Global Climate Change of Healing Earth

1. What does climate mean?

• Atmosphere change in a period of time.

• Weather change in one week period of time

• Weather condition in average or extremes of a region in one year period of time.

• Accumulation of weather condition

What phenomenon can be related to global climate change?

• The burning of forests in Kalimantan and other islands in every dry season..

• The increasing number of refugees in many parts of the world.

• The eruption of volcanic mountains.

• The increasing of flood, drought season in many places, extreme weather, and typhoon.

What factors do you think have potential to cause global climate change?

• Political conflicts in some parts of the world.

• The increasing CO2 pollution in the atmosphere, volcano eruption, and forest fire..

• Gasses coming from volcanic mountains.

• Increasing number of human population.

What are the impacts of global climate change?

• The increase number of refugees from Middle East to Europe.

• The increase number of those going to the hospital due to the spreading pandemic.

• The more rapid melting of the north pole ice, the increase of sea surface level, and the increasing number of refugees.

• The increasing CO2 pollution in the atmosphere.

What can cause the ocean acidification?

• Over-fishing in the oceans.

• Increasing carbon dioxide and methane levels in the atmosphere.

• Increasing ocean surface level around the world.

• Increasing number of ferry, boat, and other sea transportation vehicle in the ocean.

Who are supposed to be responsible for the global climate change problems?

• The United States and China which created mostly the pollution of green house gases in the atmosphere.

• All people rich and poor whose actions created the drastic increasing of the global temperature which affected the global climate change problems.

• Those who are in the authority.

• Those countries which ratified the Paris Agreement.

Assuming that the main moral goal of responding the global climate change problems is reducing the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere, what kinds of action should be taken?

• Reducing the number of vehicles, factories, and other sources of green house gas emissions.

• Reducing green house gas emissions, reducing deforestation activities, and increasing sustainable farming practices.

• Increasing palm oil production.

• Increasing organic farming practices.

What does moral storm mean in relation to global climate change issue?

• The existing of moral challenge complexity related to global climate change issue perceived as well as an intergenerational problem.

• The existing of an moral problem which cannot be solved.

• The widening gap between rich countries and poor countries.

• The refusing of the United States to ratify Kyoto Protocol.

What are the moral virtues needed in addressing the challenge of global climate change?

• Joy, sense of gratitude, respect, and patience.

• Prudence, patience, compassion, and caring.

• Temperance, prudence, caring, and compassion.

• Courage, prudence, temperance, and justice

What does human spirit tend to long for in facing the global climate change?

• Natural disequilibrium and transformation.

• Natural turbulence and change.

• Natural sustainability and balance.

• Long rainy season and high humidity.