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Essential Questions
Is climate change an issue worth addressing?
What steps should we take to address the issue?
Is climate change natural or man-made?
Is it worth spending trillions of dollars to convert to cleaner energy or should we
continue burning fossil fuels?
How do other countries combat this issue?
Is it the job of politicians to address and fix this issue?
What do you think are the consequences if this issue isn't fixed in a timely
manner?
History
1970 - President Richard Nixon enacts the EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency
1972 - First UN environmental conference where climate change was briefly mentioned
1975 - The term global warming is put into public view
1988 - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) formed to collate and
assess evidence on climate change.
2007- The IPCC concludes that there is a 90% chance that humans are the leading
contributors of climate change
2013- 95%
The Science Behind the Issue
Climate Change is caused by the greenhouse effect which is essentially
greenhouse gases, mostly carbon dioxide (CO2) which traps heat molecules
stopping them from leaving the atmosphere which in turn creates a warmer
climate. Most of the Co2 gets trapped in the Troposphere, the lowest atmospheric
level. Causing the earth to warm.
World Leaders
Al Gore- Gore has been involved in environmental issues since 1976.
James Inhofe- “I have offered compelling evidence that catastrophic global warming is a hoax. That
conclusion is supported by the painstaking work of the nation's top climate scientists” (James
Inhofe).
Donald Trump- Donald Trump is notorious for calling climate change a complete hoax made up by the
Chinese.
Partisan Disagreement
“Among Democrats, more than eight in 10 say global warming is a serious problem”(Washington Post)
“Among Republicans, nearly 6 in 10 say it is not a serious problem”(Washington Post)
Essential Questions
Is climate change an issue worth addressing?
What steps should we take to address the issue?
Is climate change natural or man-made?
Is it worth spending trillions of dollars to convert to cleaner energy or should we
continue burning fossil fuels?
How do other countries combat this issue?
Is it the job of politicians to address and fix this issue?
What do you think are the consequences if this issue isn't fixed in a timely
manner?
Bibliography
"U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report: 1990-2014." EPA. Environmental
Protection Agency, 23 Feb. 2017. Web. 17 Apr. 2017.
https://www.energy.gov/science-innovation/energy-sources/renewable-energy
http://www.globalchange.gov/climate-change
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