To what extent is Climate Change a result of human activities?
ESSAY FORMAT:
Below is one possible way to structure your essay. You may use a different structure if you prefer, provided that the assessment criteria are fulfilled.
Introduction
• Provide necessary background to the issue and narrow down to the focus of your essay.
• Write a main statement clearly stating your position in relation to the essay question.
• You may also wish to outline the structure of the main body of your essay.
Main body
• Each main body section should have a clear topic sentence which introduces a key idea.
• Use content from the Recommended Reading List and your additional reading to develop each idea.
• A well-developed argument is likely to include some or all of the following: supporting data, facts, and opinion from the literature; evaluation of arguments and evidence, including any that challenge the thesis where appropriate; a logical sequence of ideas; relevant examples; a clear writer’s voice that comments on and weighs the evidence discussed in the main body.
Conclusion
• Briefly summarise the main conclusions arrived at in the main body paragraphs.
• Reiterate your claim
Recommended Reading List:
Cook, J., Nuccitelli, D., Green, S., Richardson, M., Winkler, B., Painting, R., Way, R., Jacobs, P. and Skuce, A. (2013). Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature. Environ. Res. Lett., 8(2), 024024.
IPCC (2007). Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M.Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
Soon, W. and Baliunas, S. (2003). Global warming. Physical Geography, 27(3), pp.448-455.
Stroeve, J., Holland, M., Meier, W., Scambos, T. and Serreze, M. (2007). Arctic sea ice decline: Faster than forecast. Geophysics Research34(9).
Trenberth, K.E. (2018) Climate change caused by human activities is happening and it already has major consequences. In: Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law. 36(4) pp.463-481.
References and acceptable academic sources.
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