CassandraOresko_Module9

Above is the link to my diagram.

The core ideas behind my design relate to the idea of how climate change is actually occurring and the relationship to the consequences. Most individuals ignore the idea on ways we can change our ways to help the climate, but we have became so dependent off these fossil fuels that it’s almost impossible to think of an alternative solution; which eventually we will have to face. From the start of the Industrial Revolution, we have seen an increase in how few of an amount of people nowadays actually make resources by hand. In addition, my diagram focused on what types of molecules fossil fuels burn off in the atmosphere; a harmful consequence known as greenhouses gases. Though the Earth’s natural greenhouse effect makes the life as we know it possible, this increasement of fossil fuel burning has intensified greenhouse gases, causing global warming, or as discussed from the module and diagram; temperature shifts. By introducing these changes, I wanted to stress the attention to adaptations and ways that we can reduce fossil fuel burning. Though the collective action problems has caused individuals to refuse to reduce their emissions, global collective action has taken action. The Copenhagen Accord, a non-binding document negotiated by US and other countries, was reached in order to reduce these greenhouse gas emissions. An international treaty is difficult due to the large amount of opinions from other nations, each nation wants to focus on the solution that is best for themselves. You would not expect a poorer country to pursue the same actions that the US would, since they are trying to produce a better standard of living. The overall failure of this accord led to the conclusion that we as individuals need to come up with a smarter and more realistic way of transitioning to sustainability, as shown by the amount of harmful consequences located in my diagram and how they impact our impact our growing society.
My views on the climate change issue are on the border in regards to how the United States conducted the diplomacy. Climate change is a growing issue, and isn’t stopping anytime soon unless we make both individual and collective action changes. The cause of human emission in greenhouse gases has caused an overall dramatic change in water shifts, temperature, and extreme weather. Though I believe the United States was trying to be as productive as possible in regards to The Copenhagen Accord, I believe they took it too far. Spying and threatening on other countries was clearly not a success nor the best possible solution. It is so difficult to negotiate on a compromise when each nation is so different. You cannot expect a nation trying to raise their standards of living to decrease their fossil fuel use when this is something they clearly need, while a country like the United States would rather decrease their fossil fuel use since they are in such a high standard of living. Instead, it would of been a smarter idea for the State Department to negotiate on ideas that would be fair for each nation. Whether it be a moralized meeting with the leader of each nation, or even a conference, this would of been a more ethical and reasonable way to negotiate. As stated in module 9, collective action is something that needs to spread across all of humanity. Climate change isn’t just happening in one area, it’s happening worldwide, and we need to come together in a mutual and supportive agreement in order to successfully change our ways for the better.