Don't be Alarmed! By: X. Salas, M. Ramírez, E. Pereznegron C. Ortiz

Thesis Climate change is an inevitable issue in our environment that has been occurring for thousands of years. Although this topic is quite controversial and conflicting, it is not the most important issue in today’s society.

What is Climate Change? “Changes in the average weather that occurs in an area over a period of years or decades.”

What is CO2 and What Alarmist Believe Many alarmist believe that the main cause in climate change, is global warming and it is coming from man made carbon dioxide emissions.

“The warming of the oceans, land masses, and atmosphere of Earth.” What is Global Warming? “The warming of the oceans, land masses, and atmosphere of Earth.” Caused by the greenhouse effect.

The Greenhouse Effect

Polar Bears and Ice Melting The thicker the ice, the less seals there are because they cannot make holes through the thick ice so they can't breathe. The result is that the polar bears have less food resources and are dying. Once the ice has melted, it will eventually increase again( fluctuation). The north of Svalbard has not seen much ice the last couple of years but recently, there has been a dramatic increase in ice sheets.

Kyoto Agreement An agreement that took place in Kyoto, Japan in 1997, which had 192 nations ratify that they were going to cut down their greenhouse gas emissions. The treaty mandated that 37 industrialized nations, plus the European Community, should cut their greenhouse emissions. And the other developing nations were asked to voluntarily comply. In between 1990 and 2012 the Kyoto Protocol reduced their carbon emissions by 12.5%, which is well beyond their 2012 target of 4.7%.

The Paris Agreement Entry to the Paris Agreement was achieved on October 5th, 2016 195 countries from the United Nations made a pact to reduce carbon emissions Individual countries set goals called “intended nationally determined contributions.” The countries come together every 5 years to talk about the impact that their plan has made. As a whole, the change in the environment should increase by no more than 2°C by the end of the century. The protocol for most countries will come to effect in 2018.

The Paris Agreement - United States The U.S is determined to reduce carbon emissions by 2100 by 26 percent. This is seen as an unrealistic goal that cannot be accomplished. Rich countries, like the U.S, pay about 100 billion dollars a year to help other countries reach their goal. “If the U.S delivers for the whole century on the president’s very ambitious rhetoric, it would phosphine global warnings by about eight months by the end of the century.”

United States Pulling Out of the Paris Agreement On Thursday June first, president Trump made a statement declaring the end of the United States and the Paris Agreement. This was something the president campaigned for because it was burning a pocket in the economy of the United States. He now talks about renegotiate the deal or starting a different deal itself, as he thinks the Paris agreement was unjust to the people of the United States. In his eyes, and many of his supporters, the Paris agreement was less about reducing climate change and more about countries gaining money with the money of other countries. Even though, the United States as a whole is out of this agreement, many states, including California, this nation’s largest carbon trading state, is against it. These states believed that the U.S was close to reaching its goal with the agreement. This is because carbon emissions are down to how they were in 1990.

The Paris Agreement: Cons Most policies surrounding this agreement won’t be made or come into action until and/or after 2030 Data assuming the progress that the TPA will make is based on policies that currently don’t exist Goals are very ambitious and unrealistic Billions of dollars invested every year

The Kyoto The Paris Protocol: Agreement: Formed in 1922 by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Committed to reduce gas emissions based on.. Global warming Man made CO2 emissions are to blame An international treaty that extends the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It was signed in Kyoto, Japan in 1997. This agreement’s mission is to stabilize the greenhouse concentrations at a level that will prevent severe anthropogenic interference with the climate.

Major Problems Overpopulation Pollution (Air and Water) Deforestation Land Degradation

Other major problems Pollution|| pollution is making the limited resources we have go to waste. Resources are declining Water- the less than 1% of water we have for human use is being polluted by industries making it undrinkable Air- vehicle emissions Soil- the soil is filled with toxins due to underground leakage and the addition of pesticides and herbicides Overpopulation|| We are having a loss of freshwater. Less than 1% is for human consumption but we are wasting it ten times as fast. We have more restrictions (laws) More Carbon emissions per country . Main cause leading to climate change. Without it, climate change would not be a problem.

More Information https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/06/04/the-paris-agreement- as-trump-pulls-out-governors-jump-in/#54d651d5c57a http://unfccc.int/paris_agreement/items/9485.php