Hothouse Earth

Climate Change: 'Hothouse Earth' Risks Even If CO₂ Emissions Slashed

The argument centers on the severity of climate change, which is expected to increase despite immense efforts to reduce and mitigate greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Forests, oceans, and land trap tonnes of carbons that can cause rising temperatures if released into the atmosphere. Anthropogenic activities such as forest harvesting is expected to release much carbon into the atmosphere and exacerbate the problem of climate change. As the author outlines, the earth will become a hothouse because of the massive carbon volumes from forests and oceans (McGrath, 2018). Governments and non-governmental organization are working together to tame the rising temperatures below 2⁰ Celsius. As people anticipate an increased release of CO₂ into the atmosphere, the prospects of reaching an all-time temperature peak are high (McGrath, 2018). Scientists warn that the earth will be the main means of controlling the temperatures when the peak is reached, and the natural systems will act again humanity.