Several important outputs can be drawn from the research on the climate change topic. From the point of view of social science, I have learned that the political economy significantly influences greenhouse gas emissions produced by a particular state (Dietz et al., 2020). From the natural science lens, I have learned that the major distinctive trait of climate change is identified by the 1.5°C global temperature rises over the next five to twenty years. From the historical lens, I have learned that the issue of climate change is not new, and scientists have been concerned about it since the 1970s (NASA, 2022). Finally, from the humanities perspective, I have found that nowadays, the problem of climate change has gained significant attention in the media and has contributed to the appearance of various conspiracies.
Furthermore, there are several things I want to know regarding this topic:
- Social science: How do environmental changes influence social change?
- Natural science: What evidence for climate change is available now?
- History: Were any efficient approaches developed that helped to cope with the climate change effects in the past?
- Humanities: What are the dominating narratives regarding climate change in the media?
In order to answer these questions, I will do further research on each perspective of the topic. In terms of the natural science question, the NASA overview is a starting point to find more information about such evidence as rising global and ocean temperatures, shrinking of ice sheets, and frequent extreme events (NASA, 2022). Hence, to answer social science and history questions, I need to find more resources covering the specific parts of the topic. Finally, to answer the humanities question, I will analyze different primary resources (materials from mass media covering climate change) and secondary resources (studies exploring media representation of climate change) to indicate the dominating narratives.
References
Dietz, T., Shwom, R. L., & Whitley, C. T. (2020). Climate change and society. Annual Review of Sociology, 46, 135–158.
NASA. (2022). Climate change evidence: How do we know? NASA. Web.