Global Warming: Argumentative Essay

Introduction to the Inquiry on Global Warming

I am inquiring about global warming. I chose this topic because I was interested in the things that cause it, and how we can all make a change to decrease it. I have often heard that global warming is something that we can’t do anything about and that it is getting worse every second. But to be honest, I don’t think that it is entirely true. We cannot blame everyone here. Some countries like Sweden and Denmark, are making electric-powered buses and mostly using renewable energy, and quite a few more countries are trying their best to make a change. But is that enough? That is the main question. Is Sweden, (for example) as one enough to stop global warming?

I would love to find out more about the impact that global warming is having on societies, but also individuals. Does the knowledge that people have about global warming change their perspective about other things that happen to them daily? When is it that people are going to realize what is actually going on, and will it be too late when they do so?

I think that it is important to find out and learn about this, because maybe during this whole process, we are going to make people realize what is happening, and persuade them into taking action to make a change. In my opinion, the topic is very related to the Transdisciplinary Theme “Sharing the Planet” because it is about the daily things that we humans do, and about our society, that in a few cases, just like some individuals, does not care or think about the environment and our futures.

Our central idea is: “By looking at global warming, people can understand the impact it has on society, and how we can take action for a change”.

Our first line of inquiry is:

“How Global Warming Works”

I think it is important to learn about this because it will teach us the whole process of global warming and how it is being created.

Our second line of inquiry is:

“How Society is Affected by Global Warming”

I believe that it is important to learn and inquire into this topic because we will learn how all the different people and societies around the world are being affected by global warming.

“How People Take Action to Solve Global Warming”.

I think the order that the lines of inquiry are ordered perfectly because after we have learned how people are being affected by global warming, we can research what they then do to solve it. It is important to learn about this because this is the part where we will find out what ways people are using to decrease global warming, and if they even are.

Understanding the Mechanism of Global Warming

As I mentioned in the introduction, my first line of inquiry is “How Global Warming Works”.

Global warming is a process of the Earth’s temperature rising, due to radiation from sunlight that is being trapped in the earth by greenhouse gases such as methane and carbon dioxide. The process starts with the greenhouse gases allowing the sunlight to access the Earth; letting the necessary amount in. This is all very good because it gives us the right amount of light and heat for all of us. The downside to this is that apart from letting the sunlight in, the greenhouse gases keep the infrared light, (the light that the earth “rejects”) and while some of it goes back into space, most of it is stored right above the earth, and the heat is accumulated which makes the ice melt, and destroys polar bears, seals and penguins’ home, and slowly sinking some countries like Holland.

Even though we can see that the climate is warming up, we have to be aware that temperature does not rise every single year. There will still be very cold and snowy seasons, but these events will become less likely to happen. Life here on Earth is pretty much all about the energy, light, and heat coming from the sun. Approximately half the light reaching our atmosphere goes through our air and clouds before it reaches the surface, where it is absorbed. The radiation then pushes it up, and that is when its name changes to the infrared light that the greenhouse gases take in.

There are quite a few greenhouse gases, starting with carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon dioxide is a smaller, but still very important part of the atmosphere. It is released during processes that most of the time are natural, for example, breathing, cow and sheep gas, and volcanic eruptions. Of course, there can still be cases where it is the human’s fault, such as deforestation, burning fossil fuels, and factories. In fact, humans have made the level of carbon dioxide go up more than a third since the industrial revolution began.

Methane is another greenhouse gas that is very well known. It is a gas made by both natural sources and human activities, such as agriculture, and rice cultivation. On a normal molecule scale, methane is way more active as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

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Another one that is quite known is nitrous oxide. It is another strong greenhouse gas. It is caused by soil cultivation and the use of commercial and organic fuel combustion, and of course, other reasons.

Here on Earth, human activities are changing the greenhouses that used to be so natural. Over the last century, fossil fuels such as oil and coal have made the concentration of carbon dioxide level go up a lot. This all happens because the burning process combines carbon and oxygen in the air to make carbon dioxide. The open space of land for agriculture, industry and other “human” activities has increased the concentration of greenhouse gases.

Global warming is not something very easy to completely get rid of, but in conclusion, if everyone has the knowledge of how it works, maybe we can make a change as a society. But is everyone ready to make that big of a change in their life just to help make a change for the future?

The Impact of Global Warming on Societies

As stated in the introduction, my second line of inquiry is “How Society is Affected by Global Warming”.

There are many different societies around the world, and very few are trying their best to decrease global warming. Not many are either aware of its growth of it and that global warming has already started to affect societies all over, and it will continue doing so until global warming is the highest possible, or when it will be the lowest it can get.

The world’s natural ecosystems have been feeling the changes of all human activities. Everything is affected by the temperature and degree variation and are now very likely to get more extreme as global warming continues. Dutch societies, especially Holland, Netherlands have already experienced the impact of global warming, making them realize how the health and lives of millions of people have started being harmed by climate change.

After having realized the rising of the water level, other societies all across the world have started recognizing the troubles of global warming and how it is increasing, making the world a more “dangerous place”. In some way forcing societies to do certain things to improve our environment. In fact, after being in London, scientists said that the effect of global warming on human health is now as severe as being considered “the major threat of the 21st century”. Of course, there are always societies in countries such as Saudi Arabia that will not “dare” to make a difference.

After researching and inquiring into the issues of global warming, scientists have started coming up with small solutions that will be used to try to decrease global warming. The project was involving 24 academic organizations from around the world. The plan was to release a report that would track progress on global warming every year, giving scientist knowledge of the increase of global warming.

Issues are doubling and are becoming more and more of a risk. Most of these are due to global warming since many animal plants and human species are sensitive to the climate, and the way it constantly changes. Many types of research have found that other risks are also taking over non-native species, both cautious and accidental, welcoming more and more unwanted bacteria and diseases, also making agriculture in some countries have a higher chance of failing.

However, many societies in the U.K. and other countries have realized and are now trying to forward this message to the rest of the inhabitants, making the chance of this unwanted development easier in some way to detect.

In conclusion, I find that different societies around the world are being affected by global warming in different ways, and are also handling it differently. Some are trying to decrease it by making our environment a better place, some are trying to make everyone aware of the changes in climate, and some just don’t dare to make a change or difference. Societies are very strong, but even stronger if they all come together as one to help our environment, and stop the factors causing the biggest part of global warming.

Global Initiatives to Combat Global Warming

As mentioned in the introduction, my third line of inquiry is “How we take action to solve global warming”.

Millions of people are now starting protests to raise awareness of global warming and helping to take action by doing things that will change people’s perspectives about climate change. Children of all possible ages are now making speeches, having many talks, and even writing to their mayors and governments, asking them to help make a difference. As soon as people like these noticed a problem, no matter what, they took action. It didn’t matter whether the issue was about food, climate, or anything else, they all in some way became activists, since they wanted to make a change. A change in society. These are the people that we need in the world. The ones that dare to make a difference.

Of course, there are many different ways that people are being affected by global warming and different strategies that people use to help decrease it. People all over the world have been using techniques that they think are helping, but not all are actually very eco-friendly as you think they might be. For example when people buy paper bags at the grocery store. The truth is that it takes almost four times as much energy to create a paper bag as it does to create a plastic bag. The easiest and most sustainable way to go shopping is to take fabric bags, and even though plastic is bad for the environment and in a way increases global warming, if you happen to be in a need of bags, you can take a plastic one, as long as you reuse it, and don’t throw it away.

Humans have been around for now over 66 million years, and these last generations were the ones affecting global warming and our environment the most, and not always, but most of the time for the worst. People all over have started realizing the many issues that global warming causes, and therefore have started coming up with many solutions that various amount of us now use. For instance:

• Choose the right light. -- People are now looking around their houses to see what kind of light bulbs they have, and if it is a less sustainable kind, they switch to the spiral-shaped ones, which help reduce energy, but still shine almost as brightly as a normal light bulb.
• Grow your own. -- People are starting to take seeds from any fruit, vegetable, or berry. By cleaning them properly, some of the seeds can be able to reproduce again, growing more of the same foo,d which means not as much factory and land power is being wasted.
• Travel larger. -- Many people around the world have either sold their car or never bought one in the first place so that they could take more public transport to waste less finite resources that are used to build a car.
• Make your own. -- After having noticed how many chemicals there are in many of our daily life things, people have started making their own of most supplies. For example Soap, detergent, fabric bags, notebooks, etc.
• Make a composter -- This may be hard for most people living in a big city, but if you live on the or have a big backyard, all you need to make a compost bin is a big or medium size container, add grass cuttings, fallen leaves, and other damp things. Having a compost bin helps a lot because instead of using chemicals to feed your plants, you can just add some of your compost to give them a boost.
• Say no to bottled water -- Bottled water is not tested for dirt and filth to the same high standards as tap water. Also, a plastic bottle can take over a thousand years to decay and becomes a murder to millions of marine animals.
• Reuse, reduce, repair, recycle. -- It is very good if you do the three R’s, but what is the point of them if you are just going to recycle something broken? People have started taking action and repairing the things that can be repaired, meaning that the goal is to reduce the level of waste.

In conclusion, If everyone does something to help our environment, the percentage of global warming can decrease, and make our futures, our children’s futures, their children’s futures, and Everyone’s futures better.

Conclusion: A Personal Reflection on Global Warming

Global warming is a horrible thing. Most average kids of my age or under see monsters, scary clowns, or anything else that frightens them in their nightmares, but I just see global warming killing all of us. I am very aware that it was humans that started global warming, but I believe we can also decrease it, and hopefully end it. As stated in a famous slam poem/rap called ‘sorry’, It doesn’t matter if we fight for gay rights, racism, feminism, poverty, or any other equality. Because if we don’t all work together to save our environment, we will be equally extinct.