You wouldn’t know it from the political conversations happening in the United States and Australia, but the world’s scientists are speaking loud and clear. The debate is over, and it’s long past time to act:
Two of the world’s most prestigious science academies say there’s clear evidence that humans are causing the climate to change.
The time for talk is over, says the US National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, the national science academy of the UK.
The two released a paper, Climate Change: Evidence and Causes, written and reviewed by leading experts in both countries, lays out which aspects of climate change are well understood and where there is still uncertainty and a need for more research.
Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society, said:
“We have enough evidence to warrant action being taken on climate change; it is now time for the public debate to move forward to discuss what we can do to limit the impact on our lives and those of future generations.”
NAS President Ralph J. Cicerone said:
“As two of the world’s leading scientific bodies, we feel a responsibility to evaluate and explain what is known about climate change, at least the physical side of it, to concerned citizens, educators, decision makers and leaders, and to advance public dialogue about how to respond to the threats of climate change.”
Here’s the deal.
NASA knows humans are causing climate change and that it’s dangerous.
The Pentagon knows it.
The UN knows it.
99% of the international scientific community knows it.
We can either believe what NASA, the Pentagon, the UN, and the entire scientific community say about climate change.
Or we can believe what the paid lackeys for the oil industry, Tony Abbott, Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh say.
That’s not a debate. It’s a joke.
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