The majority of scientific studies depict the human influence on climate change clearly. According to United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change "we are witnessing an unprecedented amount of carbon emission at least for the past 800,000 years."
However, the midterm elections in the U.S. illustrate that voters obviously don't care about scientific facts, nor do some some senators and congressmen recently elected.
Bill Maher shows examples of several candidates' statements on climate change and election results on HBO Real Time on November 7th, 2014.
For instance Bruce Braley from Iowa who stated that "climate disruption is real and absolutely needs to be addressed" is now out of office, while Joni Ernst saying "I have not seen proven proof (sic!) that it is entirely man-made..." took over Braley's place.
Others, like James Inhofe even dare to believe that God is in charge, not humans. While former Head of Committee for Environmental Affairs Barbara Boxer lost her chair after elections thinks that "manmade climate change is a planetary emergency and one of the most important challenges facing humankind" her successor in office Inhofe said: Go's still up there. The arrogance of people to think that we, human beings, would be able to change what he is doing in the climate is to me outrages."
Five years after the climate summit in Copenhagen the electoral shift towards a republican majority in the U.S. parliament and senate, the series of actions to reduce carbon pollution as President Obama announced in his speech a year ago at the United Nations, seem to be doubtful.
Image: Screenshot from HBO Real Time on November 7th, 2014
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