THOSE 94% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS

JON M.HUNTSMAN, formerly two time governor of Utah,former Ambassador to China and former candidate for President on the 2012 Republican ticket wrote an article in several newspapers concerning Climate Change titled "THE GOP can't' ignore Climate Change" in which he points out Teddy Roosevelt and ,Republicans as a party worried about the  environment many years ago.He further notes 50% of defined Republicans agreed according to Pew research there was evidence of rising tempertures on earth but that was down from 59%two years prior in 2006.
Huntsman attributes that to the recession,job losses and ignores the publicity the coal and oil firms and their lobbyists and the fading in popularity  teaparty "patriots"have spread denying the facts proven by unbiased research. Without repeating the entire article his warning to the GOPadherents "the fact is the planet is warming and failing to deal with this reality will leave us vulnerable and worse...Hedging against risk is an enduring theme of conservative thought."
Huntsman is a very wealthy photogenic well liked man with a beautiful family in Salt Lake City,Utah and his Father's 'family background is deep in service to the Republican party.Sadly for him he got a total 1% of the  votes in 2012 which is typical of the primary voter's preferences in the GOP in those states in play.
Meanwhile other areas of concern than the USA OBTUSE DENIAL AREAS progress against climate changes is being observed even in the largest population mass in the world,China;Both internationally and within the People's Republic of China, there has been an ongoing debate over China's economic responsibilities for climate change mitigation.

Climate change mitigation measures[edit]

The People's Republic of China is an active participant in the climate change talks and other multilateral environmental negotiations, and claims to take environmental challenges seriously but is pushing for the developed world to help developing countries to a greater extent. It is a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, although China is not required to reduce its carbon emissions under the terms of the present agreement.

The Chinese national carbon trading scheme was announced in November 2008 by the national government to enforce a compulsory carbon emission trading scheme across the country's provinces as part of its strategy to create a "low carbon civilisation".[14] The scheme would allow provinces to earn money by investing in carbon capture systems in those regions that fail to invest in the technology.[15]

In 2004, Premier Wen Jiabao promised to use an “iron hand” to make China more energy efficient. China has surpassed the rest of the world as the biggest investor in wind turbines and other renewable energytechnology. And it has dictated tough new energy standards for lighting and gas kilometrage for cars.[16] With $34.6 billion invested in clean technology in 2009, China is the world's leading investor in renewable energy technologies.[17][18] China produces more wind turbines and solar panels each year than any other country.[19]

Coal is predicted to remain the most important power source in the near future but China has been seen as the world leader in clean coal technology.[20][21][22]

Nuclear power is planned to be rapidly expanded. By mid-century fast neutron reactors are seen as the main nuclear power technology which allows much more efficient use of fuel reources.[23]

China should push electric cars to curb its dependence on imported petroleum (oil) and foreign automobile technology, although they offer smaller cuts in carbon emissions than alternatives like hybrid electric vehicles, consulting firm McKinsey & Co says.[24]

A 2011 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report predicted that Chinese CO2 emissions will peak around 2030. This because in many areas such as infrastructure, housing, commercial building, appliances per household, fertilizers, and cement production a maximum intensity will be reached and replacement will take the place of new demand. Carbon emission intensity may decrease as policies become strengthened and more effectively implemented, including by more effective financial incentives, and as less carbon intensive energy supplies are deployed. In a "baseline" computer model CO2 emissions were predicted to peak in 2033; in an "Accelerated Improvement Scenario" they were predicted to peak in 2027.[25]

China and the rest of mankind is aware of the global climate threat to all on the face of the planet.They will not proceed stupidly as some Republicans prefer in America,the land of too many of the blissfully ignorant.