Sentences with phrase «more concerned about global warming»

A 2013 study of the impact of imagery found that pictures of weather disasters did make people more concerned about global warming, but at the same time made them feel there was nothing they could personally do about it.

These images, the study found, helped people feel they could take effective action — but did little to make them more concerned about global warming.

As the price of gasoline hits record heights and people are becoming more concerned about global warming, car companies are increasingly investing in «greener» cars.

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The views of a visiting pope, respected by Catholics and many non-Catholics alike as a moral and spiritual leader of great prominence, will not make persons now unconcerned about global warming suddenly begin to grow concerned, nor even make skeptics of religious freedom begin to take its claims more seriously.

Consumers — particularly millennials — are increasingly concerned about global warming and the Earth's finite resources, and believe that this demands a shift toward a more plant - based diet.

Nearly 40 percent of Americans are part of categories called the «alarmed» or «concerned,» meaning they are more likely to say global warming is man - made and are motivated to do something about it.

The hotel chain is celebrating its 50th anniversary by planting 10 million trees across the 34 countries in which it operates with the hope that the effort will help combat deforestation and global warming and attract more customers concerned about the state of the planet.

Are we ready to assume all resposibility for mankind who seems to be more concerned about whats causing global warming then the ultimate effects of sustained ignorance will lead us.

Although I'm not an expert on Branson, my understanding is that he cares for the environment and is concerned about global warming, but / and he also sees the future, and the future involves higher fuel efficiencies and more environment - friendly energy sources.

the fact that some things concern them more than global warming proves that they're not concerned about global warming.

Should this be the case, they could be deemed to be more of a threat to my grandchild than that represented by global warming denialists (many of whom are pro nuclear and concerned about peak oil and population overshoot).

Rising concern about global warming, the reaction against lost jobs in rich countries, worries about food safety and security, and the collapse of world trade talks in Geneva last week also signal that political and environmental concerns may make the calculus of globalization far more complex.

Peer - reviewed studies have raised concerns about how much methane is leaking throughout the production and transmission of natural gas, casting doubt on whether it really is better for global warming than coal, which burns 50 percent more carbon than natural gas.

By continually hammering on climate change or global warming — a challenge for sure, but abstract and not immediate to most people's experience — we've disconnected from most people who have more immediate concerns; we've virtually stopped talking about the impacts of air and water pollution on their children's health, the psychological damage all of us experience when nature around us is destroyed, and so on.

It's worth spending some more time on the National Academy of Sciences reports on geoengineering prospects and concerns — the concerns mainly being about adding sun - blocking particles to the atmosphere to counteract global warming driven by the buildup of heat - trapping greenhouse gases.

Women are significantly more likely than men to be concerned about the impact of global warming and humanity's role in causing it.

Multiple indicators show less concern, more feelings that global warming is exaggerated By Frank Newport Gallup's annual update on Americans» attitudes toward the environment shows a public that over the last two years has become less worried about the threat of global warming, less convinced that its effects are already happening, and more likely to -LSB-...]

It stands to reason that those who express concern about the quality of the environment, about global warming, or the energy situation are more likely to say they have made major changes in their lifestyles than those who are not concerned about these issues.

However, since more Americans express little to no worry about global warming than say this about extinction, global warming is clearly the environmental issue of least concern to them.

PRINCETON, NJ — The slight upward trend in Americans» concern about global warming over the past decade masks a more significant trend: the growing gap between Republicans and Democrats over global warming.

Zachary Jarjoura of the Virginia chapter of the Sierra Club said his group has organized two busloads of residents who are concerned about the local effect of rising seas, more intense hurricanes and higher storm surges that climate scientists predict global warming will inflict.

The people of Earth need fresh water and we all need to be more concerned about having more of it, even it takes more energy to make it or having to listen to the fearmongering of Leftist opinion - makers like Obama and Kerry who claim respectively that, «no challenge — poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change,» and, that global warming is, «perhaps the world's most fearsome weapon of mass destruction.»

The bigger question, if your are truly concerned about global warming, and conservation, are you willing to spend more, and adjust to a minimalist life style, even if it costs you a little more up front?

These include claiming that addressing climate change will keep the poor in «energy poverty»; citing the global warming «hiatus» or «pause» to dismiss concerns about climate change; pointing to changes in the climate hundreds or thousands of years ago to deny that the current warming is caused by humans; alleging that unmitigated climate change will be a good thing; disputing that climate change is accelerating sea level rise; and denying that climate change is making weather disasters more costly.

Previous Gallup research has shown that concern about global warming has diminished this year, and the research reviewed here shows clearly that Americans are more willing than ever to forgo protection of the environment if needed in order to ensure economic growth or the production of energy.

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.

48 Growing Energy & Environmental Concerns 58 % of Americans rank «dealing with the nation's energy problem» as a top priority in 2006, up from 40 % in 2003 87 % of Americans cite home heating and energy prices as a «very big» or «big» problem for the nation's economy 88 % of US adults respond that «energy efficient» was very important in their electronics, appliance, lighting and heating / cooling equipment purchases Gallup polls: Americans» concerns about environmental issues have increased more than 10 percentage points between 2004 and 2006 The LOHAS Consumer Report: 91 % of people are in total agreement with the statement «I care about protecting the environment» ABC News / Washington Post Poll: 79 % of Americans think global warming poses a serious threat to future generations Source: AP SourConcerns 58 % of Americans rank «dealing with the nation's energy problem» as a top priority in 2006, up from 40 % in 2003 87 % of Americans cite home heating and energy prices as a «very big» or «big» problem for the nation's economy 88 % of US adults respond that «energy efficient» was very important in their electronics, appliance, lighting and heating / cooling equipment purchases Gallup polls: Americans» concerns about environmental issues have increased more than 10 percentage points between 2004 and 2006 The LOHAS Consumer Report: 91 % of people are in total agreement with the statement «I care about protecting the environment» ABC News / Washington Post Poll: 79 % of Americans think global warming poses a serious threat to future generations Source: AP Sourconcerns about environmental issues have increased more than 10 percentage points between 2004 and 2006 The LOHAS Consumer Report: 91 % of people are in total agreement with the statement «I care about protecting the environment» ABC News / Washington Post Poll: 79 % of Americans think global warming poses a serious threat to future generations Source: AP Source: NASA

Americans» level of concern about global warming declines by age group, with younger adults more likely to worry and say the effects have already started.

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.

More and more individuals are becoming concerned about the effects of global warming to the human race and are making efforts in trying to solve and prevent further global warmMore and more individuals are becoming concerned about the effects of global warming to the human race and are making efforts in trying to solve and prevent further global warmmore individuals are becoming concerned about the effects of global warming to the human race and are making efforts in trying to solve and prevent further global warming.

All the law did was require coal plants to use them, a change that had very little impact on consumers, who were more concerned then about acid rain than they are today about global warming.

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.

About seven - in - ten or more in India (76 %), the Philippines (72 %) and Vietnam (69 %) are very concerned about global warming, while just 18 % say the same in CAbout seven - in - ten or more in India (76 %), the Philippines (72 %) and Vietnam (69 %) are very concerned about global warming, while just 18 % say the same in Cabout global warming, while just 18 % say the same in China.

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.

Poll - takers found that people around the world were rapidly becoming more aware of global warming and more concerned about it.

But it should be emphasized that, although his points on the anti-intellectualism of creation science and lousy civics knowledge are sound, when he surrounds that with misdirection and literally unsupportable talking points about the global warming issue, his message looks less like one of genuine concern and more like a subtle excuse to validate global warming propaganda.

This political differentiation of global warming attitudes is not isolated; other research shows that in today's political environment, Republicans are much more likely to say that concerns about global warming are exaggerated and that warming's effects will not affect them personally in their lifetimes, and are less likely to say scientists believe global warming is occurring.

Other studies have shown a similar effect: Republicans who think they understand the global warming issue best are least concerned about it; and among Republicans and those with higher levels of distrust of science in general, learning more about the issue doesn't increase one's concern about it.

«[T] he science to me — and I have been involved, not as a scientist but as a lawyer — the science to me suggests, in the ten years I've been involved in it, that there is no basis, no mechanism that anybody can point to or look at to say that more CO2 in the air is going to lead to catastrophic global warming or apocalyptic global warming, as opposed to some mild warming, which is nothing to be concerned about at all.

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.

This could certainly be a growth sector if oil becomes more expensive and low - carbon technologies are given a push because of concerns about global warming.

Nobody regards the case as closed, and more research is necessary, but most of the methane deposits lining the margins of continents would seem to be fairly low on the list of scientific concerns about global warming.

«Respondents exposed to the campaign were more likely to believe that global warming is happening, to accept the scientific consensus, to be more concerned about impacts and more supportive of policy solutions.»

I am aware of people making the argument that the big push by the nuclear industry for enormous government subsidies to find a massive expansion of nuclear power on the basis that nuclear power is «THE ANSWER» to global warming is a fraud that dishonestly and cynically takes advantage of growing concern about the very real problem of global warming, and I make that argument myself (because even a quite large expansion of nuclear electricity generation would have little effect on overall GHG emissions, at great cost, taking too long to achieve even that little effect, while misdirecting resources that could more effectively be applied elsewhere).

Based on survey data gathered between 2008 and 2014, people living in the central US tended to be less worried about global warming than the national average, while residents of drought - stricken California showed noticeably more concern.

Congress heard from the automakers at a time when many lawmakers are concerned about global warming and seeking ways to require more fuel efficiency in vehicles.

Americans» level of concern about global warming declines by age group, with younger adults more likely to worry and say the effects have already star...