The objective of this research was to compare and contrast the level of concern about climate change and the opinions towards climate change among overseas students studying in Australia with those of local people in Australia, United Kingdom, United States and Europe overseas students studying at Eynesbury College in Adelaide. The findings of this research rejected the hypothesis that both international students studying in Australia and local people in Australia, United Kingdom, United States and Europe have similar opinions about climate change, but overseas students have a higher level of concern about climate change than the local people in Australia, United Kingdom, The United States and Europe. This is because international students …show more content…
This was quite different with study conducted by Ipsos MORI(2010, n.p.) which found that most of British people felt the national governments followed by international community should be responsible for taking action against climate change (32% and 30% respectively) . Also, this finding was in disagreement with the research done by the European Parliament & European Commission (2008, p.8), which indicated that European people believed that governments and industry were mainly responsible for fighting against climate change. This could be because the majority of international students are young age ,so they do not have experience of climate change and who is responsible for addressing the climate change ,therefore they might be considered the whole world as responsible about climate change .On the other hand , British people and Europeans believed that the governments should be mainly responsible about climate change that may be due to the age and experience possessed by these people through coexistence with weather conditions over the years ,so they probably believe that the governments should begin to put urgent plans for addressing this …show more content…
2011, p.175; Leiserowitz el.al2013,p.3 ; and p.6 Ipsos MORI2010, n.p.).It could be explained by the fact of the climate change is considered that issue which impacts everybody as well as country around the world, therefore it is showed by all types of media, so this gives everyone enough information about this issue. Due to this reason, Whole world worried about climate change and also, due to serious impacts of climate change on humans and
Who were the first settlers of Australia and when did they arrive? Both questions have yet to be answered definitively. The most common view is that the Aborigenes’ ancestors came from southeast Asia more than 50,000 years ago (50,000 BP). That date is based on a few sites in northern Australia where thermoluminescence-dating—a technique for determining the time at which material was formed by measuring the light energy released when heating it—was used. Because a comparatively greater number of sites have been radiocarbon-dated to around 40,000 BP, ho we ver, some researchers have come to doubt the accuracy of the thermoluminescence technique (indeed, thermoluminescence dating of the Jinmium site in the Northern Territory improbably suggested human settlement as early as 120,000 BP). Given the dating-tools currently at the disposal of the natural sciences, the saftest bet is to infer that the first human population likely arrived in Australia somewhere bet we en 40,000 and 50,000 yeas ago (www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Australia).
Nowadays climate change is the biggest problem of the human being. It is already happening and represents one of the greatest environmental, social and economic threats facing the planet. Climate change, also known as global warming is the seasonal change for a long geological period of time in the world that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity, altering the composition of the global atmosphere. Australia faces significant environmental and economic impacts from climate change across a number of sectors, including water security, agriculture, coastal communities, and infrastructure.
In the modern age climate change is a huge topic that is discussed in politics
Climate change has the potential to devastate millions in Australia. Rising temperatures will impact the landscape of Australia by decreasing Australia's forests. Australia is going to have to spend billions of dollars to make sure their safety from climate change. The people in Australia will need to be strong and flexible to make it through this tough time they're going through, and Australia will have to find a way to fix this problem before it's too late. Climate change is something that will affect the entire world and it's not an issue to take lightly. Australia’s solutions are not simple at all and in order for them to work everyone will have to work together. Climate change in Australia will impact the environment, the economy, and the lives of Australians, an example of a solution is to cut down on carbon emissions.
It has all become so real so quick. Just a few years ago climate change was taken by people as something preventable, or at least reversible. Today there is no doubt it is a major threat not just to humankind but to the whole planet and every living thing on it. In the article “Stepping into the Vacuum,” Jonathan Ellis collected all the latest events, decisions, and reactions concerning the Trump’s decision not to participate in Paris climate accord. In spite of the choice the president of the US had made on June 1st several States, along with leaders of some big companies, and many americans by themselves decided to support the union of counties in their fight against climate change. THere are 321 million of people in this country, sure we can make a noticeable difference, if everyone of us will follow the simple rules: don’t fly on the plane, be more economic with electricity, use less of “one time use” things
Climate change has been nothing, but controversial in the last fifty years. Climate change is a change in the average weather of a region or city. Scientists have opted to use the term "climate change" instead of global warming because as the Earth's average temperature changes, winds and ocean currents move heat around the globe in ways that can cool some areas, as well as warm others. There is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans on the global climate and about what policies should be implemented to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change. Ninety-seven percent of published scientific research concluded that climate change is real, problematic for the planet, and has been exacerbated by human activity. But what about the three percent that contradicts that?
...tributions to the situation are still a very confusing topic to most people around the world. The media has kept the climate change discussions alive through the decades and many international organizations have tried to find solutions to climate change adaptation. But many have criticized the media coverage, especially the U.S media, because they did not emphasize on the solutions, the revolutionary changes that the developed countries and oil companies must do to preserve our atmosphere. Plus they did not emphasize on the help the poor nations need in order to face the mitigation and adaption for the climate change. Also because in most developing countries the climate change and the global warming is still an abstract subject, governments must work with journalists and scientists to improve the media in order to increase people understanding of the situation.
The surface of the Earth is perpetually changing at varying rates and magnitudes across different regions of the planet, due to a range of lateral transport processes (Merali & Skinner. 2009). The most prevalent of these processes include water, mass movement, ice, and wind. As these lateral transport processes function under and are influenced by the current climatic conditions, the ramifications of climate change on the Earth’s surface processes are pervasive. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change defines climate change as “any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity” (IPCC. 2014). The
Climate change has become of the world’s major issue today. The earth’s climate is always changing in a very fast and also in different ways. Climate changes affect our lives psychologically, emotional and also physically. Climate change is defined as a long term change in the earth’s climate, especially a change due to the increase in the average atmospheric temperatures. Due to this change in temperature, a lot of changes has occurred in our environment, these changes include rising sea levels, flooding, melting of polar ice caps, hotter days, colder nights and heat waves. These climate changes plays an important role in shaping our natural ecosystem, our human economics and also the most important, it affects the human race. For
The world today is divided in two different points of view regarding global warming. Although most people claim that recent human activities and the use of fossil fuel cause global warming, there are also a few scientists who claim otherwise. According to these scientists, global warming is not caused by humans and it is just another natural cycle the Earth has been going through since the beginning. What’s more, it works quite the opposite of what environmentalists are saying. Global warming won’t be harmful and actually will benefit the humanity, as it had been about 1000 years ago. Global warming has become popular polit...
The problem is that, once global warming is something that most people can feel in
The climate is changing dramatically nowadays to a point that it has affected the world economy. This is due to the significant increase in human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels which are coal, oil and natural gases, agriculture activities, and deforestation (Australian Government n.d.). Therefore solutions to the climate change are needed in order to bring economic benefits.
Climate change is an inevitable phenomenon that is being experienced globally in various forms, such as temperature rise. Sea level rise, droughts, floods, hurricanes, landslides, etc. According to the fourth assessment report of the IPCC project, even with immediate implementation of mitigation strategies, global climate change will continue for decades. Climate change is inflicting serious consequences on human wellbeing and will continue to inflict damage in the future. It is estimated that global temperature will rise by 1.8 oC - 4.0 oC by the end of the 21st century (Izaurraade, 2009).
In the modern era, climate change is a variation of weather over a long period of time, and it is the most important and controversial global issue. It is arguable in different positions, especially on science, culture, and politics. These three fields all cause a lot of latent concerns. The science of climate change brings out several harmful phenomenon, such as global warming. With respect to the climate change, the culture of humanity may be changed because the changing climate is the most important key factor of forming today’s human societies. Instead, climate change is now a political issue, which will affect the public attitudes directly. In other words, it means the government tends to review and provide latest information in order to adapt and retard the climate change. Over a long period of time, climate change has been taking place because of human activities that affect the scientific, cultural, and political sides.
Global warming is one of the most serious issues that the human species face today, yet the majority of the population does not pay attention to it. People are not aware of the dangers and do not care about it much because the main effects will affect the next generation and not themselves. Global warming is happening and it is the reason for changing weather and weather extremes such as earthquakes, floods and wildfires. Global warming is caused by societies lifestyle and these lifestyles destroy the environment and affect the whole world. The use of cars, trains, planes, as well as wasting energy for people’s entertainment has a price; this price is that society is in danger.