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John S. Vaughan IV
Mr. King
English 1
21 April 2017
Is climate change a real thing/issue? That is one of the most controversial questions
people have been asking themselves right now . Right now Im going to explain to you why I
think it is a problem that we can stop based on the information I have found through extensive
research. My goal by the end of this paper is to help you form an opinion on this topic, and to
To help achieve this goal I have divided my paper into three different categories. The first
is key concepts, this category is vital to the understanding of climate change because it helps you
understand it through studies that have been done and progress that has been made. The second
things that have happened with climate change, what specific things are true and what things are
made up, and important milestones. The third and final category is debatable issues, yes these
topics can easily be debated and you might not agree with my point of view, but they bring up
important issues. All together my hope is that these categories will help you understand this
issue, and that you will do what you can to help prevent it.
Key Concepts
The first concept Ill go over is how Chinas extensive use of fossil fuels has lead to
reduced tourism, more people have become unhealthy, and people are becoming mad at the
government. All of those things make me think that if we continue to pollute the Earth, which
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would lead to climate change, would we live in a place where there is no law, people are sick,
and nobody is happy? My next concept is how Columbias diverse landscape is causing a diverse
range of effects from climate change. Since their average temperature is increasing their glaciers
are melting, which is affecting the amount of drinking water they have, and since 80% of their
Debatable Issues
The first debatable issue I will address is that China emits the most greenhouse gasses,
but they produce the most goods. I think that China should be forced to put a cap on the amount
of greenhouse gasses they emit annually, and if they cross that cap they should be penalized for
how much they go over. For the goods I think that more countries need to start producing a
variety of goods like China. The second issue Ill go over is how El Nino and La Nina are
connected to climate change, I think they are because every time they come the world
Historical Facts/Events
The first event Ill go over is the joint agreement between the US and China to cap their
CO2 emissions(2014). This event is important because it shows that countries know were using
too much natural gas and its affecting the world in a bad way. The second event Ill go over is
Chinas plan to shut down all coal plants in Beijing by 2016. This shows that China sees the
problem and theyre trying to fix it. The last thing Ill go over is that the sea level has rose 8
inches in the last century, thats due to the fact that glaciers are melting because of climate
change.
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