Nick, if there is not a groundswell of public opposition to your Govt's position, is it because this 'overwhelming evidence' just isn't that overwhelming?
If sea levels really are rising, why isn't the Eastern seaboard of the US underwater by now. If there really are going to be more 'extreme weather events', where are they because all the stuff we are getting at the moment is the same stuff as we have had for 100s of years.
Without some precise forecasts and some real proof that the climate really is changing and not just following a natural cycle, your countrymen are unlikely to trade in their Chevy's for Prius' and abandon that high lifestyle of theirs for something more modest and environmentally friendly. You guys voted him in
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Over here the politicians are falling over themselves to win votes on the environmental issues and taxing the poor people who have to drive to work is the latest fad. Unfortunately, the CO2 emissions data that is now used to determine how polluting your car is and therefore how much vehicle tax you pay is inaccurate and misleading - the methodology is explained by Andrew English in Saturday's Telegraph motoring section.
The only reasons politicians are interested in global warming is winning votes and raising taxes.
Climate change is the new religion amongst the scientific community and evryone wants to be the Pope.