Climate Change Is One of the Most Serious Problems of the Twenty-First

question 157

Multiple Choice

Climate change is one of the most serious problems of the twenty-first century.Should issues related to climate change be considered the responsibility of environmentalists, ecologists, or both?

• A) Ecologists, because scientists are best able to quantify the changes taking place.
• B) Environmentalists, because the most important effects of climate change are social, political, and economic.
• C) Environmentalists, because they consider ecological knowledge along with public policy.
• D) Both ecologists and environmentalists, because a scientific understanding of climate change is needed to make reasonable policy decisions.
• E) Both ecologists and environmentalists, because neither is equipped to control climate change on their own.