Debate.org: global warming Debates

Humans Cause Global Warming

2013-01-18T08:11:45-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Rules: R1 acceptance and opening statements. No points or arguments. R2 beginning arguments no refutation. R3 refutations and arguments. R4 same as R3 R5 rebuttals only points and refutations allowed that you have already made. I cannot stress that enough. I believe the sun is an ever changing celestial body. I do not think that humans can have a big enough impact to change the climate. If the temperature is changing it is the sun.

There is no way to even ballpark what percentage of global warming is caused by CO2 gases.

2008-06-19T18:57:54-08:00

(Voting Period) Most global warming fans will admit that CO2 (both natural and man-made) is just one of the many factors that contribute to global warming, both present and past. Most will also admit that long before cars and factories came about, wild temperature swings in both directions occurred under relatively stable CO2 levels. Additionally, most will admit there is no reason to believe these natural (non-CO2) factors are not contributing to the current warming trend. If this is the case, the percentage of warming caused by CO2 gases (in comparison to other natural factors in play) is entirely unknowable. We are only sure that CO2 (man-made or otherwise) is responsible for somewhere between 0 and 100 percent of the current warming trend.

Global warming: A dentriment to Botswana's efforts of being self sufficient

2013-04-29T07:16:13-08:00

(Post Voting Period) "Botswana faces harsh climatic conditions in 50 years due to the effects of global warming. Climate change will decimate the country's wildlife and water resources and displace many Batswana who will be forced to flee drying up areas in search of places with better water resources" Anthropologist Richard Leakey If you think you know Botswana more than I, accept this challenge

Anthropogenic global warming is a threat

2012-11-10T21:27:15-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Definitions Anthropogenic an"thro"po"gen"ic/ˌanTHrəpōˈjenik/ Adjective: (chiefly of environmental pollution and pollutants) Originating in human activity. Global warming an increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution 3 days to post 4 rounds 8000 Characters No insulting Start argument in first round

Anthropogenic Global Warming is a Threat

2012-11-05T16:59:27-08:00

Mankind Is the Main Cause of Global Warming

2012-09-25T14:57:09-08:00

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8,000 character limit, 72 hours to vote, 1 week voting period, 5 rounds.
I will be arguing for this issue, Ron-Paul will be arguing against. First round acceptance only.
This will be regular debate format, 2 cases in round 2, rebuttals for the rest of the debate.

Global warming is human caused and deserves to be a major concern when deciding American policy.

2012-08-31T10:14:50-08:00

(Post Voting Period) 4,000 characters max I will be arguing in favor of this issue. Rules -------- First round: acceptance only Round 5: No new arguments may be presented If your oppnent asks for a source, it must be provided. You may not use Fox News, MSNBC, or other biased sources. You must cite your evidence as much as possible.

Is Global Warming really an issue?

2012-05-05T18:45:52-08:00

(Post Voting Period) First Round: Acceptance Second Round: Stating the case Third Round: Rebuttle Fourth Round: Rebuttle Fourth Round Concluding arguements

There has been significant Global Warming

2012-03-11T23:01:21-08:00

(Post Voting Period) 1st round acceptance

Global Warming is Good

2012-02-19T17:14:39-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Global warming, the act of putting unnatural heat into the atmosphere, is harmful to the world. According to McClure and Stiffler in 2007, Warming is in fact real and the leading climate scientists are agreeing that warming needs to be stopped. "The world's leading climate scientists are reporting that they are basically certain that burning gasoline, coal and other fossil fuels has unnaturally heated the atmosphere -- and the effects are likely to last for centuries." They add that, "Warming is likely to mean intensified droughts and heat waves, along with unusually strong storms. The scientists also highlighted an increasingly worrisome global trend; acidification of the oceans, which could unravel the marine web of life." Added, according to Deibel in 2007, "there is one major existential threat, which demands urgent action. It is the threat of global warming to the stability of the blimate upon which all earthly life depends. It is virtually impossible

Global Warming Exists

2011-10-11T00:14:15-08:00

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I believe that Global Warming Exists

Rules:

Round 1 Acceptance

Round 2 Debate-No rebuttals, just your debate

Round 3 Rebuttal-You Can expand your debate, as well as countering your opponents

Round 4 Conclusion-Any Last words for voters, any last rebuttals

Good Luck

Do we need to do more to stop global warming?

2011-10-01T04:29:19-08:00

(Voting Period) We need to do more to stop global warming. Global warming is happening and human activity is the main cause for global warming. Although, general consensus is the acceptance of existence of global warming, only limited amount of efforts have been done to prevent further catastrophe.

Resolved: Electric cars should be a priority in plans to fight global warming

2011-08-27T14:36:50-08:00

(Post Voting Period) The debate will go in the following order: Round one: Intro Round two: main round/ Case Round three: CX Round four: conclusion. My opponent will answer the following questions as well as use these questions as a base for his contentions: Are electric cars helpful in fighting global warming? Are electric cars economical? Are electric cars compatible with electric grids? Are electric cars reliable? My opponent also agrees that i could use the same case as i did in my previous debate. http://www.debate.org/debates/Electric-cars-should-be-a-priority-in-plans-to-fight-global-warming/1/ Thank you.

One should work against global warming and avoid extinction from it, even if it is non-anthropogenic

2011-03-31T16:33:54-08:00

(Post Voting Period) First, I would like to make sure that anyone who might accept this debate realizes that an underlying premise of this topic is that global warming exists and will cause human extinction if left unaltered. You have to subscribe to some very close form of this premise if you want to debate. You can define what your version/interpretation of this premise is in the next post.

Therefore use the next post for this task as well as acceptance of the debate, and then immediately begin discussing. I will begin my argument right now as well, however I want to reserve the right to abort the debate without penalty from the voters if I disagree strongly with any of the aforementioned interpretations/definitions you put forth during your acceptance. However, I think it's unlikely to come to this, and I will have a high tolerance for disagreement on this issue and will incorporate any sub-threshold disagreements into the argument.

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Global Warming

2011-03-16T10:31:56-08:00

(Voting Period) I thank my opponent in taking this debate. I shall be con and say that Global Warming is false and doesn't exist and/or is insignificant in science. Good luck.

Global Warming is Entirely Caused By Humans

2011-03-13T09:55:41-08:00

(Voting Period) My argument is that, while global warming may have been intensified by human influence (CO2 emissions, methane emissions, etc.), it is also a product of the Earth itself and this should be considered when reporting on the drastic effects of global warming. The ice caps will melt and water levels will rise. These are leftovers from the most recent ice age, the Quaternary glaciation (1), and should be expected to melt as we move toward the Holocene epoch (2). Rainforests and deserts will change, but this has happened before. Global warming, while real, is not entirely a result of our actions. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternary_glaciation 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene

Global Warming Exists

2010-06-03T08:30:50-08:00

(Post Voting Period) not.

The human effect on global warming is significant.

2009-05-27T22:42:28-08:00

(Voting Period) (Paraphrased from http://www.debate.org/debate/8325/) I'm not sure how well I worded the debate resolution, so I will explain further. This is a scientific debate about whether humans are driving global warming and whether it is a problem. Not all evidence has to be inherently scientific, but all evidence should give reasons to believe that the human effect on global warming is significant (PRO) or insignificant (CON). Definitions Human effect: Effect caused by unnatural human actions; this includes sources such as factories and power plants but excludes sources such as natural respiration. Global warming: an increase in the earth's average atmospheric and oceanic temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. (dictionary.com) CO2: Carbon dioxide. AGW: Anthropogenic global warming; global warming caused by human activities. ======================== Contention 1: Basic Scientific Argum

Global Warming Is Killing People

2009-01-20T22:38:26-08:00

(Voting Period) global warming is killing people.. what can you say about it?

is global warming entirely caused because of man

2008-09-10T07:16:35-08:00

(Post Voting Period) First let ,me tell you that i'am not a critic who likes to insult mankind as i also am a human being.But we must all agree to this that we are the sole responsible cuase of this heated conversation of global warming.If man had'nt made machines pollution would not have been burdening mother earth and its pitful reatures on a sad note i would conclude by saying man has caused these broblems and we should be the ones solving it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!