That satisfied global-warming sceptics in the ruling party but failed to address rising public concern over the environment and climate change.

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They also hope an initiative to address pollution and global warming will stop enviromentally-conscious voters from backing Green Party nominee Ralph Nader.

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Evidenced by public cooling towards global warming peril as a hot campaign issue, it is apparent that the Democrat party has been encountering a political climate change.

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Meteorologist Lord (Julian) Hunt, who chaired the meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change, clarified that an abrupt methane release from the current warming was not inevitable, describing that as "an issue for scientific debate".

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