In this particular paper I choose to look at the phenomena of global warming, a process by which certain “greenhouse” gases escape up into the earth’s atmosphere and do not allow heat to escape, warming the overall climate of the planet. I decided to look at how the United States plans to handle this problem, being the world’s largest economy with the most influence on worldly matters.

When looking at the planet Earth one must understand that it is natural for greenhouse gases to appear in the atmosphere, for without them we would have no life. Gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, trap heat that would normally just go right off into space. This phenomena is called the greenhouse effect, because like the glass panels on a greenhouse they allow sol

The increase of these gases into the Earth’s atmosphere has caused the planets temperature to rise about one degree in the past century. The EPA has found that most of this temperature rise has been accelerated in the past two decades. To show the greenhouse effect I provided this diagram that is found on the EPA’s website (www.yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming):

With all this now known what is a high income, developed nation like the United States of America doing about this situation? In response to the current world problems in global warming many U.S. cities have pursued programs that would cut down on the emissions of greenhouse gases, while on a national level the U.S. Climate Change Research Program coordinates the world’s most extensive research program. The EPA and other private sector organizations are trying to find ways to continue the growth of the American economy and fix this Global Warming issue. Finally, on an international level we have seen conferences like the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, as well as other International organizations like the UNEP, and the International Geosphere- Biosphere Program.

The problem arises when the amounts of these gases increase in the atmosphere, causing more heat and energy to be trapped. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution this has been what is occurring. According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) “Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have increased nearly 30%, methane concentrations have more than doubled, and nitrous oxide concentrations have risen by about 15%. These increases have enhanced the heat-trapping capability of the earth's atmosphere(www.yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming).

In short, I believe that it will be rather difficult for the Unite

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