THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND CLIMATE CHANGE
Why are there so many people believing that climate change is not real?! What are scientist concerning the issue climate change? Why did the scientists let it happen?Science is in agreement that global warming is human-caused.
A study from the University of Queensland shows that there is a consensus of 97% of climate scientist, which agree that global warming is caused by humans. Besides, this research letter gathered different peer-reviewed studies from various scientists and all came to a consensus between 90%-100% and declared that the finding of the 97% consensus is robust and consistent! It has been revealed that the agreement of human-caused global warming rises, the higher the expertise in climate science.
To the question, “Why did the scientists let it happen?” There is only one reply, “Scientists tried to prevent it!” Scientists have had first speculations about climate change in 1896. In 1824 it was the French physicist Joseph Fourier who is said to first described the natural greenhouse effect. Already, in 1896 the Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius stated that coal-burning could enhance the natural greenhouse effect. However, this is not all Eunice Newton Foote is a name that has been mentioned much more than it currently is. She was the first to describe the heat absorbing properties of carbon dioxide and she already concluded that the increase of carbon dioxide will lead to global warming. While she had published her revolutionary findings in 1856, they have never gotten the attention and respect that would have been due. As a matter of fact, I could not even find a Britannica page about her.
At this point, we all are the issue. We should have raised our voices centuries ago. Do we want scientists to clean up our mess? Is that really what we want? Even if we know, that it is far too much for a couple of specialists to clean up. No, this is a task for all of us, and we need to bring order into this mess urgently. I will not hesitate to begin with the cleanup; we owe it to our children, our grandchildren and most of all to ourselves!

WE HAVE GOT TO STOP THE MELTING!!! Before the Iceberg melts down…
Psychology behind Climate Change
Climate Change is a fundamental problem. If we speak about Global Warming, we get a kind of guilty feeling. That feeling does not motivate us to act but rather more likely causes us to ignore it and change the subject. It is similar as if you address a 15-year-old with his chores: “Stephan you forgot to bring the garbage out.” Stephan uncomfortably replies: “Oh sorry, but I walked the dog.” Sure, Stephan, you walked the dog, but you did not handle all your tasks. As Stephan does not handle all his responsibilities, we do not either.
Moreover, it is an ethical problem; the first ones to experience harsh direct impacts of Global Warming will be developing countries even though most of the damage is being created, by more advanced states.
There are so many not challenging solutions, which could help prevent Climate Change. In spite of that, people often prove that they will not care about something if it does not affect them directly at this very moment. Just like these problems, we push them aside until the moment comes, in which it will affect us (I failed the math test).
Another psychological problem is that we do not seem to care for evidence. We, humans, are more likely to look at the expressions of the one talking. Keeping it honest, most scientists might be good speakers when it comes to the language of science. Regardless, this language can seem tedious and may not be enough to inspire people to invest the necessary time into something actively; even though the scientific wording might be the most honest.
Based on PERSONAL OPINIONFalse Information
Based on PERSONAL EXPERIENCE and OPINIONEDUCATION
We might have made several mistakes, which now occur to trigger a massive chain reaction with the primary opponent called “Global Warming”.
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(This chapter ( The Psychology behind Climate Change) is based on BBC, Britannica(2), University of Queensland, research letter, MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT and VOX(2))
