack of plants to absorb it. Rather we just dismiss it as a developing country, that needs to use charcoal everyday as a common commodity of life. China has such poor environmental regulations and such a large population, that is is environmentally unstable. Air quality is some of their cites make smog in america look almost perfect. The combination of these two can be seen in most larger developing cities. As a compassion, Haiti is almost 11 million people in 11k square miles where rio de janerio is almost 17 million in less than 500 square miles. But America is the problem.

i strongly belive it is human caused . there is way too much evedince to proove that it is . We have been exposed to all the problems and some humans dont care and some try and make an impact . A way we are affecting climate change is by eating animal foods such as meat and dairy , those animal foods create high demand which results in affecting our planet .

i am convinced that it is human caused. I am convinced because ive seen lots of evidence of climate change. Some evidence i have is the ice melting in greenland.

Although many people believe that buying a fully-electric car   is superior to a gasoline-based vehicle, electric cars aren't actually that much better for the environment. Even though electric cars do not emit harmful pollution themselves, the methods in obtaining electricity for them do. Since electric power plants primarily burn coal to produce electricity, roughly the same amount of greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere. “If you use coal-fired power plants to produce the electricity, then all-electrics don’t even look that much better than a traditional vehicle in terms of greenhouse gases,” says Virginia McConnell, an economist at the environmental research firm Resources for the Future.
https://www.wired.com/2016/03/teslas-el … een-think/

I think that electric cars are better for a couple of reasons. One is that there are solar powered electric generators to make the electricity. Another is that there are renewables like solar and wind power to generate electricity. We still use coal, however we are using less each year.

Although the methods for producing the electricity that power the cars emit pollution, in terms of sustainability, that is nothing compared to an everyday running fuel powered care releasing pollution into the air for years. Although we have not created the perfect electric car that does no harm to the environment, they are still better than the alternative gasoline-based vehicle that the majority of the population drives.

I think that although the methods for electric production will add to pollution the pay off by eliminating the gasses produced by nonelectric cars may be a step in the right direction in the U.S. alone there is 1.3 people per car and there are around 321 million people in the U.S. alone. This is substantial pollution being emitted and if more people switched to electric cars there may be a payoff in the process of ending air pollution.

Yes, electric cars are better because they use no gas so they won't pollute the air. The Tessa brand are producing cars that are more powerful than gas cars and use electric power.

While electric and hybrid cars a helpful in reducing carbon emission alternative fuel sources like hydrogen and solar are much better because Thierry emissions are less harmful.

I've thought about this in the past, because both methods of transportation have their upsides and downsides. However, there has to be a method that is the most environmentally effective. I wonder if there is some way of finding which type of car is more versatile, or if there is a medium between the two that meets the goal best.

That is true, this is why we need to lean into this instead of just jumping in. We should be using hybrids because they produce far less emissions but don't get plugged into a wall. Also this is far better because you don't have to find an electric charging station using more electricity when there probably isn't one. The only thing is that don't buy a Prius because they are so ugly.

I believe that electric cars are not just as bad as gas burning cars, i actually believe electric cars are worse for the environment. People claim that electric cars are zero emissions, which is true about the car, but not its power. 65 percent of electricity comes from fossil fuels and 15 percent comes from renewable sources, according to U.S.Energy Information Association. Therefore only 15 percent of electric cars are good for the environment.
    The source of power isn’t the only problem. Certain components of electric cars are made out of rare metals. For example the  magnets in the electric motors of electric cars contain neodymium, a rare earth metal. These rare earth metals are mined using chemicals and the disposal of these chemicals are devastating. Only .2 percent makeup mined soil and rock, according to Lizzie Wade. The rest of this contaminated soil is disposed of in the ground and this is destroying chinese farming villages. Not only this, but the turbines and solar panels used for renewable energy sources come from these rare earth metals.

I completely agree that electric cars are no better for the environment than gas powered cars. I even had the same discussion with my family a few days ago. The only difference between the two is that one version releases pollutants while it's being used, and the other releases pollutants so that it can be used.

Hi all, good discussion!  I wanted to let you know that in about a week, we are launching a new version of the footprint calculator that you used, and that will have an option for selecting electric cars - so you can see how it compares!

Many of your points are totally valid...but here is the argument for electric cars:

The most viable solution to reduction in emissions is to:
1) make our electric grids sustainable
and then
2) electrify everything -- including cars, stoves, water heaters, etc

This is the basic proposal of the Solutions project at Stanford -http://www.thesolutionsproject.org

In some locations (like where I live in Seattle) -- our electricity is pretty clean (mostly from hydro - salmon is another discussion...), so having an electric car makes sense.

For those who live in coal burning locations, maybe it is still OK as a future investment in clean transportation?

What do you all think?

However, not all electric cars get their electricity from coal power plants. A lot of these cars get their energy from clean sources such as hydroelectric, solar, or wind power. Even those powered by less clean energy sources still don't put out as much carbon as regular gas fueled cars.

I think that sometime in the future, if we manage to make the switch to 100% clean energy, electric cars would be the better alternative. They have zero emissions, and with clean energy the ways we get electricity wouldn't have emissions either