I am far more concerned
about climate change in the long run, though I think peak oil and gas may be worse crises in the short run.
And they took their eye off the ball in terms of public opinion, in talking
about climate science and looking at what the denial machine was doing.
For example, the likelihood that a Christian survey respondent expressed a great deal of
concern about climate change dropped by about a third between 1990 and 2015.
No, she did not
talk about climate change since it was a much smaller issue when she was alive.
A second is, How can we measure what people
know about climate change independently of who they are?
This survey asked people to express their level of
worry about climate change on a scale from «not at all worried» to «extremely worried».
A public that understands the state of the science is more likely to want something
done about climate change.
It is the proven false
information about climate science that has been paid for by the fossil fuel industry to delay sensible, responsible action that is the problem.
We should not
care about climate sensitivity, that is based on climate models that have always been wrong.
Although the rich world's energy poor are largely forgotten in
discussions about climate policies, they bear an unfair burden for well - meaning proposals.
In other words, should teachers give weight to what the vast majority of actual climate scientists
say about climate science?
Of course, that's not saying much, given last year's presidential election didn't feature a single debate
question about climate change.
Even before the world decided to get
serious about climate policy, not all was well in the world of coal.
I want to choose something that is informative and accessible, even for people without much
knowledge about climate change, politics, or environmental issues.
For weeks, this document has been put in the hands of most every journalist that
writes about climate issues, and many articles have been written about its contents.
Anyone who believes that the second goal can be discarded is not taking domestic politics seriously; anyone who would neglect the first is not talking
about climate policy.
Note, I assume nothing
about climate scientists other than they are examples of intelligent humans pursuing a noble calling.
Given the large and growing (my opinion) uncertainty of the aerosol forcing, how can we make meaningful
statements about the climate sensitivity from paleo - experiments?
Today faith leaders from every corner of the world are connecting the dots between our heads and our hearts, between the scientific
facts about climate change and our human response.
So, more of us than before fall 2009 have learned that we must work in a very different environment than existed when nobody outside the field cared
much about climate science.
Where is the evidence that media coverage substantive affects
views about climate change one way or the other?
They're regular citizens from all walks of life concerned
about the climate crisis and committed to taking action to solve it.
For many lawmakers, public
opinion about climate change is a significant element to consider when forming policies about global warming.
Understanding and trying to make sense of the different stories
told about climate change by the media is the focus of this book.
Given the stakes here — this is the biggest news
story about climate change in quite some time — I think it is important to examine this charge.
We know
enough about climate risk to assert that the level of risk is enough to be a serious issue, more so as time goes by.
Do you feel emotionally overwhelmed, at least occasionally, because of
news about climate change?
Phrases with «about climate»