Will Global Warming Destroy the Eco Balance of our Planet?

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Analysis of TheBeginner.eu recent survey

by Dimitar Apostolov

In January 2010 TheBeginner.eu polled its readers whether they perceive global warming as a serious threat to human development.

The results of the survey further proved the privileged and well-educated status of TheBeginner audience that unanimously voted that global warming is a serious threat that must be addressed immediately (See Figure 1). Source: TheBeginner.eu

72% the website visitors indicated that CO2 emissions must be reduced immediately, 12% voted that global warming is a serious issue, 12% that only parts of the theory are plausible, 4% that is an over-exaggeration of a small problem, and 0% that it does not exist at all.

These results are interesting given that the EU 15 greenhouse gas emissions fell from 98.7 to 95 tsdcc from 1996 to 2007. During the same period, EU 27 gas emissions fell from 95.6 to 90.7 tsdcc. (Source: Eurostat). Furthermore, the current winter is the coldest one in decades, seriously undermining the foreboding that the planet will soon turn into a cooking pot. Therefore, it is logical to ask why all of a sudden we experience this frenzy about global warming and greenhouse gas emissions.

There are several possible answers to this question. First, we can claim that the correct term for global warming should be climate change. This will explain why the current winter in the northern hemisphere has been so unusually cold. Second, we can theorise that due to the reduction in greenhouse gases during the last ten years, the climate is adjusting back to normal. Third, we can point out that the problem lies with developing giants such as India and China, who are burdening the environment with ever-increasing levels of pollution. In any case, the ruling opinion among the educated elite that global warming will inflict a 2012-esque (here referring to the recent movie 2012) cataclysm to our planet needs to be fundamentally questioned and analysed with new scientific evidence.

In a quest to determine how the environment is affected by our transport habits, TheBeginner.eu would like to redirect your attention to our new survey that you can find on our homepage: How do you get to work?