David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Movie Analysis Essay

Climate change is a controversial topic that has been an issue for many years now, but is it a fact or a myth? We get answers to a few of our questions from David Attenborough's documentary film, “A life on our planet.”

This documentary is truly an eye-opening experience, the audience gets the chance to understand what is going on and how it affects us as a human race. Climate change is a serious issue that has only escalated throughout the years that we have ignored, but what is climate change? Climate change is “a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular, a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.”  Both natural and human causes affect this reaction.  Some human causes are burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and developing land for farms, cities, etc. All of these actions cause the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Some natural causes are changes in the earth's orbit, volcanic activity, and the sun's intensity. 

There are multiple ways we can help our planet before it becomes too late. Some of the actions we can take are as simple as recycling and picking up after ourselves. Group activities such as beach clean-ups are also a great way to help. Our next step should be trying to decrease as much pollution as possible and start the process of reforestation. Not would this help natural life grow, it would also be beneficial to human health. 

In conclusion, unless we can ignore the facts stated, climate change is real. It is our future actions that will determine whether or not life on earth will be possible. David Attenborough used an abandoned city in Ukraine as an example of what our planet could become, and I rather not see it come to that.