Walden University Week 5 Climate Change Facts and Fiction Discussion

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Discussion: Climate Change – Facts and FictionMany politicians, policy makers, and media personalities have made bold claims about the state of our global climate. In spite of their lack of scientific expertise, these public figures often appear to imagine that they understand climate science better than the global community of scientists. For instance, in 2012, Donald Trump, who would later go on to win the US presidency in 2016, famously claimed that climate change is a hoax “created by the Chinese” and said in 2015 that he does not “believe in climate change”. As president of the US, Donald Trump appointed Scott Pruitt, an attorney from Oklahoma, as the director of the US Environmental Protection Agency. In 2017, Pruitt said in an interview, “No, I would not agree that [CO2] is a primary contributor to the global warming that we see,” directly contradicting the findings by the scientists that work in the agency that he now leads.Scientists have been studying global climate change for over a century. They discovered the natural climate fluctuations from Earth’s distant past and then found that the phenomenon underlying those fluctuations cannot account for the change we see today. There are many different lines of evidence gathered by scientists that have led to the scientific consensus that in fact the current epoch of climate change is indeed due to human activities.Consider these lines of evidence as outlined in your interactive units and review the more recent findings presented by Climate Central here: http://www.climatecentral.org/
Also read what the world’s largest body of practicing scientists, The American Academy for Advancing Science (AAAS), says about climate change here: http://whatweknow.aaas.org/get-the-facts/
With these thoughts in mind, complete the following:
Primary Research-based Post (35 points):By Day 4Post: four or more paragraphs in which you:Describe the climate change evidence and data that you find most compelling.Describe a governmental policy or action that you would advocate for as a means of mitigating the impact of climate change on future generations. This could include the development of mass transit systems, alternative energy sources, taxes on carbon pollution, international treaties, tax credits for individuals or corporations that engage in environmentally friendly actions, and many other options.

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