Derek Muller's 'Climate Change Is Boring'
Climate Change is Boring
By Derek Muller
(August 29, 2014) Climate change is boring. Don’t get me wrong, it’s incredibly important, it’s just that the story of climate change is not especially compelling. When I started making this article, I thought that everyone knew the story, but apparently I was wrong. Most say that the hole in the ozone layer is the one to blame on why we’re experiencing climate change. To recap, we’re burning fossil fuels, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which traps slightly more thermal energy causing the overall temperature of the planet to rise. Some even say that recycling is able to cancel a big percentage of the harm that we’re causing to our planet. Ok again, recycling is very important but it’s not really going to reduce green-house gas emissions which come mainly from energy use and transportation. …show more content…
Here’s the thing, the vast majority of climate scientist agree that climate change is happening and that humans are playing a significant role. But the public doesn’t see this broad consensus because, well, there are arguments baited to the contrary by businesses with vested interest. Those who stand to lose when a price is put on carbon. Now these people will make up stories whatever they want such as Al gore and his pals just invented Climate change in order to make themselves rich and famous. Meanwhile the scientists respond with carefully worded predictions. This is why the scientists is having such a tough time informing the public about climate change. It’s much easier to tell a compelling story if you can make up whatever you want than if you have to stick to the
By Derek Muller
(August 29, 2014) Climate change is boring. Don’t get me wrong, it’s incredibly important, it’s just that the story of climate change is not especially compelling. When I started making this article, I thought that everyone knew the story, but apparently I was wrong. Most say that the hole in the ozone layer is the one to blame on why we’re experiencing climate change. To recap, we’re burning fossil fuels, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which traps slightly more thermal energy causing the overall temperature of the planet to rise. Some even say that recycling is able to cancel a big percentage of the harm that we’re causing to our planet. Ok again, recycling is very important but it’s not really going to reduce green-house gas emissions which come mainly from energy use and transportation. …show more content…
Here’s the thing, the vast majority of climate scientist agree that climate change is happening and that humans are playing a significant role. But the public doesn’t see this broad consensus because, well, there are arguments baited to the contrary by businesses with vested interest. Those who stand to lose when a price is put on carbon. Now these people will make up stories whatever they want such as Al gore and his pals just invented Climate change in order to make themselves rich and famous. Meanwhile the scientists respond with carefully worded predictions. This is why the scientists is having such a tough time informing the public about climate change. It’s much easier to tell a compelling story if you can make up whatever you want than if you have to stick to the