----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: gmane.science.general.global-change To: "globalchange" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 1:56 PM Subject: [Global Change: 1454] Re: Recent polls on climate change views
> > And a comment: we may need to separate public confusion over the > science, which may be a non-issue, with > public confusion over the policy prescriptions which is large and > likely to grow. > > Rob > > > On Apr 21, 12:20 pm, Rob Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Over on my blog (http://climatespin.blogspot.com/), I've been >> looking at three recent polls on climate change views. The results >> overall should be very encouraging to those who think rational science >> is losing the battle of public opinion. >> >> Amount the highlights: >> 83% believe global warming is a serious problem (up from 70% in 2004) >> including 56% who think its "very serious" On a related note: a survey of US adults conducted at the end of March found only 9% "believe climate change is not a problem and does not require any action", while two thirds believe "immediate action is necessary" or "we should take some action now". Yet only 39% "have heard or read about the use of nuclear energy 'as a way to fight global warming and climate change.'" (http://www.nei.org/index.asp?catnum=4&catid=1022) Raising a tax of $25 per tonne of carbon dioxide and reinvesting it to reduce construction costs by 25% would make nuclear power the most economical choice for new base-load power plants. That kind of emission-reduction action could be taken now, immediately, to prevent the further proliferation of coal plants in the US. -dl --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
