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    You wouldn"t trust the computer you are typing on because...

    Climate change and global warming are both total nonsense and drivel concepts.

    Outline I. Scientific consensus II. Existential threat III. Co2 main driver IV. Conclusion V. Links I. Climate change scientific consensus A scientific consensus exists on the human-caused global warming proven by the seven studies above. Oreskes 2004, Doran 2009, Anderegg 2010, Cook 2013, Verheggen 2014, Stenhouse 2014, And Carlton 2015. This is important because scientists use evidence and logic to prove their point. These are experts in the field, Climate change scientists. Think of it similar to a group of experts in another field, Eye doctors, If 97% of eye doctors agreed that a certain disease of the eye existed you would believe them. We trust experts everyday from car mechanics, Dentists, Doctors, Home repair, Electricians, Heating, Air conditioning, Etc. Without this trust in experts society would slow down dramatically. Imagine for a second if you didn"t trust car manufacturers and all the parts associated with a car at all. Tire specialists, Brakes, Lights, Transmission, Engine, And many more. You would have to not use a car, Or be able to build and repair your own car from scratch. When I go to the car mechanic I trust to an extent that the car will be safe, Now if the mechanic overcharges me $3 I don"t worry too much. Now take that same mistrust and start applying to all experts. You wouldn"t trust the computer you are typing on because it was built by experts. Even if you assembled the computer yourself, I doubt you truly built it from scratch, Creating all those wires and microchips. You would have to grow all your own food. Build your own house. Yet, Who would you trust to build your own house? Imagine trying to learn how to build your own house and car, While growing all your own food. Would probably take decades if not more. That is assume you live and don"t electrocute yourself. It just is not feasible to mistrust all experts. Therefore, We should have a reasonable trust of experts, Including the experts and scientific consensus on climate change. II. Existential threat Climate change is an existential threat. As seen by the livescience link humanity will be doomed by 2050 if we ignore climate change for the next thirty years. [0] Large portions of Earth will be inhabitable which will lead to unrest and possibly war. This means climate change could cause the extinction of the human race. III. Co2 main driver CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels is the main driver of climate change. "While natural processes continue to introduce short term variability, The unremitting rise of CO2 from industrial activities has become the dominant factor in determining our planet"s climate now and in the years to come. "[1] This means humans are causing climate change. If we simply switch to sustainable energy sources we can dramatically lower CO2 emissions. Electric cars, Solar power, Nuclear power, Wind power, And even storing the carbon underground in a technique called carbon capture. [2] IV. Conclusion I have met my burden of proof by proving what I promised I would prove. Climate change is here now killing 150, 000 people annually according to the World Health Organization. [3]. This will only get worse with time. Think of a problem that gets worse with time as you ignore it. An infection that if caught early can be easily treated, That gets more and more difficult and expensive as time wears on. Or a mechanical problem with your car, Like a slightly flat tire from a nail that gets worse and worse. If you fixed it right away it might cost $30 to fix the tire. Longer, It takes $100 to replace the tire. If you drive on a flat long enough you damage other parts of the car, Costing more. Acting now will only cost $300 billion [4], But if we wait more people will die more species will go extinct and we will have to spend at least the $300 billion anyways. Climate change is solvable, But only if we are willing to spend the money soon. V. Links The links aren't working right now, Understand I am having technical difficulty.