The world is warming at alarming rates. This is due to unprecedented amounts of CO2 and other gases being emitted into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels. While there is a certain amount of gas that needs to be present in the atmosphere to sustain life(greenhouse gases,) these additional emissions are flooding the atmosphere. The result is the atmosphere trapping too much sunlight, thus raising the global temperature.
In recent years, the theory of global warming has been almost unanimously accepted by the scientific community (there are, however, still politicians and government-backed scientists that resist the very existence of global warming.) Thus, the reality of global warming is not being contested. My argument is this: as global warming is detrimental to all human life, it is up to the individual to take action against it.
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So the debate isn't necessarily over global warming: fact or fiction, but instead over who is responsible for the increase in temperature, the individual or corporations. Is this correct?
I think the outcome is too predictable, because I believe both are going to have an impact, with corporations having a larger "footprint" due to their size. This isn't necessarily a debatable issue. The issue tends to deal with whether or not global warming is a fact, not so much as to which part of society is influencing the temperature the most.
Let's talk about this tomorrow. Also, make sure you are reading over your post. It should look correct (font) as well as be researched, organized, and written effectively.
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