When was the last time people talked about the environment? Since the beginning of time, many people have not expressed much interest in the environment and how sustainable it actually is. The current attitudes about climate change, environmentalism, and sustainability is that many people are not informed or ignore what is truly going on in our environment. In other cultures, the government does not keep this information from the people and sets laws to help make the environment sustainable. I believe we need to pay more attention to climate change and start to believe what we are being told by scientists and do something to help reverse the consequences we have unleashed.
We need to find sustainable resources and start using them if we are going to fight climate change. I have not discussed the issue of climate change with other people as most people are …show more content…
The USEPA definition of global warming is, “The gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is permanently changing earth’s climate.” When carbon dioxide is released, it traps heat and steadily rises the Earth’s temperature. Climate scientists have concluded that the average temperature of Earth has increased by 1.5°F over the past century, and is projected to rise another 0.5 to 8.6°F over the next hundred years. There has been an increase in volume of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by burning fossil fuel, land clearing, agriculture and other human activities. NASA concluded, “the amount of carbon dioxide released was 440.95ppm” (parts per million). These activities are believed to be the culprits of the last 50 years of global warming. These potential changes may seem small but if the average temperature of the planet continues to increase, it will bring large and potentially dangerous shifts in climate and
We need to find sustainable resources and start using them if we are going to fight climate change. I have not discussed the issue of climate change with other people as most people are …show more content…
The USEPA definition of global warming is, “The gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is permanently changing earth’s climate.” When carbon dioxide is released, it traps heat and steadily rises the Earth’s temperature. Climate scientists have concluded that the average temperature of Earth has increased by 1.5°F over the past century, and is projected to rise another 0.5 to 8.6°F over the next hundred years. There has been an increase in volume of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by burning fossil fuel, land clearing, agriculture and other human activities. NASA concluded, “the amount of carbon dioxide released was 440.95ppm” (parts per million). These activities are believed to be the culprits of the last 50 years of global warming. These potential changes may seem small but if the average temperature of the planet continues to increase, it will bring large and potentially dangerous shifts in climate and