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Poll Shows Decline in UK Public Conviction About Climate Change

Green Car Congress

A new poll by Ipsos Mori has found that the proportion of adults in the UK who believe that climate change is “definitely” a reality dropped by more than 30% over the last year, from 44% to 31%. The BBC poll found that 25% of people thought climate change was not happening, compared with 15% in November last year.

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Is the UK losing belief in climate change?

Green Cars News

How much faith do you have that climate change is a reality? The proportion of adults describing climate change as “definitely” a reality fell from 44 per cent to 31 per cent over the last 12 months. According to a new poll by Ipsos Mori, belief in global warming is falling in the UK. Even though [.].

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So it’s definitely not a simple as choosing the Tesla sedan over the Volt. How will the pressures of climate change, limited fossil fuel resources and the mainstreaming of "green" consciousness reshape society? The sedan is barely in the prototype stage while the Volt has almost reached deployment status. Follow the money.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. We definitely need an urban charging grid if the electric car is to find a place in town, where it’s needed most. Close down all the car companies.

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