The initial use of logical examples, Hansen (2009) then looks to initiate the reader’s emotional view on the topic by dismissing the governments concern with the reader’s future generations. Hansen (2009) does this in around the middle of the essay by implying that the government “doesn’t give a damn about your children or grandchildren” (Hansen, 2009 p.434). This allows Hansen (2009) to strike an emotional conquest on readers, presenting that deception the government is providing. This emotional strike of not caring, promotes the readers that they need provide support for their future generations by initiating change.
In the article ‘Why Bother?’ Michael Pollan, a Professor of Journalism at the University of California, examines the dangers of climate change and how ordinary citizens can reduce its effects on the environment. Although most scientists are concerned and have warned nations of its disastrous effects some still deny the existence of climate change. As if melting ice caps and the ever-increasing blue waters were not enough proof, some citizens believe that climate change is an “unproven theory or a negligible contribution to natural climate variability” (Hall 3). Nevertheless, citizens who believe in global warning can change how they live for the better.
Almost anyone who will read this essay has undoubtedly heard of the climate phenomenon Global warming. Global warming is a topic that gets discussed very often nowadays, most notably during political debate and discussion. Politicians use certain stances on global warming to appeal to voter’s emotions and logic in order to gain votes and support for their campaign, however climate change is nothing new, during the past several hundred thousand years the Earth has heated up and cooled down and even experienced so called “ice ages”, which is a period where glacial deposits located at the northern and southern hemispheres have grown due to dramatic global cool downs. Don’t be confused by climate terminology though, the global warming so widely
Addy Rodabaugh Mrs. Kovar CCP English 1101 17 March 2023 Lies of the Fossil Fuel Industry Many people’s opinions differ concerning the fossil fuel industry. Luisa Neubauer, in her TED Talk, looks to remove one common misconception: the climate change results from each average human. She argues that it results from the industry itself rather than the people.
Therefore, Den Haag’s response to climate change cannot solely rely on the nation state. Echoing Barber, since ‘antiquated nation-states, wrapped up in their sovereignty and independence and incapable of meeting the new perils’ , it’s up to local government to ensure the sustainability of its city. Leaving Den Haag to directly confront and address the future sustainability of the growing city.
HOOK- In early July and late June native and local hunters, Ross Schaeffer and his niece Karmen Schaeffer Monigold have motored through the broken sea ice in north-western Alaska, on the hunt for seals lounging on frosty rafts to find temperatures were close to 70 degrees, there was no ice in sight, and the seals had surprisingly already migrated north. This seal-hunting season was the shortest in reminiscence, lasting less than a week, compared with the traditional three weeks. Carbon dioxide in our atmosphere now sits at 400.7 parts per million. Artic ice has dissipated by more than 13% since 1880.
When discussion on climate change comes up, people tend to ignore it or groan about it. Some people feel that it's their fault and worry about it. Every person has their own perspective on climate change, David Roberts in his “Climate change is Simple” video talks about climate and temperature not being stable any more and rising temperature can affect living things on this planet. On the other hand, Nic Marks in his “The Happy Planet Index” video talks about the planet itself, but focuses more on the happiness of human beings and the planet earth. So, Why is it important for us to keep the temperature down?
As climate change becomes a bigger issue, many individuals find themselves terrified at the thought of a destroyed, uninhabitable earth. These fearful emotions often lead to bleak outlooks on the future, causing people lose hope in the human race’s ability to improve. To combat this, head of the Climate Reality Project, Al Gore, gave a lecture at TED2016 on why people need to be optimistic about climate change. In this lecture, Al Gore makes an effective argument for a positive environmental outlook by supporting his talk with facts that appeal to the audience 's emotions, while also demonstrating his credibility. Al Gore begins his talk with a bit of humor to lighten the mood.
Despite the abundance of evidence that exists to prove that climate change does exist, there are still scientists and scholars who are skeptical about the claim. A major argument against climate change existing is that climate has changed before so human beings cannot be the reason for climate change - 33% of Americans agree to this statement ("Americans’ Knowledge Of Climate Change"). This is true that the climate has changed before. Greenhouse gases were involved in most of the climate changes in Earth’s history. When the gases in the Earth’s atmosphere were reduced, the climate on Earth became colder.
As part of her research she asked how she could more clearly relate this to the idea of America. My response to this was that she could potentially look into America’s possible moral obligation to control climate change, or parallels and differences between America’s period of industrialization and developing nations today. In the end Elodie decided to focus her topic mainly on the criticisms developing nations receive for the way they go about Industrialization, and their impact on climate change when compared to the United States’ impact on climate
2. Brief analysis/warrant (How/Why this is important?)This shows how if we continue to pollute our atmosphere by emitting greenhouse gases such as carbon into our atmosphere, it will cause more natural disasters which will be more severe due to the rising temperatures which will allow for more severe storms, which is all a result from emissions. II. Conclusion A. Restate Thesis to remind the audience of your position: It can be said from the previous examples that global warming and climate change are both caused by human emission of greenhouse gases which result in consequences such as warmer temperatures and severe natural disasters.
Climate Change This quote said by Washington State Governor, Jay Inslee shows the severity of climate change “We are the first generation to feel the sting of climate change, and we are the last generation that can do something about it.” “On Earth human activities are changing the natural greenhouse of the Earth.” (A blanket around the Earth). Burning fossil fuels is causing carbon dioxide to be released into the air.
Professor Jack Hall, a paleoclimatologist, discovered drastic climate changes which he believed would affect the world population. He, therefore, voiced out about the problem during a press conference with the world’s leaders in New Delhi. Unfortunately, the American vice president, Raymond Becker, did not heed his advice until matters were out of control. "Our economy is every bit as fragile as the environment (Strieber, 2004)," the vice president says, dismissing Jack 's sensational claims. Due to the advancement of technology in the United States, there were several greenhouse gases responsible for global warming, and the citizens of United States contributed to the emission of these gases in many ways.
In today’s day and age, climate change is becoming a hot topic. Whether one is an advocate for change or is just skeptical of the entire belief, there is no doubt that this concept is relevant to the modern society. In an article by Robert J. Antonio titled, “Climate Change and Society by John Urry," he evaluates the research of scientist and breaks down the complexities of climate change for the audience. In a separate article by Ashokankur Datta and E. Somanathan titled, “Climate Policy and Innovation in the Absence of Commitment”, the authors evaluate policies concerning the pricing of adapting to more emission-free, healthier technology for the environment. These two articles will be compared and contrasted based on reasons why the public
Statement of Problem I. What are the causes of global warming? II. How is it affecting our environment? III. How can we minimize the activities responsible for global warming?
