Ruben Aponte
The Climate Casino by William Norhaus
The author explains in the first chapter of Climate Casino what exactly is Global warming. William's approach to introducing climate change is by comparing references from sources who agree or disagree with the topic of climate change. Then explains why the title of the book is called "The Climate Casino," the reason behind the genius title is that the author realizes that civilizations are growing in such a rapid speed that no longer is nature independent from human will. This means that if we continue to depend on burning fossil or carbon based fuels to make our life simple, then the climate will continue to increase in temperature. Global warming is a serous problem because it can have disastrous consequences that effect everyone including nature. The warmth provided by global warming can cause heat to increase on ocean, land and Ecosystems. However the author does emphasize that it is not to late to make positive changes to combat global warming. According to the reading Climate Casino Norhaus states " It is clear that rapid technological change in the energy sector is central to the transition to a low carbon economy." This means if the economy were to switch to a more Eco friendly power source then the impact of global warming wont be as chaotic. It's important because eliminating dependency on fossil fuels can end global warming and clean Earth's atmosphere. Nordhaus idea of mitigation to reduce Co2 is important because not seeking the solution to global warming will plaque human generations to come. In addition reducing pollutants from the atmosphere will reduce human impact on Earth returning natures: natural balance. I believe such transitions that Nordhaus proposes will not set to motion until Eco friendly becomes something that investors can make money off of.
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