The ISCFC is all about reducing our individual and collective contributions to climate change.
But is climate change really happening? Is it mostly caused by human activity, including our production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases?
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?
Are you or are you not convinced by the majority of climate scientists who say that climate change is real and largely human caused? Why are you convinced/not convinced? What evidence might change your mind one way or the other?
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Why is it that more people aren’t acting against climate change?
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.