Persuasive Essay On Climate Change

Despite the recent media attention on the refugee crisis, one of the key underlying reasons contributing to current and future displacement is not adequately addressed. Climate change exacerbates conflicts over scarce resources, may it be land, food, or water. Rising sea levels coincide with a steady growth of population, which will undoubtedly result in displaced peoples fleeing due to lack of land, and others fleeing due to the imminent conflicts that will erupt as independent peoples clash over a fraction of the land. In fact, US scientists suggested a strong correlation between the prolonged drought in the Fertile Crescent and the Syrian Civil War. Scientists suggest that the decreased rainfall and warmer temperatures were the result of

With that in mind, it is dumbfounding that there is a substantial population of citizens who believe that climate change is either fiction, or inconsequential. The science is absolute; climate change is real. 99.84% of Californian land is experiencing a drought, and this is not coincidental, for all ten of the warmest years on record have occurred in the last twelve years. The importance of climate change lies not only within its magnitude, but in the reality that there is a substantial population who refuses to address it, and an even greater population of countries who are unwilling to sacrifice now for what could be some of the most devastating damage the human race has ever

I argue that the scientific community must work together to find methods to counteract the effects of climate change by developing devices that reduce the carbon in the atmosphere. While such action to address the current problem is important, it is essential that countries begin to take steps to address the problem in the future, that is, cutting emissions and investing money into research and development. Comprehensive pledges by all countries must be made, pledges that are enforceable through major sanctions levied by all participating countries. I cannot stress the necessity of global cooperation enough. It is imperative that every single country pledge to reduce carbon emissions, and every single country need be held responsible through sanctions regardless of diplomatic relations. Each country must understand that an investment to counteract climate change now, rather than later, will not only save thousands of animals and people, but also ultimately save each country millions, if not billions of dollars in aid to the plentiful crises that are bound to erupt. In addition, global scientists must come together to pioneer affordable, renewable energy that emits very little carbon. The world