Describe the Current Consensus on Climate Change

question 57

Essay

Describe the current consensus on climate change. How has this consensus changed over the past decade?

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Definitions:

Instrumental Values

Values that relate to the means of achieving desired ends; they are considered supportive in reaching goals.

Responsibility

The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone, often involving accountability and ethical obligations.

Allegory of the Cave

The Allegory of the Cave is a theory put forward by Plato, concerning human perception and knowledge, suggesting that people are trapped in a world of illusions and need intellectual enlightenment to perceive reality.

Plato

An ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, whose writings are foundational in Western philosophy.