These results suggest the Chinese government has general public support for its recent initiatives to deal with global warming even though the Chinese people are not
intensely concerned about global warming.
In my view, it would be equally absurd to
claim concern about global warming while then approving decisions that will literally throw fuel on the fire of this planetary crisis.
He referred to a study by researchers at Yale University and GeorgeMason University in Virginia, announced earlier this week, which showed a 4 % rise in public
concern about global warming in the United States since the start of the year.
Yet while most voters have
expressed concern about global warming for years, just 41 % are willing to pay more in taxes or in utility costs to generate cleaner energy and fight global warming.
An administration that wasn't
very concerned about global warming might be able to get away with approving less aggressive plans from recalcitrant states like Texas or West Virginia.
The automakers» aggressive public campaign — after months of mostly cautious opposition — may be a tough sell at a time of near - record gasoline prices as well as a
growing concern about global warming and America's dependence on foreign oil.
The early
concern about global warming by officials in the Maldives was visible as far back as 1988, as shown in this vignette from my first (and long out of print) book on climate, «Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast»:
Rosenthal says that if carbon dioxide emissions become taxed in the future due to
continuing concerns about global warming, his solar - driven catalyst for making synthetic fuel will compete even better economically with fossil fuels.
This year marks not only the release of a clarion IPCC report and the convening of an enormous UN climate conference, but also the 50th anniversary of the Keeling curve — the longest continuous recording of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, revealing a gradually rising carbon dioxide profile that helped trigger
early concern about global warming.
We are forgiving, and we are forgetful, and that has caused, I think, a shift away from being
so concerned about global warming that it wasn't an issue in this off - year campaign.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- Researchers and
officials concerned about global warming have focused on oil usage, but scientists on Wednesday said liquefied coal could have a greater affect on global climate change.
Importantly, Gallup's annual March update on the environment shows a drop in public
concern about global warming across several different measures, suggesting that the global warming message may have lost some footing with Americans over the past year.
It's noteworthy (and great news) that all three of the candidates, mentioned above, say that they are
seriously concerned about global warming, and all three support some form of carbon «cap - and - auction» or «cap - and - trade» system, or carbon tax.
``... it is prudent not to expect continued year - after - year warming in the near future and, in so doing,
diminish concern about global warming should global cooling instead manifest itself again.»
In a contribution to a recent Dot Earth post, William D. Nordhaus, a Yale University economist who has spent many years examining the costs and benefits of various climate policies, angrily rejected a description of his work used by 16 scientists
questioning concerns about global warming in an op - ed article in The Wall Street Journal.
He emphasizes ythat the
chief concern about global warming is not the increase in temperatures but the resultant disruption in normal climate, that in turn leads to damaging events.
Phrases with «concern about global warming»