Still not sure if the whole climate change thing is for real? Try reading this, see if it answers any questions:
A few choice exerpts that should make you want to take action:
"The warming effects of CO2 have been known for more than 100 years. CO2 has not risen above about 290 ppm any time in the last 650,000 years until now and it is unequivocal that human activities are the cause of this increase."
" The consensus among scientists on climate change includes the following:
- The climate is warming beyond the range of natural variability.
- The major cause of most of the observed warming are rising levels of the greenhouse gases including CO2, methane, and others.
- The rise in CO2 is the result of burning fossil fuels and land use changes that have eroded the Earth's ability to breakdown and dissipate emissions.
- Today's 387 ppm of CO2 equivalent concentrations in the atmosphere (more than 30% above the historic levels) signifies that temperatures will continue to rise for the next half century even if greenhouse gas emissions are rapidly reduced.
- If CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise over this century, the warming will continue and likely accelerate; and
- The high-end temperature increase projected by the IPCC (more than 11.5oF by century's end) will pose significant danger to civilization. Even the IPCC 'slow scenario' of increased warming of 3.2 °F with a likely range of 2.0 to 5.2°F will produce very serious economic, social, ecological and political consequences."
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