> believes in and fears anthropogenic global warming
It's a bit frustrating to see the term 'believe' used with respect to global warming. Global warming has been described using sound science and 99% of climate scientists agree on this. Using belief suggests that it's a matter of faith like choosing to be catholic.
Honestly, choosing to be Catholic (as opposed to growing up Catholic) is not that different. You're just picking a set of claims with a weaker factual base than that of global warming.
There is, or at least ought to be, a bit of wiggle room where reasonable people disagree on global warming policy. I'm convinced that the world has gotten warmer in the last 100 years, and that there is a scientifically plausible model that shows that human activities are a major factor in that.
But the case for the urgency of addressing global warming versus other world problems or the case for addressing global warming through carbon reduction are less well-made.
It's a bit frustrating to see the term 'believe' used with respect to global warming. Global warming has been described using sound science and 99% of climate scientists agree on this. Using belief suggests that it's a matter of faith like choosing to be catholic.