Thirty plus years of spreading awareness and this is the best they can get
NC has mixed views on climate change, study finds
Less than half of North Carolinians consider climate change an issue deserving urgent action while six out of 10 believe human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels is at least partially to blame for global warming, according to a newly released poll.
About 47% of more than 1,000 state residents surveyed by High Point University in March said they considered climate change an emergency and 39% believed it was not. The remaining 14% did not offer an opinion.
As for why the planet is warming, 35% agreed that actions such as the burning of fossil fuels are mostly to blame and 26% suggested it is a mix of human and natural factors. Another 20% said rising temperatures are caused primarily by “natural patterns in the earth’s environment” while 10% said global warming doesn’t exist.
Climate scientists have identified emissions of heat-trapping pollution — primarily carbon dioxide — as the leading contributor to climbing temperatures in North Carolina, the U.S. and globally. Experts also believe that a warming atmosphere is contributing to the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather.
Experts: “why won’t you people listen to us? We’re Experts!!!!!!”
In the new poll, which the university said has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2%, a majority (55%) of North Carolinians said they think that extreme weather events in the U.S. over the past few years are related to climate change. Less than one-third (29%) responded that there is no correlation and 16% didn’t offer an opinion.
But just 37% said they worry that they or a family member would be impacted by severe weather compared to 47% who weren’t concerned.
But, it just says “climate change’, making no distinction on causation. Do I think that weather patterns have changed because we are in a typical Holocene warm period? Yes. Do I think this is mostly Your Fault? No. Do I think it is doom? No. But, seriously, after all this time and Doomsaying, the best they could get was 35% saying it is mostly caused by humans, and in a state which is about 50-50 Democrat/Republicans.
Link to the poll here, and, it is interesting that it was taken in March, and just released April 21st. Perhaps a bit of massaging?
