Monday, January 15, 2018

Is Global Warming uncertain?

Is Global warming uncertain?

In this particular article it aims to end the double standard surrounding global warming and thus wants to change the way important decisions regarding the planet are made. It may seem ridiculous to some, but many people in the world actually believe that global warming is uncertain, this articles claims that skeptics and the media are fueling distrust in global warming but this is controversial as there is a 20 year track record with accuracy regarding climate change.

Uncertainty is the new denial
The model behavior article claims that “a recent Oxford study on media coverage of climate change found that 80% of articles covering the topic contain uncertainty”, which seems very high considering the evidence that supports climate change. It can be said that people only debunk global warming in order to undermine scientific research and evidence. The argument of the skeptics shows that action on climate change should be delayed because of the uncertainties about it. This just seems unreasonable and unjustifiable, because uncertainty seems like a poor excuse for the disbelief of global warming. Furthermore, the article claims that this uncertainty has a big emphasis and thus has a negative impact on the climate progress; consequently it slows down the environmental policy and corrodes public will to act, which is the opposite for what global warming needs- that being: help from all humans and countries to try prevent it for future generations. There have also been psychology research notes that say uncertainty is one of the most serious barriers to action on climate change, which can easily be changed through knowledge and education. These people that think climate change is uncertain claim that these forecasts are just inaccurate or flawed and they aim their hostility at the Intergovernmental panel on climate change.

Tackling the misconceptions

If the uncertainty of global warming increases in popularity then the more people will hear about this, and furthermore the less likely they are to support the drive to keep global warming at bay. Ultimately the belief of uncertainty is a clear issue for the environment. It has also been proven that climate change is certain as there have been over two decades of global climate change observation data that represent this. The article concludes that uncertainty is not a real reason for the resistance to action on climate change, which can generally be agreed with, due to the lack of evidence global warming has against it. 

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