Persuasive about climate change Essay

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    Tax the CO2 "The problem of climate change involves a fundamental failure of markets: those who damage others by emitting greenhouse gasses generally do not pay," said Sir Nicholas, the President of the British Academy (Benjamin, 2007). The economic activities conducted by developed countries produce a lot of greenhouse gasses, especially CO2, which directly lead to climate change, such as global warming. However, the impacts of high emission don’t fall on these countries. According to the…

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    Project Iceworm Analysis

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    to study the earth’s climate. According to William Colgan, a climate and glacier scientist from the Lassonde school of engineering at Toronto’s York University states, that till this day their work from the camp is still being used. Also, William Colgan mentions that he believes that the camp was used to cover for something bigger because they kept the project a big secret that the Danish government had no idea the camp existed. Back then people did not believe in climate change, so they thought…

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    The Greenland Ice Sheet

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    The world is starting to reach a tipping point with regard to global climate change. In fact, “several studies have suggested that temperature stabilization at or below 2 degrees C above pre-industrial temperatures should be the goal of climate change policy. Warming above this level would likely cause large areas of the Greenland Ice Sheet to melt, would put the West Antarctic Ice Sheet at substantial risk, and would cause widespread disruption to global ecosystems and the hydrologic cycle.”…

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    the elimination of fossil fuels. The article talks about how “Blueprint policies reduce projected U.S. energy use by one-third by 2030” but while still having increases in “energy efficiency across the economy and reductions in car and truck travel drive down energy demand and carbon emission” (USCUSA). But perhaps the most mind-boggling thing in the article is that “The most expensive thing we can do is nothing,” meaning that if we just go about using fossil fuels the way we have been doing…

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    will be helping to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions they are creating, which in turn will be helping to prevent global warming. By helping to prevent global warming they are given a greater chance of preventing rising sea levels, climate changes, and storm surge events that may cause damage to their community. The community should also be sure that they are prepared in the event of a natural disaster. In order for them to be prepared for this they will need to make sure that some of…

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    There are millions of different resources on the planet in many different forms. Some are simple compounds like carbon dioxide and water and others are fossil fuels, land, and even organisms themselves. Each organism is highly dependent on a certain set resources and could not live without them and each of these sets of resources is overlapping and interdependent on one another. The organisms that use these resources--specifically humans--must be careful in the way that they use them so that…

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    Environmental issues in Pakistan are becoming a great threat to the atmosphere in which we are living. Lahore, being the most populated and urbanized city of Pakistan is facing natural threats. All the environmental calamities the most disastrous and destructive is noise pollution. Noise pollution is a big issue that is faced by every citizen that is resting within the city. The origin of noise pollution comes from roads and Jail road is the most noise polluted road of Lahore as it was once…

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    Affluenza By John De Graaf

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    The purpose of this paper is to calculate the carbon footprint of my household. I also found an article of about a well-known person’s footprint to compare with my footprint. I must read the Affluenza by John De Graaf to have a better understanding of how the over consuming of the American People is destroying the environment. I need to figure out what I can do to reduce the carbon footprint in my household. I can do my part in contributing to a healthier planet. I need to be aware that global…

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    could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the effect of climate change. In Surviving Progress, the main topic is not only about how climate change is affecting the environment, but rather how society’s “progress” is making climate change worse. This film is inspired by Ronald Wright in which many other interviewers, including Ronald Wright, give their opinions on today’s society and how humanity is making climate change worse. This documentary focuses on how society is impacting…

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    As a result of wasteful use of resources The Water Knife a 2015 novel by Paolo Bacigalupi may be regarded as one of the many books that take place in a future dystopian culture. The novel is centered around the overall lack of water due to climate change that was caused by deforestation and the construction of dams which greatly reduces the amount of water available to American in particular regions. As a result of these individuals states hoard the nation water supply while others are left in…

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