Does anyone think that the political leaders will be able to have enough willpower to stop global warming?

Answer 1

I don't think global warming is going to stop, simply because there are too many large companies who are revenue generating and economy supporting, and they will never get shut down. Perhaps, once its too late, they will develop cleaner methods of operating.

Answer 2

I'm with everything Mc said. Global warming is a natural process that has been going on for millions of years. Its like a roller coaster: there are warmer periods, and then there are cooler periods. I would suggest the book "Unstoppable Global Warming Every 1500 years". It uncovers a lot.

Unfortunately, global warming has become a political "throw around" phrase that sounds good in speaches and might help them get elected. Many politicians have no idea how it all works! This makes me mad because everywhere I look I see people preaching this "save the earth" idea. I say that it's all BS.

However, I would like to see more power come from Nuclear, wind, and hydroelectric sources...

...But I'm still gonna drive an all gas vehicle. None of this hybrid/electric crap.

Sorry, I'm going off on a tangent. I'm done now.





ok, i'm back after reading the answer posted my haysoos2.

The costal regions will not be massively flooded! Since 1993 the TOPEX satelite has recorded a 4 inch drop in sea level near Tuvalu. (random place, but i'm doin a project on this)

Also, there is only a 1% chance of the sea level rising 3.5 feet or more. there is a 50% chance of it rising 1.5 feet or less. Take your pick.

Answer 3

Note that even the guy who posted a long, paragraphless diatribe against climate change only presents evidence that current climate change may not be man-made.

The fact is that the climate is changing, and we need to start planning for what we do when that happens.

Unfortunately, even the most fervent politicians and global warming advocates are focused on measures like limited greenhouse production. This would have been very useful 150 years ago (assuming that the climate change is in fact, man-made in origin), but even if climate change is 100% anthropogenic in cause, trying to reduce the impact now is sort of like closing the barn doors after the horses have been leaving for barn for hundreds of years.

What is really needed is plans with what to do with hundreds of millions of refugees who currently live in coastal areas that will soon be flooded.

We need plans as to what to do if fishing grounds are depleted because ocean currents have altered, or farmlands become too arid to support their current crops.

Most western politicians are focused on greenhouse gas emisions not so much because it will be effective, but because it's something visible they can do to garner votes.

They may have the willpower to formulate the other plans, but they may be unwilling to do so because there is no way to make it popular or get votes from it. Some of the plans may well have to include such actions as 'everyone in Florida is screwed' or 'abandon New York'. No politician is going to forward those kinds of plans.

Totalitarian regimes like China wouldn't have to worry about such matters. They can simply issue an edict, and it is done - no worry about political backlash from an unpopular decision. So perhaps some good may come from Bush's much rumoured 'Emergency Measures' suspension of elections come 2008.

Answer 4

get real.
what makes you think political leaders have the interests of the public in mind in the first place

in 1898 kissinger said at a meeting in Copenhagen that the agenda demanded a decrease of 60% in the world population their objective is less public .how they hope to acheve that is another story.

secondly,scientists who get paid by politicians give reports that suit the political scenario,

to admit to Global warming means to have to do something about it .

this means changing Industry ,changing lifestyles ,
damaging present profitable operations ,change cuts into profits ,new laws, new machinery,tighter controls on contaminants and methods of operations .all costly concepts ,all hurting the owners of big business and they pay the politicians

Global warming is far worse than the public is allowed to know .
global warming cannot be stopped
it can be slowed down but ar great cost

we are being lied to from all sides ,to keep us from going crazy and panicking
but we have been lied to for centuries anyway
those who touch the truth are ridiculed and propeganda makes the truth seem like lies ,those who persist are removed (conspiracy theories )
so the masses live in darkness ,that is far cheaper ,and it wont make much difference in the end
politicians are not the leaders they are the mouthpieces of the leaders no more ,they are not in charge

Answer 5

It's not like governments can just "throw a switch" to turn off a process in the Earth, that is probably a natural process anyway.

Your question is like asking: Do the political leaders have the willpower to stop El Nino, or Hurricane Katrina, etc, etc, No one has that kind of power, whether they have the "will" or not.

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Answer 6

It snowing in Washington DC is per the elements heritage of the realm because the founding of the country. in truth a number of your non ingnorant alarmist made predictions of snow growing to be an element of legend and that's amazingly ironic at the same time as your snowbound. are you able to quite blame every person for declaring the irony? Droughts in Africa and Australia, per the elements heritage of those elements. thus far the perception of climate change is effecting the global interior an same style because it has for far of human existance. at the same time as your idea encompasses each plausible climate trend it truly is going to proceed to be consistent, regrettably this isn't information of your idea and a perception that organic cycles are the popular motive force in our climate and climate would not make someone ignorant. i do not comprehend both flesh presser yet i'm getting a snicker at the same time as every person selections on Al Gore :). Heard the funniest new word the day previous, Goregasm - a sensation of euphoria alarmist get at the same time as they imagine they have stumbled on a valid argument helping synthetic global warming.

Answer 7

What u base your info on is the CO2 or methane. Look for the truth eventually those that perpetrated this will be liable. Are u rich ,it is designed to save the fossil fuels for the rich , where are u I bet u are cheering for the wrong people.

Answer 8

THey dont need enough will power, they have brians telling htem that global warming is FAKE!

Answer 9

If they all suddenly decided to devote 24 hours a day to stopping it.. there is NOTHING they can do. We don't have the technology to destroy the sun ( as if we'd want to do it anyway ).. and it is the cause.

Answer 10

Many people have the “will”, I think the question is do they have the “way”?