Why do people believe global warming is an exclusively man made problem?

Question

Also should the UK economy be sacrificed for global warming even though reducing emissions here is not really going to make a big difference.

st - i asked a question, then i asked another one. I was asking if the UK should bring down emissions so heavily even though it would not make a big diffrence globally,at the expense of the UK economy. I was asking this question because a lot of people have a misunderstanding-like gore.

Answer 1

Mankinds pride forces him to believe He has greater impact on Gods creation than He actually does.
One Volcanic Eruption spews more Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere in one day than man can produce in a year. I guess someones gonna blame us for the volcano blowing. Maybe it's Cow Flatulance?

Answer 2

Global warming is not just a man-made problem in that there has been warming and cooling of the earth historically, but let's face it, all the junk humans are putting into the air is certainly having a profound effect and accelerating what might have been a phenomenon that normally would take tens of thousands of years...not the 100 years we see now.

The world has to make a shift in its thinking, not just the UK. The economy of all countries are hardly going to matter if the world becomes unihabitable, if we are unable to grow food, if the oceans become too warm and what's left of the marine life dies, if our air is unbreathable. There won't be any way to make money because there won't be anyone to either create or purchase products.

Answer 3

I'm not sure why they think it's EXCLUSIVELY man-made. Certainly, global warming would have happened without us, but it should have taken hundreds of years to increase the temperature the way it's increased in the past decade.

Every economy should be sacrificed to slow down global warming. Reducing emissions in only the UK won't help all that much, but it might set an example for other countries. God knows the United States won't listen, though. We TRY to do things that make people hate us.

Answer 4

EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS....


And people don't believe that global warming is a man made problem - WE KNOW IT IS. Global warming is caused mainly by the hole in the ozone. You might say "And? So what is causing the hole?" Our own technology is causing the hole. Through gas emissions, the hole in the ozone is getting larger - not smaller. And as the hole gets larger, more and more harmful radiation waves from our own sun enter the atmosphere, poisoning the planet, and, by proxy, all of us.


So what can we do about it? Until we can figure out a way to repair the hole in the ozone, we need to ALL do what we can to help reduce the causes that enlarge the hole. Commute to work when you can, walk, ride a bike, and anything else that cuts down on pollution and other gaseous wastes.

Answer 5

i'm nonetheless a touch sceptical, even with the very undeniable truth that i fairly care about our wild places. I do although imagine that we ought to continuously take the danger heavily. The information proves that organic cycles of climate take position on a grand scale. there have been once lions, hippos and elephants wandering the united kingdom geographical area, about 100 and twenty,000 years in the past. That became an interglacial warmth spell. the ingredient it truly is not any longer disputed, is this stuff ensue clearly, inspite of each thing the Scottish geographical area is done of glacial valuable residences. although, the information signifies that our extra contribution to international warming is making it ensue at a swifter fee than life can manage. we are speaking about climate replace taking place in a lengthy time period, really than spanning centuries or 1000's of years. organic world has coped with climate replace rather properly in the previous. woodlands and grasslands can pass at their snails p.c.., to keep music of the circumstances that tournament them. those days there are extra topics. we've our organic world trapped in wallet that are surrounded by using farmland. The organic "corridors" are lengthy previous. organic world charities are doing their best to make our wild places more desirable joined up. If climate replace maintains because it really is and there is not any area for issues to pass, then we can lose lots. besides, i imagine my significant concern is that i don't like it to be authentic.

Answer 6

Global warming is a phenomenon that happens on its own.

What we are doing however is not helping what-so-ever.


Sacrificing a nations economy is not the answer, although it might 'help' slightly.

Not sure what the real answer is, less than 80 years to go before the seas will rise 10-30 feet higher.


That is going to happen in our lifetimes, for sure......
What we do before it happens will greatly affect what we have to do afterwards.....

Answer 7

Green issues and ethics are 21stC RELIGIONS.
Like with any religion, there's no substance, no fact, no truth ... its all down to faith, punishment and fear. Terrorism of the mind !
Look at the earth's history. Temperatures have always gone up and down, even before there was mankind.
Our economy is our future, our children's future, much more important than here today, gone tomorrow fads.
People who think its a man made problem can punish themselves all they want ... just don't force your beliefs on me.

Answer 8

I am confused. and you are more confused. I think. you asked a question and then you gave a partial answer. all for the good i guess. we are educating each other. back to your semi-question, global warming is not exclusively "man made" -- for sure. there is cause and effect and complexities, vicious circles and of course the law of nature itself. in short the answer is no. as to your comments that the U.K. should be excluded. I hope this is one man's opinion. and only yours. i rest my case, how about you, changing your mind, now.

Answer 9

Trouble is, even attempting to reduce emissions increases them - take recycling paper for instance. Say you dont recycle and burn your paper after you've read it to warm your home - instant CO2 and heat. On the other hand, you collect it all together and it gets turned into a cardboard box, recycled again to loo roll and flushed away. well, all it does is decomposes under the actions of fungi and bacteria to CO2, except it has had energy pumped into its transport from your doorstep to recycling plant 1 where as a carton it had to be transported to a packager, then to a warehouse and retailer, to another consumer, who recycled it, transported again to the loo-roll producer who then boxed and transported the rolls to the supermarked, where they were bought, transported home and then flushed away.

does recycling always save energy? - I doubt it.

Answer 10

Never has mankind had so much influence in the process . Anyone who doesn't think we are adding to the problem is a fool