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? >
YES, Climate Change is 100% Real and Human-Caused
It is constantly reinforced that climate change is real and human-caused from time and time again, but why does it need to be reinforced? Why do people still think to oppose that idea and say that it is not true? I honestly do not understand. There is all the evidence in the world, from NASA and expert scientists to local environmental justice advocates and researchers. NASA has an entire website page dedicated to proving the causes, effects, and evidence of climate change. (https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/) There are so many signs: global increase in temperature, sea-level rise, melting ice caps, more violent weather events, etc. "Earth's average surface temperature has risen about 2.12 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 19th century," according to NASA. As for the cause of this temperature rise, "Scientists have high confidence that global temperatures will continue to rise for decades to come, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which includes more than 1,300 scientists from the United States and other countries, forecasts a temperature rise of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century."
All this is happening because of us! Our harmful practices, our inability to realize we need to change, and the coming together as the human race as a whole to fix this. That is not even the end of it. According to NASA again, future effects such as continuous rising temperatures, longer agricultural growing seasons, more intense and more vigorous hurricanes, and drastic increases in sea level will most likely place if nothing is done. I want to grow up in a world that is treated the way it is supposed to be treated. I want to be able to have a world that my future descendants will enjoy and experience life in. And the only way to do that is by changing OUR practices and OUR habits. Individually, not much can be done; I will admit that. But together, we can have our voices be heard. Speak out against harmful oil and gas companies, like Saudi Aramco, the number one contributor to carbon emissions, have peaceful protests, create petitions, host clean-ups, use public transportation, etc. So much can be done; we just need to do it.