Australia pipped at the post by the Poms, but most improved player

UPDATE 3 Australia is just pipped by the Poms in the Sceptic’s Cup - a competition attracting more fans by the day: Britain is less concerned about climate change than any other country in the world, according to a new survey. The annual Climate Confidence Monitor found the number of people worrying about global warming worldwide has fallen by eight per cent to just over a third in the last year as the economic downturn kicked in. Just fifteen per cent of people in Britain worry about climate change and how the world responds to the problem, the lowest figure for any of the 12 countries surveyed. The figure is down from 26 per cent last year. But never mind. We take out the Most Improved Player Award: Concern in Australia dropped in the past year by 14 per cent - the largest drop among the developed nations surveyed. The air is going out of the global warming balloon. Full post here

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