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? >
Considering both sides
Previous to researching the topic of whether climate change is real or human-caused, I was unaware of opposing reasons and under the impression that general global warming is solely a result of human efforts. Personally, I was convinced by climate scientists as this is often a common perception in my community. Interestingly, according to a study by Yale University,"Our most recent nationally representative survey finds that More than half of Americans (58%) believe climate change is mostly human-caused". Through reading the study, I learned that roughly 30% of Americans actually do not believe scientists and instead think climate change is a result of earth's natural changes. It makes the most sense to me that through the multitude of environmentally harming efforts humans make, such as C02 emissions from cars, planes, and livestock industries. Skeptics argue that it is rather changes in solar energy, volcanic eruptions, and greenhouse gas levels that have a greater effect on climate change. Natural changes would make sense to have a large impact due to their momentous scale however, they are only becoming more frequent as of recently. With this information, unfortunately, I do not think I can definitively determine which side is more or less right, but at this point, I think it is a combination of both.