50% of Britons Think Humans Don’t Cause Global Warming
Posted on: December 8th, 2009 by Jenson BrayshawA poll taken yesterday revealed that half of Britain’s residents think that there is no evidence that humans are directly causing global warming. The survey results were published on the eve of the UN climate change talks set to take place in Copenhagen all this week.
Leaders from over 190 countries will convene for a fortnight to discuss the issues with global warming, emissions reduction, and climate change. But the poll, headed by ICM, indicates that many UK voters are in disagreement with environmental experts and politicians. Many voters said that they do not believe people are at fault for global warming.
The survey results show that 46 percent of those polled disagree with scientists that humans are causing global climate change. Additionally, seven percent of those surveyed did not believe that global climate change was taking place at all.
Ed Miliband, UK Energy and Climate Secretary, has been in clashes himself over the same issue. Miliband and prior Tory Chancellor Lord Lawson have been at odds over the issue for sometime now. Lord Lawson accused Miliband of quelling debate on climate change issues.
Lord Lawson went further adding that Miliband was enacting and approving harmful and damaging policies in order to aggressively tackle global climate change. Lawson added that he believes these aggressive policies will cost more than any of the good that they will bring about is worth.
Miliband replied to Lawson’s statements, stating that to ignore global climate change would be irresponsible and that politicians, now more than ever, need to act. Miliband conceded that facing global climate change was a major challenge and would need to be addressed with care, but was adamant that the time for change is now.
Miliband has said that during the Copenhagen talks for climate change it will be crunch time for the planet, and that it would be key for countries around the globe to come to some sort of an agreement in order to affectively tackle global warming.
