Carbon capture, fossil fuel, greenhouse gas, these are some of the latest and more common catch-phrases used when it comes to the conversation of climate change. Mention any one or all of these alliterative word-groupings and nowadays that’s guaranteed to move or stir the emotions which brings me to my next point.
Two and two
There are two sides to the global warming issue/argument. You either accept it as real or you don’t. If you accept as real, there are two sides here, too: You either believe the global mean surface temperature rise of about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) since
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