Because the people that run industry were too busy counting money..personally and profesionally.
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Climate change is one if not the biggest issue that all countries on this earth needs to address urgently. I think the question should be what will all countries on this earth do right now to bring about a positive change for the earth's climate. I do not see it as we had a chance but an everlasting cycle for man once we inhabit this earth to live in peace and harmony with every single creature and organism to have a positive affect to ensure survival. I would say NOW is the time for every country man,woman and child to act to bring about positive climate change . Yesterday is gone and the future lies ahead what will all of us do to ensure that a positive change happens? We cannot alter the pass but we certainly can shaped the future. I believe that NOW we human beings have what it takes to bring about positive climate change not to only benefit us but the earth and every living being that calls it home.
We need a visionary statement and a united one for all countries
We need to set a time frame to guide us in the coming years
We need the financial,monetary,intellectual and human expertise combine to help solve the issues.
I would say most countries and people did not see it as a pressing issue that needed urgent attention, and in most cases they only sat up and realize what is going on when it started to affect them and their countrymen. I do not think that we could have stopped it but put measures in place to reduce the affect it would have on the planet. I would say climate change is an everlasting battle between the earth and internal and external forces that can alter the climate.
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Because it would have meant two things....(1) finding solutions to the problem which we all know would have been expensive and (2) we would have had to give some certain luxuries in life that some people didn't want to, such as huge, gas-guzzling vehicles. So, rather than confront the problem and try to find a solution, most decided they didn't want to deal with it, do without their toys, or spend any money on it, and so remained in denial.

Rush Limbaugh is a big denier of global warming, stating he's going to drive a Hummer for the rest of his life and if anyone doesn't like it they can kiss his butt.
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