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? >
Is Climate Change Real & Human-Caused?
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."