november 14
6:45 pm
This London Times polled an unspecified group of people about their views on global warming. The results showed that only 41 percent of the people surveyed believe global warming is a scientific fact and is man-made. These numbers may be problematic for the British government as it has planned to raise green taxes in an effort to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050. The article notes that the recession appears to be the cause for less concern on global climate change. People are apparently focused on more immediate problems than the potentially catastrophic effects of global climate change.
This article shows interesting statistics but does not explain clearly enough the methods in which the survey was conducted, including what population it is referring to at the beginning. The statistics are not surprising though, as there have been many surveys with similar results. This just shows that there are still many strong and opposing views on global warming. The article makes a good point in stating that people are more concerned about paying more taxes than a problem that has yet to directly hinder their every day life. It is human nature to be concerned with the immediate consequences rather than future consequences. Of course, with divisions shown by these statistics, it is hard not to believe that both sides must have very strong arguments.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6916648.ece
2 comments:
It is interesting to know that people do not believe in the fact that global warming is man-made. But it is not a shock that people don't want to pay more tax to fix something that the government saw signs of this happening years ago. If the government was so concerned about global warming they should have started to protect the Earth a while back.
my honest opinion, people wont care at all until real foretold events of what global warming will cause start to happen. but by then it is going to be to late. its human nature to put put something off that doesn't appear to be high priority.
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