Climate Skepticism in U.S. Bewilders Other Nations, Negotiator Stern Says - Bloomberg

Skepticism in the U.S. about climate change bewilders other nations after midterm congressional elections in which opposition to global warming became an issue, Obama administration climate negotiator Todd Stern said.

“People from around the world look at some of the things that people who were running for the Senate or the House said, and some of the positions that were taken,” and “there is puzzlement,” Stern said yesterday at a news briefing in Arlington, Virginia.
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Still, Americans need to be educated about global warming, he said.

“The message needs to be disseminated,” Stern said. While “climate deniers” represent a minority, “there’s no question it is something that needs to be addressed and dealt with in this country,” he said.
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“The process can’t continually stalemate and remain the locus of activity,” Stern said. If the Cancun talks and meetings in South Africa next year fall short, it will become clear at some point that “it’s not going to work,” he said.