John Broome: "The Ethics of Climate Change"

John Broome, author of "The Ethics of Climate Change," brings up a good point about humans today. His main point is that our society today needs to take responsibility for what is going to happen tomorrow. There are so many things that we know about climate change, such as the causes and effects of it but we have yet come to the understanding of what exactly we should do about it. Broome reiterates the fact that it is our job as today's society to educate ourselves and change our ways so that there is something left for future generations.

In this article, Broome explains the sudden increase in natural disasters that have hit the planet. There have been a tremendous amount of earthquakes that have rattled Earth. Because of all of these earthquakes there has been changes in the Earth's crust which results in more and more earthquakes following each other. The change in climate temperatures has resulted in glaciers melting, tornadoes, hurricanes and floods. In Iceland a volcano erupted which caused dismay for travelers. Most of this climate change can be blamed on global warming. These facts reiterate Broome's original standpoint which is that there are things we already know about climate change but there are still so many more things that we have yet to fully understand.

Another contributing factor to the climate change is us; human beings. We buy, use, and sell so many products that are harmful to the environment yet we continue to use them. "In going about our daily lives, each of us causes greenhouse gases to be emitted. Driving a car, using electric power, buying anything whose manufacture or transport consumes energy -- all those activities generate greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change."(12) Society as a whole over indulges ourselves with things that we do not need. Our mentality needs to change and redirect our minds to buying and using things that aren't harmful to the environment.