Meggan Uyeda
Professor Michael Morshed
Muir 40, Section A#025 (906858)
MCCU, Final Draft
23 October 2017
Generating Public Awareness to Climate Change Ever since Earth came into its existence, its climate has always been shifting. From the boiling lava of the earth’s crust in its early developing stages to the Ice Age thousands of years ago, the earth’s weather has never stayed consistent. However, no one can truly pinpoint as to why the climate is changing or the its effects. In Joseph F. C. DiMento and Pamela Doughman’s preface “Making Climate Change Understandable” to their book Climate Change: What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchildren, the authors focus not on the effects of climate change, but on the effects of helping …show more content…
However, this is because politicians use selective words from prevailing scientists along with the conclusions of outlying scientists (5). The authors use the evidence that one U.S. senator claimed that climate change was a giant practical joke (5). Due to politicians’ authority in society, the public listens to and agrees with their perception, and thus, the public believes that they do not partake in climate change. However, they do not understand that although politicians have authority, it does not necessarily mean they are …show more content…
This indicates the warrant that since the government chooses to not undertake the issue of climate change, they do not consider it to be a major public policy concern. In addition, the authors acknowledge that not everyone minimizes the effects of climate change (4). Unlike the government, many citizens are taking action on climate change (5). In response, the authors assume that the community would like to better understand the issue of climate change and include additional sub-claim as to why the public may not understand climate change. Climate change is a controversial topic that disputes whether or not global warming is an issue. Although global climate is a major issue among scientists and politicians, many people do not genuinely understand the issue, do not think it is significant, and do not deem to be a political concern. In spite of the fact that global warming is such a widely renowned topic, the authors still try to benefit the public in bettering the public with
Professor Michael Morshed
Muir 40, Section A#025 (906858)
MCCU, Final Draft
23 October 2017
Generating Public Awareness to Climate Change Ever since Earth came into its existence, its climate has always been shifting. From the boiling lava of the earth’s crust in its early developing stages to the Ice Age thousands of years ago, the earth’s weather has never stayed consistent. However, no one can truly pinpoint as to why the climate is changing or the its effects. In Joseph F. C. DiMento and Pamela Doughman’s preface “Making Climate Change Understandable” to their book Climate Change: What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchildren, the authors focus not on the effects of climate change, but on the effects of helping …show more content…
However, this is because politicians use selective words from prevailing scientists along with the conclusions of outlying scientists (5). The authors use the evidence that one U.S. senator claimed that climate change was a giant practical joke (5). Due to politicians’ authority in society, the public listens to and agrees with their perception, and thus, the public believes that they do not partake in climate change. However, they do not understand that although politicians have authority, it does not necessarily mean they are …show more content…
This indicates the warrant that since the government chooses to not undertake the issue of climate change, they do not consider it to be a major public policy concern. In addition, the authors acknowledge that not everyone minimizes the effects of climate change (4). Unlike the government, many citizens are taking action on climate change (5). In response, the authors assume that the community would like to better understand the issue of climate change and include additional sub-claim as to why the public may not understand climate change. Climate change is a controversial topic that disputes whether or not global warming is an issue. Although global climate is a major issue among scientists and politicians, many people do not genuinely understand the issue, do not think it is significant, and do not deem to be a political concern. In spite of the fact that global warming is such a widely renowned topic, the authors still try to benefit the public in bettering the public with