Research Paper Abstract

For my research paper I have decided to write about the nay-sayers in the issue of climate change. Personally, I believe climate change is a very serious problem that needs a lot of urgent attention. In my last paper I wrote about how climate change is an issue that has been attempted to be swept under the rug by corporate America. In this paper I aim to point out the people who completely fail to recognize climate change, and hold a belief that this issue is nothing but a fallacy. Specifically, I will use example from issues in Taiwan in Kenya, from my sources, and show how climate change is a real threat that is already impacting communities worldwide. Next, I will discuss the history of climate change and how perceptions towards climate change have stayed the same/changed overtime. This will push me towards my main argument against the out right “nay-sayers” of climate change. 

 

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