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The United Nations Emission Gap Report (UNEP) Links to an external site. finds that the world must cut emissions by 45 percent to avoid global catastrophe. Yet political and economic forces continue to prevent meaningful changes which could prevent such a crisis.
At the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh (COP 27), an artist named Bahia Shehab installed an immersive art piece entitled “Heaven and Hell in the Anthropocene,” which asks conference attendees to literally feel climate change Links to an external site.. Similarly, Greta Thunberg has drawn international attention to the importance of confronting the uncomfortable truth about global warming. Thunberg has argued, Links to an external site. “The climate crisis is a ticking clock that is rapidly approaching the countdown’s end. […] But we do still have the possibility to avoid the worst consequences, to avert a climate disaster and to create a just future for all, not just for the financially fortunate few who still believe they can buy their way out of dying ecosystems and mass extinctions.” Artists and activists like Bahia Shehab and Greta Thunberg recognize that change is absolutely possible if enough people recognize that it is necessary.
PROMPT:
With the UNEP findings and the efforts of these young people in mind, write an essay which cites at least 3 different essays on Canvas from three different Units in the syllabus. Make an argument about the role news media plays in exacerbating or mitigating the effects of climate change. What purpose can community-building play in global climate justice?
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Role News Media Plays in Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change – Outline
Thesis Statement: News media mitigates the effects of climate change by increasing people’s
awareness of the severe impacts of climate change, educating them about the ways to cut
emissions, and encouraging them to avert climate.
I.
According to a study done by UNEP, the world would soon experience a global
catastrophe following climate change
II.
Raising Awareness
A. News media raises awareness of the severe impacts of climate change
B. Once the people’s awareness of the harm they cause an increase, the resistance to
government’s initiatives of mitigating climate change will reduce
III.
Educating People
A. News media plays an educative role, which would help to change people’s perception of
things
B. Once they get the knowledge, their ideas and approaches toward nature will change.
More importantly, their habits will change, influencing them to avoid practices that
produce emissions
IV.
Encouragement
A. News media encourages people to take actions that will mitigate the future climate crisis
B. Government has failed in climate crisis mitigation because it has been focusing on
imposing restrictions
V.
Community Building
A. Community-building is paramount in pursuing global climate justice as it increases
support for climate mitigation measures
B. The communities will educate the members about the consequences of climate change
VI.
Conclusion
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Role News Media Plays in Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change
According to a study done by UNEP, the world would soon experience a global
catastrophe following climate change. This catastrophe would be the greatest human issue to
have ever experienced. In rapid actions are not taken, the next generation will have an
unfortunate future because it will face mass extinctions and dying ecosystems. There is an
opportunity to avoid such consequences. Unfortunately, UNEP established that there are some
political and economic forces preventing changes that can prevent such a c...
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