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?
Is Climate Change Real & Human-Caused? >
Human Caused
On the contrary to what many people think, global warming is human caused. While volcanos, and the change of the suns intensity are a growing factor in the jump of temperature, they are not the only things at fault. Scientist have identified that we (humans) are the main cause of global warming. The CO2 released from natural gases, oil, and burning coal have a unique code that scientists can detect. Most of the additional CO2 found in our atmosphere have this specific finger print
While volcanic eruptions and the suns intensity have been proven to increase global warming their affect could never produce the intense rise in temperatures we are experiencing now. This is the point where many people have gone askew. Scientists have traced back the temperatures throughout time through ice cores and have noticed that our temperatures have never been higher. If natural resources where the main cause for global warming, we wouldn't see such a huge spike. Volcanic erupt ions have been getting fewer, so blaming them for global warming is just an act of denial. We must own up to our impact on global warming and start making changes.