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? >
Climate Change is Real+Human Caused
Surprise surprise, climate change is real. Climate change has been happening since the start of our planet. Climate change is affected by greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are made of water vapor, carbon, methane, nitrous oxides, and ozone. These gases have always been in the atmosphere, but it is the matter of how much. Greenhouse gases are necessary to keep warmth on Earth, but too much causes abundant amounts of it to be trapped in the atmosphere. Climate change is happening because the human population is emitting mass amounts of carbon, and methane into the air., thus creating more greenhouse gas, thus letting more heat be trapped on the Earth’s surface. Is Climate change human caused? I’d like to say yes. There is a direct correlation between the ever growing human population and the amount of greenhouse gas being released into the atmosphere. Because there are more people on this planet compared to thousands of years ago, the problem has gotten much worse. It wasn’t a problem back then because there wasn’t over population and increasing amount of resources that were required to sustain the population. Now, as there is more demand for technology, resources, and food, it creates more supply. This means that companies need to produce a certain amount to meet customer’s wants. If more of the human population demands beef or other types of meats, that would mean that farmers would have to raise more cows, thus creating more methane. I am convinced that climate change is real because there is data and reasoning to back it up. What I am not convinced is to the argument that politicians propose because they only spite opinions and reasoning with nothing to back up what they say. Half the time it logically might not even make sense. I am also convinced that climate change is real and a problem because the amount of harm that it has brought to the community and the states. The only thing that would convince me that climate change isn’t real is if the opposing side has evidence saying that the earth isn’t heating up, and slowly killing off animals in the Arctic. Anyways, it wouldn’t matter if scientists were wrong. Is there anything harmful to trying to decrease the amount of carbon your family and community emits? Is there anything wrong with being proactive versus reactive?