Chuck Hagel: “the fact is this treaty is not based on sound science. The scientific community has not definitively--even close to…”

“the fact is this treaty is not based on sound science. The scientific community has not definitively--even close to definitively--concluded that there is global warming caused by human actions. The science is inconclusive and often contradictory. Predictions for the future range from no significant problem to global catastrophe. The testimony of some of our most eminent scientists and climatologists have made this abundantly clear. The global climate is incredibly complex. It is influenced by far more factors than originally thought. The scientific community has simply not yet resolved the question of whether we have a problem with global warming. But the lack of conclusive scientific data is only one of five reasons why the U.N. Global Climate Treaty is such a very, very bad idea. The other four reasons are these: The treaty excludes the over 130 developing nations, including the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases over the next 15 years. The treaty excludes these people, rendering the treaty's objectives meaningless. It would not accomplish--even if you accepted the science--what it intends to accomplish. The economic impact would be devastating for the United States. We would see the loss of millions of jobs, entire industries would flee to other countries, our people would face higher fuel costs, higher taxes, leading to lower productivity and a lower standard of living.”