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The '''politics of global warming''' is dominated by advocates who urge action to "prevent" [[global warming]], generally on the grounds that the [[Modern Warming]] period is headed for ecological catastrophe. These advocates are predominantly [[liberal]]s and [[environmentalist]]s and are opposed by [[conservative]]s.

The '''politics of global warming''' is dominated by advocates who urge action to "prevent" [[global warming]], generally on the grounds that the [[Modern Warming]] period is headed for ecological catastrophe. These advocates are predominantly [[liberal]]s and [[environmentalist]]s and are opposed by [[conservative]]s.

Scientific thought about [[anthropogenic global warming]] is evenly divided. There is no consensus.

Scientific thought about [[anthropogenic global warming]] (AGW) is evenly divided {{fact}}. There is no consensus.

==US Politics==

==US Politics==

Registered voters are evenly divided on the issue, with 75% of Democrats believing the science supports AGW theory but only 23% of Republicans believing this.  

Registered voters are evenly divided on the issue, with 75% of Democrats believing the science supports AGW theory but only 23% of Republicans believing this.  

Since the issue came to the fore in 1989, neither president - [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] or [[George W. Bush|Bush]] - has sent the global warming treaty to the Senate for ratification. A bipartisan Senate resolution disapproved the notion of joining the treaty 93-0.

Since the issue came to the fore in 1989, neither president - [[Bill Clinton]] or [[George W. Bush]] - has sent the [[Kyoto treaty]] to the Senate for ratification. A bipartisan Senate resolution disapproved the notion of joining the treaty 93-0.

==International Politics==

==International Politics==

The UN climate panel ([[IPCC]]) has issued a series of reports endorsing the theory of [[anthropogenic global warming]] (AGW). Supporters of this theory call the IPCC assessments authoritative, and use this as the basis to justify ratification of the global warming treaty (see [[Kyoto Protocol]]).

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ([[IPCC]]) has issued a series of reports endorsing the theory of [[anthropogenic global warming]]. Supporters of this theory call the IPCC assessments authoritative, and use this as the basis to justify ratification of the global warming treaty (see [[Kyoto Protocol]]).

==Loss of objectivity amoung scientists==

==Loss of objectivity amoung scientists==

==Distortion of the facts==

==Distortion of the facts==

The pro-Kyoto side of the equation has famously asserted that temperatures in 1998-2007 are the highest in 1,000 years. However, peer-reviewed research published in scientific journals contradicts this claim.

Supporters of Kyoto have famously asserted that temperatures in 1998-2007 are the highest in 1,000 years. However, peer-reviewed research published in scientific journals contradicts this claim.

In 2003, the "[[hockey stick graph]]" of [[Michael Mann]] was examined by McIntyre and McKitrick in ''Energy & Enviornment''. They found that:

In 2003, the "[[hockey stick graph]]" of [[Michael Mann]] was examined by McIntyre and McKitrick in ''Energy & Enviornment''. They found that: