The price of climate change is too high to ignore.?

Question

This is a debate in class, and my team is disagreeing with that statement but we can't figure any strong points to support it. Help.

Answer 1

Climate change has occurred on this planet many times before without the help or hindrance of humans.  It is pretty arrogant now to believe we lowly human can change, halt, or reverse a natural occurence of the planet.  We have not been able to stop any other natural event (i.e. hurricane, tornado, volcano), so what makes us think we can even slow a natural climate change?

Answer 2

Just like Y2K, global warming is a hoax being perpetrated by the media on an unsuspecting populous. Only a small segment of the earth’s overall data – about 130 years of the 4.2 billion year age of the earth – are being analyzed, in an effort to spin the information to match a gloom and doom prophecy. The earth’s atmospheric history is filled with large scale swings in temperature, which are self regulating throughout time.

Answer 3

I am from Africa and one of the poorest country of the world. the price of the climate change is high to ignore?

I am studying Quaternary geology in China. From the evidence I have seen there is no climate change as some people are trying to make us believe. first the climate of the earth today has not reached the average temperature of the last 3000 years and secondly the climate of the earth has always changed. I will like to say has is that the earth climate has always varied. We, humankind have passed through colder and hotter periods than nowadays and we were able to adapt and adjust and even if the climate changes we can adjust.

What I want to tell you all is that they want to "kill" us and we people from Africa need your help.

The actual theory of climate change is trying to stop the development of the poorest countries in the world. they are telling us: don't cut timber, don't exploit your coal, don't use your coal, use solar and wind energy.

but solar energy is useless. You can just have light for 2 or 3 lamps, watch tv 2 hours, not possible to watch movies etc...You, europeans and American does not know how we are suffering because of these theories.

Actually What I am trying to say is that:" GLOBAL WARMING IS A LIE! THEY ARE TRYING TO STOP OUR DEVELOPMENT! WE NEED HELP! SOS! SOS!SOS!

Answer 4

You got the easy side.

http://www.coyoteblog.com/Skeptics_Guide...

http://heartland.temp.siteexecutive.com/...

There side can only deal with theory and inaccurate computer models. Your side can deal with facts and actual science

Answer 5

First, define how high is too high.   Second, for who?   People who don't care about the next generation and are getting into middle age now won't really have to worry about the harsh changes that could be widespread in another 30 years.

Answer 6

I would stress that what's at stake is the survival of the human race.  If the price is too high, so be it.  At least that would satisfy some Republicans.

Answer 7

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDHcNR-J6...

Answer 8

Lots of information in this report:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6096...

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independen...

And some here, which is maybe easier to read:

http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNe...

http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg2.h...