Global warming has been a long gradual process stemming from the earliest days of industrialization. It is the unfortunate side effect of what has, for the most part, benefited every civilization by giving every person more goods to live with. The effects of global warming were not felt for the 18th, 19th and 20th century however our generation is facing the full force of catastrophic events such as category 5 hurricanes, mass droughts, and rising sea levels. The politicians who have the power to make meaningful changes refuse to do so because they are in the pockets of multinational corporations who profit by polluting. We’ve had access to technology that would make it possible to convert to clean energy and it is absolutely shameful that we have not moved to more broadly adopt them. If we cannot force our politicians to make meaningful policies that curb the rising threat of climate change we must do our part at home and try and decrease our carbon footprint. We can do this by consuming less meat as agriculture and industrialized animal domestication account for 35% of global carbon emissions.