Registered voters are evenly divided on the issue, with 75% of Democrats believing the science supports [[anthropogenic global warming]] (AGW) theory but only 23% of Republicans believing this.
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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 - [[Clinton]] or [[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 - [[Clinton]] or [[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.
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==International Politics==
==International Politics==
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The UN climate panel ([[IPCC]]) has issued a series of reports endorsing the theory of 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]]).
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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]]).