Analysis Post Part 3

Climate change and global warming are real problems that most people agree upon today. The issue has shifted toward what is to blame and what is the best solution. Many scientists are claiming that human impact (carbon emissions) is the source of the rise in the Earth’s surface temperature. While some skeptics believe that the Earth’s position to the sun and natural ocean cycles are causing the increase in temperature. Logically it makes since that humans have an impact on the Earth. Since the industrial revolution emission levels have increased. Scientists so far do not have any proof that a natural cycle is occurring. What they can prove is that emissions are dangerous to the environment. I think it would be beneficial to keep researching the cause of climate change. What should we do in the mean time to help the environment? I have posted various green technologies, but I think there needs to be a worldwide law in order to maintain the level of emissions, which would hopefully buy scientists enough time to discover the cause and find a more permanent solution. The best right now solutions are carbon taxing and/or cap and trade. Essentially companies have to pay for their pollution, which gives them incentive to use less energy from sources like coal and petroleum and use more renewable energy sources like wind, sun, and hydropower. The government needs to step in. Otherwise companies will not care enough to go through with these solutions. This topic is scary, but what makes it significant is not the survival of the human race. What is important is that from the evidence it appears that we are the cause. I feel responsible for what the future holds for our species along with other species. We cannot live our lives without thinking of the consequences, which in my opinion is what we have done for some time now. We see the changes, but we need to start seeing solutions.