If everyone knows about global warming and the consequences how come we're not doing anything?

Question

If everyone knows about global warming and the consequences how come we're not doing anything?

Answer 1

Maybe no one knows.

Answer 2

You are assuming that everyone does know. Do they? Many highly regarded scientists discount the Gore ideology of global warming and attribute climatic change over the last 30,000 years due to several factors, from ocean currents to solar flares. There is no "smoking gun" as to what causes global warming. It is rather an overly generalized statement.  But do your part - recycle, lower your emission rates, and be kind to our forests.

Answer 3

not everybody wants to admot or believe it

FACT OR FICTION

FICTION

for many North Americans ,but they are used to fiction and feel more comfortable with fairytales instead of the truth,

Many blindly believe that our fate is in Gods hands ,and their focus is on the beautifull heaven that awaits ,they are not to concerned with the world their children will inherrit

whilst others wish to enjoy an Earthly paradise ,with out having to die first,they care what happens here and want to help the planet

there may come a time that for the sake of our survival the two views will be seperated in to Enemies and friends of the planet

World leaders are not concerned with the well being of the masses ,on the contrary .it was stated at a conference in Copenhagen,in 1998,by Kissinger, that the Agenda demanded a decrease in the world population of 60%,and you cannot achieve this if you start saving everybody.

scientists who work for politicians ,get paid by these politicians and they have downplayed the facts because solutions are expensive and means change and change effects many peoples incomes,and upsets profit margins,so most of the world is kept in the dark of the real things that are going on.for political and economic reasons

HOWEVER CLIMATE CHANGE IS FACT FOR MILLIONS

Global warming is a very complex collection of many effects

this text only covers some aspects of global warming mainly man made desertification

industrial contamination ,the contaminating effects of the cities ,is another story

there are natural cycles in the planets life

but mans existance has its effects,and this is increasing with overpopulation,putting strains on Natural resources and increasing contaminations as well as destructions of essential componants the ensure living conditions for all life forms

in North Africa,India,Mexico ,millions of people are effected by land loss and desertification and some have died as a result

in china, thousands of what used to be farmers are running for their lives from the dust storms that have burried their towns and turned their lands into dessert,

,the Sahara is growing by 7 kilometers a year

and all of the desserts we know are a results of mans actions ,and they are increasing ,not getting less ,in the dinosaurs days ,there were very few desserts.

collectively this planet is drying up because of bad farming practices like,over grazing and fertilizers,

each degree rise in temperature means 10%crop loss

and there is less and less water (because of deforestation),to irrigate this production ,

and there are less and less farmers to do it..

and there are 70 million more peole every year that have to eat and drink and wash

who are overpumping deep carbon aquifiers

who are plowing more and more unstable lands because they have lost so many million hectares to desertification ,

because of bad farming practises ,such as using fertilizers and heavy machinary or over grazing

RISING SEAS

The northpole is melting ,and we will know it without ice in our life times.

this does not affect the sea level because it is ice that is already in the water.but the melting ice from Green land and the south pole ,are another matter.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/natur...

if forrest are being exchanged for ashalt,concrete and desserts

what is gonna keep this planet habitable for us

We as humanity can behave in a less stressful manner as far as the Environment is concerned ,but it will mean global co operation between all countries ,and taking into account human nature and the world politics ,it is unlikely that this will happen, Source(s) Lester E Brown is the director and founder of the global institute of Environment in the United states .he has compiled a report based on all the satalite information available from NASA,and all the information that has

come from Universities and American embassies WORLD WIDE ,

his little book--a planet under stress , Plan B has been trans lated into many languages and won the best book award in 2003

Answer 4

Some people and governments are.  In the world, Europe is leading the way.  In the US it's California.

But it's hard to get the politicians to do something when there are so many skeptics, however wrong scientifically.

Some are people who like to believe in conspiracies.  Others are extreme  conservatives.  For them, if Al Gore or another environmentalist says it it must be wrong, regardless of how many scientists are saying the same thing.

People don't like change.  Global warming is change and requires us to make changes to address it.  They prefer to deny it.

All this will change as the effects of global warming become even stronger and undeniable.  Will it change in time to save us from the worst effects?  Beats me.

Answer 5

Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis: Summary for Policymakers (February 2007)

The report summary says that global warming is likely to continue for centuries, and that it is already too late to stop some of the serious consequences it will bring—even if mankind could somehow hold the line on greenhouse gas emissions worldwide starting today.

To stabilize the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, for example, would require a 70 percent to 80 percent decrease in CO2 emissions. And a change that severe would plunge most of the world into pre-industrial living conditions: no cars or airplanes, no electricity, no factories.

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*Waste of time having so much controversy over it and way to much contributing of CO2 to global warming uttering the words ...

**If there was a way to stop or reverse it i would be all for trying it but as things stand today i just don't get wasting time on it.