Author: Katherine (Page 4 of 7)

July 1,2015, Views on climate change, https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2015/07/01/chapter-2-climate-change-and-energy-issues/, Pew Research Center

This survey from 2014 represents the societies opinion about the causes of climate change. The question is why the earth is getting warmer, with three options to pick from, because of human activity, because of natural patterns and there is no solid answer. 50% of the American adults that took the survey believe is because of human activity while, 23% believe is because of natural patterns and 25% believe there is no solid evidence. The percentage of “there is no solid evidence” answer is higher than “because of natural patterns”. The percentage for those ranging in the age of 18-29 show that they are aware that the cause for the earth getting warmer is because of human activity and is higher than other age groups. Men and women have almost the same views on why the earth is getting warmer.

I believe the survey gives us an idea of what different age and race groups think about the reason for climate change. it is a good sign that the percentage for the age group of 18-29 because that means they are seeing that our actions have a big impact on earth. I think it is interesting that Hispanics have a 70% on believing that is it because of human activity, I think this is because a lot of Hispanics live on land surrounded by water therefore, they experience first-hand the changes of weather very often. I am surprised that people of 65+ years have a percentage of 33% for “no solid evidence” because they are able to see how much the climate has changed throughout their lives yet, they have a lower number on “human activity” which is also surprising because they have experienced many different inventions. I agree with this image because younger generations know more about climate change, so they are aware it is happening while older generations live in the dark. Another reason I agree with the image is because I agree that the cause of climate change is because of human activity. It shows what different race and age groups think about climate change. One question I have is why the older population does not think there is evidence of the earth getting warmer?

“Consistent with past surveys, there are wide differences by age in views about climate change, with adults ages 65 and older more skeptical than younger groups that there is solid evidence the earth is warming.”

Al Jazeera English. 2019, 10, 1. What is climate change? / start here. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcBXmj1nMTQ

This video shows what is climate change and what is causing climate change throughout the world. It states that the products we produce on a daily basis like the animals we eat, oil and coal, release gasses that goes up to the air and as a result of sunlight, some of the heat stay stuck in earths atmosphere. The heat that gets trapped in earth’s atmosphere is what causes the planet to get warmer, this is called the greenhouse effect. The issue with this process is that it is happening too fast. Many countries around the world are experiencing extreme weathers, like Europe is getting colder than the arctic, the glaciers that are melting add fresh water to the ocean but as a result of the heat, the sea level rises which causes floods in many different countries which causes people their homes. Many islands are at risk of disappearing due to the sea level rising. In 2016 countries have come to a mutual agreement called the Paris agreement; it is a pledge to keep temperatures from rising to 2 Celsius therefore, every country puts a limit to how much co2 they produce.

I agree with this film because in order for you to convince someone about something you have to have enough knowledge about the topic. In order for us to convince the next generation about climate change we have to know what climate change is and what is causing it also the effects. I believe that when people understand what climate change is, we will start making a difference, the film speaks about in order to slow down the climate change effects we could take action like reducing the co2 we produce daily or even reduce the amount of meat we eat. “Business as usual has got to change, politics as usual has got to change, in order to combat that we have to change the system that has allowed it to happen”, I agree with this because if we don’t tackle the problem from the root we will never be able to solve this world issue. This film has taught me a lot about my research since I did not know much about climate change, it taught me what is causing places that are meant to be cold to be warm. A question I still have is if the world leaders are aware of what their countries are causing to the earth, why don’t they find a solution. USA dropped out of the Paris agreement and other countries were not keeping their part of the bargain.

“Everyone can do that by shifting to renewable energy, reducing the use of cars, use trains more, cycle more, eat less meat, consume a bit more carefully.”