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Argument Essay: The Climate Change Debate

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Climate change has always been an aspect of the Earth, through mods such as the ice age, the Earth has changed. The issue that is being presented and investigated now is the speed of the change. This speed is the reason that both scientists and activists are looking around for answers. Science has always been part of the climate change debate. The research that has been put forth looking for solutions has been looking for more funding, as the issue of climate change is becoming more visible as well as people are becoming more aware of the problem. The history behind this research shows that change needs to happen, the only question is being how and how fast. A gradual change would be easier to study than a more rapid change. An example of …show more content…

Most of this research is in order for the government to decide on where to put funding. That is a core problem because results can be presented in favor of one solution over another. Another reason for this debate to continue and for science to be investing in research is that even though there are side effects, scientists believe that research should continue just in case runaway warming leaves no other options (Shukman, Paragraph 18). It is becoming more apparent that most of the research that is done surrounding the topic of Geo-engineering is in case nothing changes and the world keeps warming up. However, what the main focus should be is how to change the day to day lives of people in order to stop the world from continuing on this destructive path. When it comes to humans intervening with the natural balance of nature, “any actions should be informed by a far more substantive body of scientific research, including ethical and social dimensions, than is presently available (McNutt, paragraph 5). This is discussing how it is important to discuss both ethical and social dimensions of the science as well. Science is not only how well you can research but also how well you can persuade the general public with your facts. A main aspect of this debate is how politicians and the general public will react to the research and ideas.

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