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Poll Finds Americans Want Action Against Climate Change, Even if It Costs
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jul 06, 2005 12:13am |
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| News Date | Wednesday, July 6, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Abid Aslam, OneWorld US Tue Jul 5, 2:25 PM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jul 5 (OneWorld) - A vast majority of Americans disagree with President George W. Bush's stance on global warming, a new poll said Tuesday amid reports of a widening rift over climate change between the United States and its partners in the Group of Eight (G8) dominant countries.
''Going into the G8 Summit, nearly all Americans feel that the U.S. should not be a laggard, but should be ready to do as much as most other developed countries to reduce emissions that cause climate change,'' said Steven Kull, director of the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA), which surveyed 812 people late last month.
He was referring to the July 6-8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, of leaders from G8 countries: Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the United States.
The United States, which emits one-third of global carbon dioxide, is the only G8 country that has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol, a 1997 treaty to rein in climate change. Washington initially signed the pact but the Bush administration rejected it in 2001, saying the burden to the economy would be too great.
A majority of survey participants, however, expressed optimism that steps taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would benefit the U.S. economy.
Asked to choose between two statements, 71 percent chose the position that ''the U.S. economy will become more competitive because these efforts will result in more efficient energy use, saving money in the long run.''
By contrast, 23 percent chose the position that ''efforts in the United States to reduce the release of greenhouse gases will cost too much money and hurt the U.S. economy,'' the survey said. |
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