Global Warming Louis Clemens HUM/111 11/20/2011 Katie Newbanks Global warming has become a major concern over the last century. The world is much hotter now than the past. Many reasons are to blame for this global temperature increase such as fossil fuels releasing C02 emissions. C02 emissions are released from coal, oil, and natural gas burning. Coal, natural gas, and oil are burned for energy in many ways such as cars and power plants.
The economic growth has put too much stress on the nature. There are many types of environmental damage, and Mckibben examines climate change in the chapter. He points out that climate change is not some future specter and it’s already emerging as the biggest problem the world faces. He also insists that the richer people get, the dirtier the air is, and this is indeed one of the environmental destruction that he described in the chapter. Another destruction that he talks about is the global warming.
Global warming Do you believe in global warming? I don’t global warming has been a huge debate that will never come to an end. The liberals believe that humans play the biggest part of global warming because we burn fossil fuels and think we need to find a cleaner way to produce energy. The conservatives show that it’s the earth natural cycle and that the earth has been heating and cooling through out history. My views lean toward the conservatives side I believe in facts and proof.
Another view is the health effects from long-term pollutions. A third view is who hold the companies liable for their contribution to the change in the climate. Some people who cares about the climate and the people who do not care about the environment. Humans are major contributor in changing the environment. “Their influence is known as the greenhouse gases, which are carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapor”(“American Meteorological Society 2007”).
Although we may be able to sustain a planet with some kind of civilization, the earth that we knew is gone. Oil and fossil fuels are attributed to manual labor and why we are prosperous and why our economies have grown. It is also why we have global warming and acid oceans. Rising temperatures and depleting oil reserves go hand in hand. Modernity may cease with global warming as half the biggest companies are oil companies, and oil is the essence of life.
The longer the worlds nations wait to respond, the more costly the response will be (Herzog, 1999). It would appear that Canada is an ideal place live, yet in order to succeed and live in this fast past environment, a few unknowingly sacrifices have been made. Canada is one of the main contributors of emission and other deadly gases, which leads to global climate change and therefore should take a more aggressive approach in finding solutions. By not concentrating on finding ways to reduce emission gases, the ozone layer continues to deplete, and therefore causes the climate to change worldwide. Nevertheless it is also
First of all I will explain various viewpoints on climate change. The various viewpoints come from different parts of the world like the United States, China, Russia, and India. The viewpoint from the United States is one of the defining challenges of their time talking about how the science is clear and conclusive and the impacts no longer can be ignored. Here is a quote from President Barack Obama on July 9 at the G8 Summit on the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, L'Aquila” Ice sheets are melting. Sea levels are rising.
Carbon dioxide does not only cause problems in the atmosphere but also in the ocean. The coming of industrial advancement has brought many changes in the earth’s environment (Gibson et al., 2011). Industrialization has brought an increase in gases released into the atmosphere; carbon dioxide forming the largest percentage. The ocean absorbs about 30% of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and, thus the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to a corresponding increase in the amounts the ocean absorbs. When the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide it reacts with water to produce chemicals such as bicarbonates and carbonic acid, which lowers the pH of the ocean.
Essay Describe the means by which to internalise the negative externality (if any) associated with emitting carbon into the atmosphere. A negative externality occurs when an exchange or transaction is made and the total cost of that transaction is not incurred by the parties involved in the transaction and the cost to society is greater than that the consumer pays. Negative externalities are a problem because the cost of emissions is greater than the cost to produce or buy. When carbon is emitted into the atmosphere it tents to hand around for a long period of time resulting in an increase in green house gasses causing an increase in radiative forcing. This causes the atmosphere to reflect heat back to earth and causes global temperatures to rise.
Chelsea Carr English 102-Sec 20 Rogerian Arguement 10-20-11 As the world gets older by the second it becomes increasingly apparent that, we as human beings should make some drastic changes in order to reverse the damage we have done to our planet. Recycling is the best example and maybe the easiest way to determine the fate of our planet. Green Revolution states, “in 2009, Americans generated approximately 243 million tons of waste 54.3% percent of that was dumped, 11.9% burned and 33.8 % of that was recycled” (Green). Could we imagine our world if that number rose more than 35%? Recycling is important to me not only because I am a member of this planet, but because I am an avid outdoorsmen and enjoy the small and subtle beauties that the world has to offer, and are and continue to be trashed, dumped upon and burned by lesser more ignorant people of society.