Views On Global Warming
Main articles: Global warming controversy and Politics of global warming See also: Scientific opinion on climate change and Public opinion on climate changeThere are different views over what the appropriate policy response to climate change should be. These competing views weigh the benefits of limiting emissions of greenhouse gases against the costs. In general, it seems likely that climate change will impose greater damages and risks in poorer regions.
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