Yusraa bint Yusuf Ismail

Pr. Cacoila

Art Activists

Intervention 3 Performance/Protest

                                                   Human Impact on Greenhouse Effect

            The greenhouse effect also known as global warming is a vast economic, social, political, and of course global issue that has quite frankly been around since some time in the 1800s but has recently been brought into the public’s awareness and many forms of media. It is a great thing that global warming has been brought to the public’s attention because it has resulted in more laws and restrictions, but global warming has been on the rise for a long time now. Global warming effects many aspects of daily life including extreme weather, flooding, and health decay. This topic is highly important because it not only affects a singular being, but the world and all that it consists of.

            Humans are mainly the cause of global presently. Carbon dioxide emission from transportation vehicles, methane emission from the decomposition of waste in landfills, nitrous oxide emission produced from soil cultivation practices, and more. The emission of these gases leads to the greenhouse effect, which is when the Earth’s atmosphere, filled with greenhouse gases, traps the Sun’s heat, and heats the Earth. Some scientists believe that 100% of global warming is due to humans, and I wouldn’t completely disagree with them. We must eat, travel, produce energy to power homes and workplaces, etc. daily to live and function on Earth. The problem does not lay there, but it lays in the ways and processes used to complete these actions.

            I enjoy all things related to science whether it be positive or sometimes unfortunately negative. What’s beneficial about the negative is that we can learn from it and how to get better from it. One way is to read about it. Another way is to inform others about it and one can do that by protesting. Protesting can get others involved and informed about issues that need resolve. “The streets have long represented the public sphere: a space where all citizens can participate democratically and freely.” Protesting also creates representation. When people are well informed and involved in something, they feel as though they can represent it. Representation has been shown in many ways including community events, joining clubs/groups and some not always favorable ways which can be graffiti and other forms of public art. “The urban environment has also been home to a variety of tactics of representation such as graffiti, wheat paste posters, stickers, and stencils.” Writing about this topic gives me a sense of involvement and now I can inform others and maybe get them involved in the matter too.