Assignment 2: Climate Change: Cause and Mitigation
Among the most controversial topics in physical science, global warming has received a great deal of attention during the past decade. Given its great impact on both humans and the environment, lawmakers and scientists must heavily weigh the information that they are presented. Explore this debate in more detail by evaluating both the scientific basis of this phenomenon and the human role in global warming.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which includes the following:
- Compare and contrast natural versus anthropogenic climate changes. Include at least two (2) specific examples of each.
- Take a position as to whether or not global warming is taking place. Provide three (3) lines of evidence to support the position.
- Assess two (2) current mitigation strategies for global warmings, such as carbon sequestration, carbon taxing, clean coal technology, higher fuel efficiency standards, and so on. Analyze the effectiveness of this mitigation strategy, as well as its potential costs and policy implications.
- Speculate on the policy changes that would be proposed to help stabilize global climate and determine the business sectors or nations that would be held to more strict standards upon implementation of the proposed policies.
- Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites or blogs do not qualify as quality resources.
The report must follow these formatting requirements:
Format
The paper must be typed, double spaced, using Arial font (size 12), with one-inch margins on both sides and top and bottom; citations and references must follow APA format. Check with the professor for any additional instructions.
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