The U.S. ranks lower than other countries
in public concern about global warming and the results are stratified: among Republicans, the party more fully dedicated to the interests of wealth and corporate power, it ranks far lower than the global norm.
An Angus Reid poll showed a decline
in public concern about global warming in 2008.
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.
Not exact matches
Last week I posted a «Your Dot» contribution from Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, a University of Chicago climate scientist
concerned that policy makers and the
public keep
in mind the primacy of carbon dioxide emissions if they are serious
about limiting the chances of propelling disruptive human - driven
global warming.
I've submitted
concerns about the paper's coverage of
global warming to the
Public Editor at least twice (if my memory is correct)
in the recent couple of months, and I haven't heard or seen anything
about the matter
in his pieces
in the paper.
The piece, «The Nerd Loop: Why I'm Losing Interest
in Communicating Climate Change,» is a long disquisition on why there's too much thumb sucking and circular analysis and not enough experimentation among institutions
concerned about public indifference to risks posed by human - driven
global warming.
In a pretaped interview to be broadcast this morning on National
Public Radio's»: Morning Edition» program, Griffin is asked by NPR's Steve Inskeep whether he is
concerned about global warming.
It could be due to a range of factors, the scientists say, from «a well - financed opposition» to the Cape Wind project on Cape Cod, to increasing
public awareness and
concern about changing climate and «
global warming,» to health impacts and the recent electricity rate hikes
in Delaware.
According to the report's sponsors, this kind of comparative analysis is useful for policymakers considering regulatory approaches;
public interest organizations
concerned about public health and consumer costs; and financial analysts and investors assessing company risk exposure as
global warming emission limits
in the U.S. gain more momentum.
These numbers could suggest that when the issue of
global warming is discussed
in an environmental /
public health framework, people are more likely to access their feelings of
concern about potential impacts on
public welfare, and may consider the issue outside of a political framework.
There's no compelling scientific argument for drastic action to «decarbonize» the world's economy By 16
concerned scientists (see end of article) A candidate for
public office
in any contemporary democracy may have to consider what, if anything, to do
about «
global warming.»
While out
in public spruiking the Government's
concern about global warming, alternately aggressive and oleaginous,
in private he is happy to say that he is a climate change sceptic.
Even just acknowledging more openly the incredible magnitude of the deep structural uncertainties that are involved
in climate - change analysis — and explaining better to policymakers that the artificial crispness conveyed by conventional IAM - based CBAs [Integrated Assessment Model — Cost Benefit Analyses] here is especially and unusually misleading compared with more ordinary non-climate-change CBA situations — might go a long way toward elevating the level of
public discourse
concerning what to do
about global warming.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
Public concern about global warming is evident across all age groups
in the U.S., with majorities of younger and older Americans saying they worry
about the problem a great deal or fair amount.
In late 2005, however, Dr. Hansen's ability to voice his
concerns about global warming was severely compromised by NASA
public affairs officials.
It should not be surprising if various fraudsters attempt to cash
in on the growing
public concern about global warming with various bogus (and profitable) schemes to address it.