Duh... do you think his political support might be for his own financial gain?
Even James Hansen of NASA admits that world temperatures have been flat for a decade (it is actually 15 years). Hansen as also just come out for nuclear power.
When you have The Economist backing away from the issue, you know that they have lost.
A sensitive matter (The Economist is stepping back from anthropogenic global warming!)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3003109/posts