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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Is Climate Change Real & Human-Caused
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.