Six out of ten in UK doubt climate change is ‘settled science’

First it was the Irish rejecting an overblown and incomprehensible Lisbon treaty on the consolidation of the EU's political machinery. Now it's the British public who are failing to live up to their leaders' expectations.

"Ipsos MORI polled 1,039 adults and found that six out of 10 agreed that 'many scientific experts still question if humans are contributing to climate change', and that four out of 10 'sometimes think climate change might not be as bad as people say'. In both cases, another 20 per cent were not convinced either way. Despite this, three quarters still professed to be concerned about climate change."extract from The Guardian

Of course, they're right that there are many serious scientists who question various aspects of the science in the IPCC reports and who reject many of its conclusions. But it's surprising to see the strength of the British public's skepticism—which seems to have strengthened since the same question was asked last year. It's almost enough to make one believe in democracy.