Why do 56% think Climate change is exaggerated?
Tue, Jul 3, 2007
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A poll carried out between the 14th and 20th June found that 56% thought that scientists were still questioning the validity of carbon emissions being the cause of climate change.
The survey suggested that terrorism, graffiti, crime and dog mess were all of more concern than global warming.
Phil Downing, the poll’s lead researcher said there was more that could be done to encourage people to live “low carbon lifestyles.”
“We are alive to climate change and very few people actually reject out of hand the idea the climate is changing or that humans have had at least some part to play in this,” he added.
“However, a significant number have many doubts about exactly how serious it really is and believe it has been over-hyped.”
One factor, which may explain the results of the poll, is the view that companies are using environmental claims to make money. In the UK, advertisers such as Ariel, Marks and Spencer, Waitrose and McDonald’s have all used environmental claims in order to gain a competitive advantage. This has perhaps led to mistrust and even apathy towards the issue of climate change.
There are of course, other factors at play; among them issues whose origins lie rooted in 2,000 years of history…religion.
It was only last year when there was huge division among US evangelicals as to whether the Bush administration should adopt a more proactive stance on climate change. The Rev James Dobson, host of a radio show with two hundred and twenty million listeners even stated that global warming “is a distraction when families are falling apart and abortion continues as a great evil”.
Clearly this opinion is being thrust into the open and it’s great that issues as important as climate change are being discussed. It is however, worrying that such a large segment of society is apathetic to the greatest threat of our times.
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July 3rd, 2007 at 7:02 pmWhy do 56% think Climate change is exaggerated?…
A poll carried out between the 14th and 20th June found that 56% thought that scientists were still questioning the validity of carbon emissions being the cause of climate change. To find out why, check out this really useful green blog – environm…
July 4th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
I think that there is a more positive outlook perhaps to take on this: it always takes a while for new messages to catch on, and the young generation have gone through schooling where issues such as the greenhouse effect were part of their compulsory curriculum. These people are still in school, or are in university or their first jobs. Given time, they will come to be an ever more powerful voice in society.
June 1st, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Since “Global Warming ” has proven to be a hoax, people aren’t going to buy the whole “Climate Change” lie either.
You’re done…
June 22nd, 2009 at 6:14 pm
“a large segment of society is apathetic to the greatest threat of our times”.??!! Climate Change is the greatest threat??!!.
Witch doctors since the beginning of time have used all sorts of things to control population. The modern witch doctors of today are no different from those of the past.
Let’s see if we can stop climate change. First we must stop the planet from spinning, then we must stop the sun from heating up the earth and causing things like wind turbulance ( hurricanes and cyclones etc.), how about continental drift, that has to stop too. Also we cant allow our solar system to spin around the galaxy. Then there there’s this little problem with the radioactive centre of the earth which is generating all the heat coming up thru all those volcanoes ( 85% of the world’s volcanoes under the ocean)-( not to mention huge volumes of CO2 ).
Also talk about the tail wagging the dog, 70 % of the earth’s surface is covered by water and the ipcc can determine global temperatures by the use of pathetic thermometers in urban areas only ( note the entire population of man occupies only 1 1/2 percent of the earths surface.
I have some very disturbing news for you! I have come across University students that feel that this theory of man made climate change sounds very fishy and are very hungry to learn the truth.
You see my socialistic friends todays young are not as stupid as you would like them to be and they too can see how this so called ” climate change crises is really a tool to form a world goverment run by the United nations and to tax the hell out of hard working people of the world and to make them feel guilty that they have accumulated some wealth. Well I dont feel guilty So go F././.k yourselves.
By the way try something new, that picture at the top of the page showing chimneys bellowing smoke, every body knows that’s steam you dummy.
Take this advice , go get yourself a liitle more education on science, you’ll really feel better knowing that your mind is not being controlled by others that really have no care for your well being.