Humans and climate change

The question of climate change has generated a heated debate in the recent past. Human
beings have been accused of destroying the environment and, in so doing, causing various issues,
including global warming. An analysis of the question reveals that human beings are adversely
affecting the environment (Ozcan, Tzeremes, & Tzeremes, 2020). Human beings have relied on
luxuries. These luxuries include cars, houses, and other consumer products. While it is perfectly
normal for human beings to love luxury, this love comes at the expense of the environment.
Pollution has become the norm, and many people are involved in the pollution of the
environment. People do not dispose of their trash in a responsible manner. The United States is
one of the biggest pollutants in the world, producing over 147 million metric tons of pollution.
Pollution contributes massively to global warming.
Many wildfires have broken out both in the United States and other countries. The main
cause of wildfires is human activity. When wildfires occur, animals and vegetation are burned.
Further, human beings profit from deforestation. Most furniture products have a wooden
component. Afforestation, which is defined as planting new trees to replace ones that have been
cut, is not being done enough. The overall vegetation cover is reducing every day. This problem
has been compounded by the expansive nature of the human population (Wang & Dong, 2019).
As more people are born, there is a need to build new houses. This means that more and more
areas experience deforestation as a method of accommodating the vast human population.
Overfishing continues to take place, and this is done at the expense of fish in the oceans. The
marine ecosystem is already experiencing pollution, and overfishing makes the problem worse.
Overall, climate change can be attributed to human activities.

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References

Ozcan, B., Tzeremes, P. G., & Tzeremes, N. G. (2020). Energy consumption, economic growth
and environmental degradation in OECD countries. Economic Modelling, 84, 203-213.
Wang, J., & Dong, K. (2019). What drives environmental degradation? Evidence from 14 Sub-
Saharan African countries. Science of the Total Environment, 656, 165-173.