Most of world ready to combat global warming. Someone tell the politicians global


	Most of world ready to combat global warming. Someone tell the politicians global

Wadard

11-6-2007 8:16 AM

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A major change in how we tackle climate change is around the corner, if a new BBC Poll is on the money...

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					Most ready for 'green sacrifices'
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				<DIV class="cap">The poll suggests the public are more ready than politicians</DIV>
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			</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><B>Most people are ready to make personal sacrifices to address climate change, according to a BBC poll of 22,000 people in 21 countries.</B>
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<FONT size="2">Four out of five people indicated they were prepared to change their lifestyle - even in the US and China, the world's two biggest emitters of carbon dioxide.
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<FONT size="2">Opinion was split over tax rises on oil and coal - 44% against, 50% in favour.
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<FONT size="2">Support would rise if the cash was used to boost efficiency and find new energy sources, the poll suggested.</FONT></P></TD></TR></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7075759.stm">the poll suggests that in many countries people are more willing than their governments to contemplate serious changes to their lifestyles to combat global warming.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7075759.stm"><FONT size="2">Overall, 83% of respondents throughout the world agreed that individuals would definitely or probably have to make lifestyle changes to reduce the amount of climate-changing gases they produce.
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