Starting as early as the ’70s more and more products were starting to be made as conveniences to the consumers, things like hair sprays, which had major impacts on air quality because of its internal chemicals, as well as plastics, which have been our source of containment for decades now. However, while much of the issue of solving climate change can come from the eradication of certain products, there are two issues with going about this: people don’t understand the severity of the impact that just one person can have annually, (and as such they are unwilling to make a change due to the ignorance), as well as the technology for finding pollution concentration being stuck in the past, being so inefficient. The monitors that are used to calculate air pollution severity are products that have been unchanged since the ’80s, and so, they are incapable of finding specific locations where the impact of fossil fuel use on the environment is greater (Bates).

Cars actually use a lot of energy before they get to the streets. Vehicle production uses materials like steel, rubber, glass, plastics, paints, etc. These all require energy to make, and many of these materials stay in the environment permanently. The cost to the environment is really difficult to quantify since there is so much to quantify. Every year, the number of automobiles on the road increases drastically. 70% or more of the pollution they cause is due to the fuel consumption and emissions of gas (Jenshel). This, on such a large scale that it is, is one of the leading factors and main causes of pollution in our modern world.

As a whole, climate change is very difficult to face because our modern society relies so much on technology that requires a base of fossil fuels like coals or other toxic-gas releasing products that create pollution when burned (Harter). As time passes, and the demand for technology increases, the output of this toxicity increases more and more, especially with the rising birth rate and overall population. With a larger number of people than ever to accommodate, the reality is that we would not be able to keep up without the use of fossil fuels, unless we were to revert to more natural use of energy, such as solar or wind, but these cost much more to put into effect, and no one is putting forth the cash to make it happen. As these issues continue to progress, climate change becomes more drastic.