What is the issue? How is this issue connected to poverty?
The issue is the increasing climate change in my area partially due to my community's actions. Climate change and poverty are interrelated and linked in the way that it affects humans. Not only does climate change have effects on the environment and animals, but people as well. Climate change increases exposure and vulnerability. Thus, it makes the place that many of my friends and I call home easily put at risk. When the climate of the atmosphere increase, everything that was once on balance, falls off. What I mean by this is it starts ideas of corruption, heartache and "over-use" because prices and other issues raise yet many people's income will either stay the same or decrease.Various negative impacts from climate change include water insecurity, raised sea-levels, human health, and declining biodiversity.
What externalities does this issue raise?
Some positive externalities of climate change is longer hotter summer for eager beach goers and booming businesses in colder regions. The negative effects of externalities surely outweigh the positive. One negative externality of climate change is raising sea-levels which in turn, can create flooding, tropical storms, and other natural disasters. Climate change will also affect rainfall, water availability, and temperature for agriculture in vulnerable areas. one impact of these externalities is the use of free resources. When people use free resources many other people do not care that they may depend on it to survive and with increasing pressure from climate change and it's affect on pockets, many of them will abuse and do as they please with them. Not only could this affect day to day life, but it could virtually bring down an entire nation.
Helpful actions?
What can you do? There is lots you can do to decrease climate change and raise awareness. First, use less fuel and energy that releases chemicals into the air in the form of pollution and instead, replace them with lighter, less harmful gases or none at all. It is expected that by 2020, the average home is expected to be 5% larger and will rely on even more electricity-powered electronics. Even though this may be true for later years, we can still depend on these electronics but in a smarter way. Just think of a energy-efficient iPhone or maybe even a water powered computer. They key now is to start thinking smart and stop the fart! The possibilities are endless and with the help of many up and coming innovators, anything is possible. Let's go back to our roots! Let's take control of our home, Earth!
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