I've given you six issues that will be a higher
priority than global warming.
Not exact matches
«These claims amount to nothing more
than ideological grandstanding to say whatever they can to make «
global warming» an urgent
priority,» he said.
A new national survey conducted by The Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and researchers at Yale University found that fewer
than 1 in 3 Americans, and 40 percent of Catholics, are aware of Pope Francis's efforts to publicize
global warming as a
priority issue for the Catholic Church.
What we need to have is an intelligent discussion about environmental
priorities, rather
than global warming hysteria.
While momentum builds that a REDD agreement may be one of the few positive Copenhagen outcomes to limit
global warming to no more
than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, without forest protection as its key
priority, those hopes will be shattered.
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 Source: NASA
-- Muller believes humans are changing climate with CO2 emissions — humans have been responsible for «most» of a 0.4 C
warming since 1957, almost none of the
warming before then — IPCC is in trouble due to sloppy science, exaggerated predictions; chairman will have to resign — the «Climategate» mails were not «hacked» — they were «leaked» by an insider — due to «hide the decline» deception, Muller will not read any future papers by Michael Mann — there has been no increase in hurricanes or tornadoes due to
global warming — automobiles are insignificant in overall picture — China is the major CO2 producer, considerably more
than USA today — # 1
priority for China is growth of economy —
global warming is not considered important — China CO2 efficiency (GDP per ton CO2) is around one - fourth of USA today, has much room for improvement — China growth will make per capita CO2 emissions at same level as USA today by year 2040 — if it is «not profitable» it is «not sustainable» — US energy future depends on shale gas for automobiles; hydrogen will not be a factor — nor will electric cars, due to high cost — Muller is upbeat on nuclear (this was recorded pre-Fukushima)-- there has been no
warming in the USA — Muller was not convinced of Hansen's GISS temperature record; hopes BEST will provide a better record.
A large and determined fraction of the public were convinced that
global warming worries deserved only scorn, and most of the rest gave the problem a far lower
priority than the economic and political issues of the moment.