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Reasons for action

That climate change is occurring is unquestionable. And almost all scientists have agreed on the cause: Human activities generate greenhouse gases that are dramatically changing our world. There is an overwhelming international consensus that global cooperation and action are essential to curb these emissions. The U.S emits the most greenhouse gases. Despite this, US leaders have so far been unwilling to require cuts in emissions or to even participate in international agreements aimed at curbing them. Ted Stolze, a Cerritos professor, know young people’s voices and actions can make a difference. So, he has a talk about “THE MORAL PROBLEM OF CLIMATE CHANGE: REASONS FOR ACTION“. He has following assumptions about climate change. Then, the lecture answers questions. Why people do nothing or something about the global warming? What is required, then, is urgent individual and collective action?

Our professor made some assumptions about climate change. Climate change is human-caused and is the result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions into the earth’s atmosphere. Continuing “business as usual” would threaten the survival of humanity and other species.

The professor gave some reasons why people do nothing to prevent the climate change. People ignore the problem, doubt about who caused the problem or how serious it is. Other is willful ignorance or stupidity, cynicism, apathy, nihilism, denial, despair, greed. Someone else will do it for me. Other is gods want human to dominate nature, and will take care for everything. Scientists search for a quick technological fix, theoretical or practical ineptitude, reject the possibility of a collective solution.

Then, he also told the students some reasons why people have to do something to stop climate change. Reasons are national self-interest, solidarity with all of humanity especially the wretched of the Earth, concern for future generations, reverence for life, and god wants humans to be good stewards for nature, and unsustainable maxims cannot be universalized.

Facing the climate change, individual has to do something to prevent the climate change. Individual educates yourself and other about serious problems, create music and art to raise awareness, and sustainable consumption, calculate and try to reduce the carbon footprint, reuse and recycle products, buy local and organic