Sci/362: Climate Change Regulations
Climate Change Regulations
SCI/362
August 09, 2012
Climate Change Regulations
Anthropogenic climate change is an establishment phenomenon. Within the scientific community, the question is no longer whether climate change will occur, but at what rate, with what effects, and what, if anything, we can do about it. The biggest culprit in climate change is an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, which is generated primarily through burning fossils. Earth’s average temperature is based on daily measurements taken at several thousand land based meteorological stations around the world, as well as data from weather balloons, orbiting satellites, transoceanic ships, and hundreds of sea surface buoys with temperature sensors. Scientists around the world have researched global climate change for several decades. As the evidence has accumulated, the most qualified to address the issue have concluded that temperatures have increased over the past century, that it is extremely unlikely that natural causes can explain the warming, and the human produced greenhouse gases are the plausible explanation for the warming that has occurred. Climate change is an intricate comparison of numerous geological, atmospheric, and ecological sources. Often the viewpoint of climate change …show more content…
Although I might disagree with the effects of global warming and the timetables, I am however in agreement with change being necessary for preservation of the environment. Since the first environmental laws were passed a debate has grown surrounding the use of command and control regulations versus incentive based regulations. Command and control regulations are government set standards which force industries to comply with environmental standards. A prime example of this would include the Air Quality Standards imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (Harrington and Morgenster,
SCI/362
August 09, 2012
Climate Change Regulations
Anthropogenic climate change is an establishment phenomenon. Within the scientific community, the question is no longer whether climate change will occur, but at what rate, with what effects, and what, if anything, we can do about it. The biggest culprit in climate change is an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, which is generated primarily through burning fossils. Earth’s average temperature is based on daily measurements taken at several thousand land based meteorological stations around the world, as well as data from weather balloons, orbiting satellites, transoceanic ships, and hundreds of sea surface buoys with temperature sensors. Scientists around the world have researched global climate change for several decades. As the evidence has accumulated, the most qualified to address the issue have concluded that temperatures have increased over the past century, that it is extremely unlikely that natural causes can explain the warming, and the human produced greenhouse gases are the plausible explanation for the warming that has occurred. Climate change is an intricate comparison of numerous geological, atmospheric, and ecological sources. Often the viewpoint of climate change …show more content…
Although I might disagree with the effects of global warming and the timetables, I am however in agreement with change being necessary for preservation of the environment. Since the first environmental laws were passed a debate has grown surrounding the use of command and control regulations versus incentive based regulations. Command and control regulations are government set standards which force industries to comply with environmental standards. A prime example of this would include the Air Quality Standards imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (Harrington and Morgenster,