I found an article by Brian Kahn titled “World 's Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 PPM Threshold. Permanently” that provides scientific evidence of global warming. His article explains this September the carbon dioxide levels have set a record. He continues to explain how in the month of September, the levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are at their lowest for the year. He adds this September, the level of atmospheric CO2 levels never dropped below 400 parts per million (ppm). Kahn states since the levels never dropped below 400 ppm during the lowest point of the year, scientists believe the level will never drop below ever again. He adds these new levels are causing scientists to predict this year as the hottest year on record. Kahn’s article provides scientific proof of global warming. Bill Nye also informs us about some of the effects of these high levels of CO2, one of those being ocean acidification. Nye states “Since the late 18th century, ocean surface acidification has increased by thirty percent”. Nye goes on to explain how such high levels of acid content in our oceans will lead species to become calcified. He continues to discuss how these species becoming calcified will create problems in the whole ocean food web. Nye explains one billion people are depending on the ocean for their main source of protein (Nye 2015). It is common for consumers to disregard this effect because the one billion people relying on the ocean for protein are typically from third world countries. Because of the different lifestyles of these countries, the population is not considered a consumer of ecofriendly cars. But this effect of global warming will impact ecofriendly car consumers in the future. If third world countries no longer have fish as a source of protein, perhaps consumers eating habits will change to adjust to the available protein sources. Not only …show more content…
I discovered this not the case. While reading Lydia Saad’s article titled “American concerns about global warming on the Rise” I observed a chart that corresponded to a Gallup poll conducted in 2013. This poll was done to determine how concerned Americans are about global warming. I concluded that 58% of Americas worry about global warming (Saad 2013). It doesn’t make sense why over 99% of consumers will continue to drive gas operated vehicles (Voelcker 2013) if 58% are concerned about global warming (Saad 2013). Sixty percent of consumers who are concerned with climate change are still not ready to buy an ecofriendly vehicle. Despite the benefits of ecofriendly cars, consumers continue to stick to their traditional gas operated vehicles. Next I will explore the reasons