what is the connection between o.p.e.c and global warming? ;both these ideas came up around same time 1970-1980. is this global warming theory a brilliant idea to defeat arabs /opec ?an idea to annihilate the oil lobby with scare about carbon dioxide fumes ?
OPEC[from wiki pedia]
/ˈoʊpɛk/ oh-pek; (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) is a permanent, intergovernmental Organization, created at the Baghdad Conference on September 10–14, 1960, by Iran, Iraq,Kuwait,Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. The five Founding Members were later joined by nine other Members: Qatar(1961); Indonesia (1962) – suspended its membership from January 2009; Libya (1962); United Arab Emirates(1967);Algeria (1969); Nigeria (1971); Ecuador (1973) – suspended its membership from December 1992-October 2007;Angola (2007) and Gabon(1975–1994). OPEC had its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in the first five years of its existence i.e. 1960 to 1965 . This was moved to Vienna, Austria, on September 1, 1965.[2]
Global warming [from wiki pedia]
is the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Since the early 20th century, Earth's average surface temperature has increased by about0.8 °C (1.4 °F), with about two thirds of the increase occurring since 1980.[2] Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and scientists are more than 90% certain that most of it is caused by increasing concentrations ofgreenhouse gases produced by human activities such as deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels.[3][4][5][6]These findings are recognized by the national science academies of all major industrialized nations.[7][A] 
Views on global warming:-
Etymology
The term global warming was probably first used in its modern sense on 8 August 1975 in a science paper by Wally Broecker in the journal Science called "Are we on the brink of a pronounced global warming?".[190][191][192]Broecker's choice of words was new and represented a significant recognition that the climate
n a 1979 paper called the Charney Report, which said: "if carbon dioxide continues to increase, [we find] no reason to doubt that climate changes will result and no reason to believe that these changes will be negligible.
Global warming became more widely popular after 1988 when NASA climate scientist James Hansen used the term in a testimony to Congress.[193] He said: "global warming has reached a level such that we can ascribe with a high degree of confidence a cause and effect relationship between the greenhouse effect and the observed warming.
Global warming controversy
The global warming controversy refers to a variety of disputes, significantly more pronounced in the popular mediathan in the scientific literature,[143][144] regarding the nature, causes, and consequences of global warming. The disputed issues include the causes of increased global average air temperature, especially since the mid-20th century, whether this warming trend is unprecedented or within normal climatic variations, whether humankind has contributed significantly to it, and whether the increase is wholly or partially an artifact of poor measurements. Additional disputes concern estimates of climate sensitivity, predictions of additional warming
Public opinion
Based on Rasmussen polling of 1,000 adults in the USA conducted 29–30 July 2011.
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In 2007–2008 Gallup Polls surveyed 127 countries. Over a third of the world's population was unaware of global warming, with people in developing countries less aware than those in developed, and those in Africa the least aware. Of those aware, Latin America leads in belief that temperature changes are a result of human activities while Africa, parts of Asia and the Middle East, and a few countries from the Former Soviet Union lead in the opposite belief.[162] In the Western world, opinions over the concept and the appropriate responses are divided. among Republicans, only 35% of whom considered there to be solid evidence of global warming
"The debate in Europe is about what action needs to be taken, while many in the US still debate whether climate change is happening."
The cause of this marked difference in public opinion between the US and the global public is uncertain
By 2010, with 111 countries surveyed, Gallup determined that there was a substantial decrease in the number of Americans and Europeans who viewed Global Warming as a serious threat. In the US, a little over half the population (53%) now viewed it as a serious concern for either themselves or their families; this was 10% below the 2008 poll (63%).
A July 2011 Rasmussen Reports poll found that 69% of adults in the USA believe it is at least somewhat likely that some scientists have falsified global warming research.
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