{"id":26139,"date":"2007-07-03T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-03T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:35:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:35:18","slug":"1139-uk-scepticism-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/1139-uk-scepticism-on-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"UK \u201cscepticism\u201d on climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ipsos Mori poll of 2,032 adults &#8211; interviewed between 14 and 20 June &#8211; found 56% thought scientists were still questioning climate change. <\/p>\n<p>Responding to the survey, the UK&rsquo;s Royal Society said most climate scientists believed humans were having an &quot;unprecedented&quot; effect on climate. <\/p>\n<p>A recent assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), written and reviewed by over 1,000 scientists from more than 100 countries, concluded with 90% certainty that human activity is responsible for global 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