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U.S. Public, Republicans Included, Seen Warmer on Climate Action

U.S. public opinion is shifting in favor of more concrete action on climate change regardless of what the Republican presidential contenders are saying, according to one of the men vying to be the voice of global warming research.

Chris Field, the U.S. nominee to lead a United Nations panel that brings together more than 2,000 climate scientists, said poll findings and business groups indicate a willingness by Americans to rein in fossil-fuel emissions.