Video Lecture: A World of Climate Change
For my project I decided to make an informative video about the issues revolving around climate change and how you can help make a difference going forward. I posted this video on a Facebook page that I made under my name where I plan to post content often. I also posted this video on my youtube channel to try to reach a greater audience. In today's world we are facing a slew of environmental issues from a variety of historical backgrounds, causes and impacts. Some of these issues are up for debate and others, such as climate change, are fresh on the docker as it poses a direct and imminent threat to the human race. At this point, climate change threatens the success of our future and how we handle the issues of climate change will pave our path going forward. Despite the seemingly dark future that climate change paints for our future, there is a need for action and a hope to change our course through the dangerous waters of climatic change and if we can act fast and effectively we can limit the impacts of climate change and aim for a better world with a cleaner environment.
It is a fact that millions of people are currently being impacted by the effects of climate change and very soon there will be millions more people who will feel the wrath of climate change. The idea of climate change is not a new topic, it has been known for over a decade that climate change is occurring and that climate change is derived from human activity. That being said, there are climate deniers that are hindering efforts to combat climate change. So, I posed a challenge and asked the people that follow me to watch the presentation I had posted on my page and comment what they think. My goal was to encourage people to take the time to learn some information and start a discussion. I decided to use a video that showed my face and my discussion of the facts and issues entangled in the messy climate change situation in our world because I though that someone hearing my take on climate change and my dialogue would spark some sort of response. That being said, I want to clarify that this project was not based on opinion but was built on scientific consensus and hours of research.
I created my video with the intentions of starting a discussion online and it turned into a full fledged presentation with a lot of information. At first, I was unpleased with the length of my video but in the end I decided that I actually liked it and found that it served its own purpose. This video is an aid for discussion as I initially intended but it also has an element of seriousness that I think adds to the video in its own way. Going forward, I plan to continue posting content of a variety of lengths and styles on the Facebook page I made to gain the attention of many different audiences. This reason I chose to post this on a Facebook page was because I felt like off the bat, Facebook has the largest variety of user demographics when compared to some other social media sites.
In this project I discussed climate change in current events and laid out some of the things we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic in regards to climate change. Since the COVID-19 lockdown the world has witnessed significant changes in our environment as human activity was put on hold. During this time there has been a dip in carbon emissions, cleaner air and the return of rare species that had been scared off by the human world. The lockdown has shown us the true impact our everyday activities have on the world around us and I see this as an opportunity for a lightbulb to turn on in people's heads. For this reason, I believe it is important, now more than ever, to inform the public on the threats of climate change and the future we could have if we acted now. I think now is a time where the public is vulnerable and is able to start fresh coming out of the lockdown which could prove to be positive for everyone going forward.
From this project I learned that, at the of the day, the publics understanding of climate change is never in full. In other words, I think a large part of the issue with trying to get the ball rolling to combat climate change is misinformation, incomplete information, and false information. I am a college student at a liberal arts college enrolled in a climate change communication class and I still found myself learning new things as I did my research for this project. As I thought about that, I realized that the average person is not rummaging through pages of scientific articles and news articles enough to get a full grasp on the facts of climate change. Now, I believe that the most important step at this point is making sure that the majority of people have a true understanding of what climate change is and the world it could lead to if nothing is done about it. I have said before that I do not trust social media as a communicator for a serious topic such as climate change because I see it as a place where the deniers 'hang out' and post their misleading content. However, for that reason, I understand the need for people to flood social media with accurate climate change content. Today, there are so many pages that advocate for the distribution of accurate climate change information, but there is not enough. I think the accurate content we put on social media will help the climate movement gain a stronger and larger following. Support from the public is the key to solving such a pressing issue such as climate change and the first step to gaining the public's support is informing them on what the heck it is they are fighting for and what they can do to help the cause. By keeping people informed and using popular media to gain a following of supporters to combat climate change, optimistically, I think there is a hope for a better future, one in which humanity can thrive, be sustainable and move away from doing the things we do that hurt our planet.
Check out my video and Facebook page for more information.
It is a fact that millions of people are currently being impacted by the effects of climate change and very soon there will be millions more people who will feel the wrath of climate change. The idea of climate change is not a new topic, it has been known for over a decade that climate change is occurring and that climate change is derived from human activity. That being said, there are climate deniers that are hindering efforts to combat climate change. So, I posed a challenge and asked the people that follow me to watch the presentation I had posted on my page and comment what they think. My goal was to encourage people to take the time to learn some information and start a discussion. I decided to use a video that showed my face and my discussion of the facts and issues entangled in the messy climate change situation in our world because I though that someone hearing my take on climate change and my dialogue would spark some sort of response. That being said, I want to clarify that this project was not based on opinion but was built on scientific consensus and hours of research.
I created my video with the intentions of starting a discussion online and it turned into a full fledged presentation with a lot of information. At first, I was unpleased with the length of my video but in the end I decided that I actually liked it and found that it served its own purpose. This video is an aid for discussion as I initially intended but it also has an element of seriousness that I think adds to the video in its own way. Going forward, I plan to continue posting content of a variety of lengths and styles on the Facebook page I made to gain the attention of many different audiences. This reason I chose to post this on a Facebook page was because I felt like off the bat, Facebook has the largest variety of user demographics when compared to some other social media sites.
In this project I discussed climate change in current events and laid out some of the things we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic in regards to climate change. Since the COVID-19 lockdown the world has witnessed significant changes in our environment as human activity was put on hold. During this time there has been a dip in carbon emissions, cleaner air and the return of rare species that had been scared off by the human world. The lockdown has shown us the true impact our everyday activities have on the world around us and I see this as an opportunity for a lightbulb to turn on in people's heads. For this reason, I believe it is important, now more than ever, to inform the public on the threats of climate change and the future we could have if we acted now. I think now is a time where the public is vulnerable and is able to start fresh coming out of the lockdown which could prove to be positive for everyone going forward.
From this project I learned that, at the of the day, the publics understanding of climate change is never in full. In other words, I think a large part of the issue with trying to get the ball rolling to combat climate change is misinformation, incomplete information, and false information. I am a college student at a liberal arts college enrolled in a climate change communication class and I still found myself learning new things as I did my research for this project. As I thought about that, I realized that the average person is not rummaging through pages of scientific articles and news articles enough to get a full grasp on the facts of climate change. Now, I believe that the most important step at this point is making sure that the majority of people have a true understanding of what climate change is and the world it could lead to if nothing is done about it. I have said before that I do not trust social media as a communicator for a serious topic such as climate change because I see it as a place where the deniers 'hang out' and post their misleading content. However, for that reason, I understand the need for people to flood social media with accurate climate change content. Today, there are so many pages that advocate for the distribution of accurate climate change information, but there is not enough. I think the accurate content we put on social media will help the climate movement gain a stronger and larger following. Support from the public is the key to solving such a pressing issue such as climate change and the first step to gaining the public's support is informing them on what the heck it is they are fighting for and what they can do to help the cause. By keeping people informed and using popular media to gain a following of supporters to combat climate change, optimistically, I think there is a hope for a better future, one in which humanity can thrive, be sustainable and move away from doing the things we do that hurt our planet.
Check out my video and Facebook page for more information.
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