ASSIGNMENT 2

Assignment 2: English Composition

Assignment 2: English Composition

The term climate change refers to increases in global mean surface temperatures brought about by human activity. It is considered an issue of global importance because the rise in temperature and the environmental consequences this might engender are transboundary as they do not respect the boundaries demarcated by the nation-state (Metz, 2001). It is a complex governance issue, especially because the nature and extent of the problem are contested.

Global warming is a natural phenomenon. Atmospheric gases (carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, primarily) absorb infrared radiation, which is reflected from the Earth's surface as ...