The Pros And Cons Of Climate Myth

In 2005, the world produced 28.1 billion metric tons of CO2, that number is predicted to rise to 42.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide by 2030(Kahn 3). That is a lot of carbon dioxide polluting the Earth’s atmosphere, and in only one year. In order to establish a stable environment, and perhaps even reverse the damage that we have caused, the planet needs to reduce its CO2 emissions by 70% by 2050 (Flannery Intro). Then, take into account that an average American produces 144 pounds of CO2 a day (Flannery 29). That is mostly due to the use of cars and trucks in transportation, because every gallon of gasoline burned by a car or truck produces 24 pounds of CO2 (Flannery 29). Now multiply 144 pounds of CO2 by 315,512,735 people currently in the United States, and it would come out to about 45.43383384 billion pounds, (that’s 45,433,833,840 pounds) of CO2; and that was released

The most said climate myth is that the climate has changed before (“Climate”). The most basic answer to that statement is that climate reacts to whatever forces it to change at the time; humans are now the dominant force that is causing it to change (Cook). Humans burning fossil fuels are currently the cause of approximately 80% of global warming (Flannery 22). Others just say that the models are unreliable (“Fighting”). While there are uncertainties with climate models, they have successfully reproduced the past and have made predictions that have been confirmed by observations (Cook). One model that has lived up to its findings is the Keeling Curve. The Keeling Curve shows that every spring, the Earth takes one big inhale of CO2, while in fall, the Earth gives one big exhale of CO2. That is when most people might think that the Earth is going to fix itself, in spring, but in reality, the amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere is slowly increasing year by