JORDAN CAHILL, SARAH MAYFIELD, JUSTIN COHAN and JOE CASEY
Specials to The Leader
Climate change is a worldwide issue that will affect all of us more and more in the coming decades.
According to the NASA Earth Observatory, 2019 was the second hottest year on record.
While the Earth has gradually gotten warmer over time, we’ve seen temperatures skyrocket across the globe in the past decade.
We’re also witnessing the rapid change within the climate.
According to an article by Alec Tyson for Pew Research Center, “Six in 10 adults now view climate change as being a major threat to the wellbeing of the U.S.”
That number is only going to continue to grow as temperatures keep rising and the earth grows warmer.
This topic is important to college students because it could dramatically impact our futures. With the candidates debating about issues such as the Green New Deal and fracking, changes are already starting to occur.
#BeTheChangeInClimateChange is a student-based group that works on educating others about climate change and helps encourage other students to vote on Nov. 3.
Also found on social media platforms as @votefredonia, their goal is to help make SUNY Fredonia students aware of the dangers of climate change and to show them how heading to the polls can help solve this existential crisis.
While saving the Earth from climate change is something that we can’t do individually, what we can do is help support those in positions of power who are willing to do what it takes to combat climate change.
Hot topics such as the Paris Climate Agreement, the Green New Deal and possible climate change positions in the White House are all ideas that need support come Nov. 3.
This election will determine the course of climate change actions and policies in the next four years, which affects the future of all college students.
A 2019 United Nations general assembly meeting concluded that we only have 11 years to stop irreversible damage to the environment from occurring, so the importance of voting for climate change support in this election has never been more necessary.
To find out what candidates are in support of solving cli-mate change issues, you can visit OnTheIssues.org, a website where you can look up any candidate and see where they stand on such issues.
#BeTheChangeInClimateChange can also help answer questions about voting.
Visit their blog at votefredonia.wordpress.com, where they will provide steps informing you of how to cast your ballot this November and other student voting matters this fall.
You can also follow their Instagram and Twitter pages @votefredonia to find more information.