Good for Mr. Klaus. His is the voice of sanity. Regarding climate change, I refuse to listen to arguments about it until I hear someone mention that increased carbon emissions are due to the dramatic increase in world population in the last decades and suggest what to do about it.

netta goldsmith, tunbridge Wells, England

Mr. Klaus is a hero makes me want to visit Czech Republic even more. Finally a politican who speaks truth regardless of what is said and see how the left-wingers want to shut him up.

Alex, athens,

To Jarek Kopcinski - Therefore, that old Czech mentality of an 40+ year old individual can see that circle being narrowed more and more, is sensitive to some regulation nonsense and directives coming from EU, and may feel its foremost important to point it out. Mind is free now. Not two faced.

Alex Kocian, Chicago, USA

Considering how badly anthropogenic global warming is being trashed by fact these days, it is amazing that the author dares use the phrase "Mr Klaus and his controversial views." Read this great article on Huffington Post by Harold Ambler http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harold-ambler/

Dan, Springfield, USA

Hey smarty pants, NASA says the other planets are warming as well. Leave us alone and go tell the Martians to switch to more fuel efficient hybrids! Or could it be that man made global warming is a fraud?

Scott, Logan, USA

Mr Klaus shows some amazingly independent thinking for a European. Not only is he correct to speak about global warming being the most overblown nonsense but his government had the good sense to state the obvious that the Israeli actions were and are defensive. I am buying anything Czech.

Mark, NYC, USA

Actually, Man does affect climate: just not to the IPCC's tune.

A few IPCC authors corrupt the whole process by discarding peer-reviewed papers that create discordant notes against their main theme, which is sung out extra loudly.

Root out the corruption or only allow the IPCC its swan song.

Andrew Robinson, Norwich, UK

Thank you for some sanity, Msr. Klaus! I think I would like to move to the Czech Republic during the Obama regime. Those who have lived under the boot of socialism hunger for liberty, and are keen to its propaganda.

Lori, CA, USA

Oh, no kidding Matt in Berlin! Been there, toured that and was oh so glad that it wasn't my permanent reality. It"s also, among other reasons, why my German born and raised sister-in-law wants no part of returning to the "homeland."

juju, Wisconsin, USA

In the 70's it was global cooling. In the 80's it was ozone holes and acid rain. In the 90's it was deforestation. Today we have 'man-made global warming'. The difference today is that politicians have learned to capture power using the latest enviro scare tactic. Scary indeed.

John, Minneapolis, USA

The world needs to thank Mr. Klaus for bringing some sanity to the issue of global warming. His editorials have been some of the most scholarly and elegant that I have read. Hopefully, Al Gore and others of his ilk are on their way out. My feeling is the majority of Europeans agree with this view

Don, Michigan, USA

President Klaus, I suspect, represents the views of the majority of ordinary people in the E.U. Handing powers to an unelected body is a step beyond communism. Thank you Mr President for having the courage to face these control freaks.

Mike, Brampton, UK

I am 54 years of age in 2 days time - 6th January. The hottest summer of my life was 1976. The early 90s also had some quite warm summers. Since then they've been cold and wet. There is no long term global warming.

John Stobart, Oakham, UK

Hell hath no fury like the resurgence of common sense. Seriously though, I'll buy your "man made global warming theory" if you can tell me what brand of SUV was driven across the Bering Straight before it began to thaw or what dinosaurs drove.

courtney bradley, waterloo,

“The fact that Klaus holds these views makes it difficult to run the presidency,” said Robin Shepherd

What views?! That global warming is not man-made? That European countries should have sovereignty in spite of an ever-encroaching EU? That socialism is evil?

We need this guy in the U.S.!

Kristian, Sacramento, CA, USA

I dare anyone who thinks climate change is a myth to move to the island nation of Tuvalu. The nation will completely disappear within our lifespan beneath the rising seas.

Ruggy, St. Paul, USA

You say glaciers used to be in North America to discredit the science behind global warming? Where is your evidence? Find the scientist /evidence that says there were glaciers and she/he also will likely be telling you man is impacting (warming)the climate, and use glacial evidence to prove it.

Mark, Rochester, usa

Yikes...all of the 99 percent of scientists are collaborating with the "charlatans" to support this hoax of man's role in global warming? An MD? Do you use evidence based medicine or just go with your gut? The crazy false science/logic employed to disprove man's role in Global warming is just that

Mark, Rochester, NY, USA

Why are so many people utterly convinced one way or another about man-made climate change? Sure, governments can exploit it by supporting it, and scientists can gain funding by producing evidence for it. But is that large a proportion of the scientific community corrupt? I think (and hope) not.

Tony, London, UK

How can glaciers be melting from increasing temperatures if the temperature in Antarctica never gets above 32 Degrees?

Randy, Richmond, USA

Vaclav Klaus is a rare man. He said the truth about Global Warming and called the European Union for what is is: a bastion of Marxism.

Global Warming proponents hate liberty, freedom, and economic prosperity. Their goal is government control over every aspect of our lives.

David, Blacksburg, USA

So lets say the planet is warming and we agree its a bad thing, who cares if is its man made or not let directly attack the warming problem by overtly by trying to cool the planet, that is if you want to cool it, but if what you want is to stop progress just move to a farm and shut up.

Jason, Seattle, USA

I live here in the Czech...Mr.Klaus needs to be more concern about OUR problems here in the CZ..national deficit,housing,CZ jobs,roads,education,minorities...sound familiar...take a deep breath world....

mike, prague, CZ

Hopefully, I live to see the EU break up in my lifetime. I am not impressed with your lack of open mindedness. I have to agree that the EU is becoming more similar to the USSR. It also seems that the US is quickly becoming the USSA. No one wins, except China!

Kevin, Portsmouth, US

Thank you President Vaclav Klaus. Another voice in a growing chorus of rational thinkers voicing their outrage over the fiction of global warming. Man's impact on climate is nothing when compared to earth's wobbling axis of rotation, earth's hundreds of volcanoes, and the sun's sunspot cycle.

Ray Capone MD, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Mankind doesn't affect the weather any more than we can alter the orbit of Neptune. It's about time there was a political leader honest enough to recognize this. We must cease the squandering of tax money on charlatans purporting to "fix" global warming for us and getting rich in the process.

Andy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

This guy is right - the weather and climate change was changing well before man. We shouldn't be wasting large somes of money on something we cannot change.

Richard, Plymouth,

I think I like him, a politician that says what he feels and believes. Oh that we had one in or near power in this country. Frank Field for Prime Minister and Vince Cable for Chancellor in a Coalition Government ?

JOHN CHAMBERS, melton mowbray, uk

Global warming is a political movement not a scientific one. The money that will be spent on it may very well help bring the destruction of the free world. When Klaus says this is a communist movement, he knows what he is talking about.! Read, study, its fake folks...

Andrew, Charlotte, USA

I don't know why everyone is worried about climate change, we are all going to be killed by 'Acid Rain" long before the climate gets us.

John, Sagamore Hills, united states

humans are having a discernable impact on the weather....

joe, austin, usa

Funny - New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key once said climate change was a complete and utter hoax. Great minds?

S. McGee, Wellington, New Zealand

There is an "Old Europe" and it is the Neandertals in the West.
Thank God for a man of reason in the "New Europe" Mr. Klaus

Bill Berg, Rockford, IL, USA

Ed, you may be an MD, but you're an idiot; basic physics does not show what you claim. In fact, basic environmental historical research shows that atmospheric CO2 increases lags atmospheric temperature increases.

Oh, I teach high school environmental science.

Graham Storey, Juneau, USA

Hey...1/2 of the people on this planet have an IQ of 100 or less...

Vincent, Ventura,CA, USA

None of the ex-eastern bloc countries are ready to lead the EU as the old communist cogs still drive the mentality here. Having Czech Republic at the helm is a joke, they have never been on the world stage and have no experience of European leadership, exteme & outdated opinions are to be expected.

jarek kopcinski, warsaw, poland

So just because Mr. Klaus doesn't adhere to the EU's new state religion he is somehow an embarrassment? His views are perfectly valid. You liberal idiots need to start understanding the concept of open-mindedness. Open-mindedness does not mean blindly following liberal dogma.

Justy Hakubi, South Hadley, USA

Global Warming if a farce. I long for more men like this one who'll challenge this dangerous psuedo-religion.

David, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

The political elites are most interested in promoting soft-core Marxism. The notion of man made global warming is concocted for that purpose. 95% of green house gas is water vapor. 3.6% is cabon dioxide and only 3.2% of that is man made. We contribute a mere 0.011% to green house gases. Think!

Bill Walsh, Newport, NH, USA

To Mr. Joell,
At this point, only the unread still believe the lie that CO2 increases lead to temperature increases. If you had kept up, and the information is readily available, you would know that it has long been disproven, and it's actually temperature increases that lead CO2.

Steve Barker, Taylorsville, GA

Whomever the people are that believe in Global Warming can pay my winter heating bills that are consistently higher due to the colder weather here in North Carolina every year for the last 15 years.

Troy, Charlotte, USA

When you read history, it is evident that global warming and global cooling has happened for millions of years. We know that glaciers were in central USA and central Europe during ice ages. The climate warmed and the ice retreated. This was before the invention of cars or the birth of George Bush

Joc, St Louis,

The biggest tragedy of this world is that for every reasonable, "truth based on facts" seeking person, there are 10 people who don't really need the facts to make their opinion. This is scary, because the brainless majority rules the EU. Mr Klaus is a brave man and deserves respect and admiration.

Boris, Buffalo Grove, USA

Its hard to know where to begin, I don't know what sources you guys are reading but there has been no systematic cooling. That is something almost all scientists now agree on. Just because one or two years are cooler in sync with known patterns like El Nina (sp?) doesn't mean the trend has changed

ratel, Vancouver, Canada

I wonder how you know for sure there is no global warming? I agree there is a lot of hysteria from the proponents (that is what happens when people are genuinely concerned), but to claim in response that there is no such thing (without considering scientific opinion) is at best childish.

Tod, Los Angeles, USA

why are the proponents of (so-called global warming by mankind.) unwilling to "debate" the subject ! with the (so-called denier scientists?) which out number the proponents, but are not given a "fair" chance with the "media"??

mike, greenville,

Bravo, Vaclav Klaus!!!

Mike Lallatin, Petaluma,

It is funny how all the Americans commenting on this article are either from Texas, Florida, Alaska or Arizona. But lets see Texas, Arizona and Alaska voted for McCain/Palin. Florida barely voted for Obama and was the centre stage of the Bush debacle. So tell me again we value your opinions why?

D, Boston, MA, USA

It is interesting to see the number of completely uneducated people there are still exisitng in the world. Too bad most of them seem to be from the US. Basic High School physics shows that increased CO2 in the athmosphere means warmer temps. But thats right. the US no longer teaches physics in HS.

Edward R. Joell, Indian Head, MD, US

At last a European leader with common sense and a commitmrnt to the cotizens rather than the state.

Philip, Wantage, UK

The problem is there are so few individuals like President Klaus with the courage to say " the king has no clothes on".

Jay, San Francisco, USA

As the Vatican imprisoned Galileo for his "heretical" view that the earth orbited the sun, so this decrepit "leader" disputes near-universal acknowledgement of the truth of the massive impact of man-made greenhouse gases.

The uninformed will continue to stick their heads in the sand until smothered

Steve, San Mateo, CA, USA

God bless this man of sense and uncommon reason. Something very, very few of our leaders possess today!!!

W.T. Standard, Atlanta, USA

Utility bills tell a lot about average temperature. For the last few years, my summer electric bill is about the same despite some rate increases meaning lower summer air conditioning use. The winter gas use is up despite setting the thermostat at 62F (17C). Obvious conclusion is lower annual temp.

Jerome Borden, Layton, UT, USA

The EU bureaucracy's attempt to make a difference are laughable. Sarkozy was unable to prevent a credit crisis and the Russians did as they pleased in Georgia. The only thing the EU politicians can do is raise taxes and destroy any liberty the Europeans may have left. Good luck Mr. Klaus.

S. Baumholder, Washington DC, USA

i only wish that Klaus would cite some of the numerious scientific reports/findings/studies that disprove global warming. Then, maybe some of these global warming, carbon credit enthusiasts would wake up!

Cam, Atlanta, USA

Perhaps he asked the magic question - "Where's the evidence linking CO2 increase to significant climate change?" Of course, there isn't any - just failed computer models.

R James, Sydney, Australia

Mr Klaus is a hero.
Anthropogenic climate change is a religion, as was Marxism...not a science.
Read his book before you throw stones.

DJToman, Pleasantville, NY, USA

He represents the views of billions of people.

All of us are against POLUTION, but stopping the climate from changing.....do me a favour!

The more stupid the idea, the better it suits politicians!

Dennis , Richmond, UK

you can not tell the climate change for the world, in 100 yrs. be serouis, while mr, gore makes millions within 1 yr, of losing

m.edwards, gibsonton, fl, USA

It's about time that somebody has the courage to stand up to the milions of lemmings willing to believe in global warming with not hard evidence to defend their position. He's right, global warming is the biggest con since global cooling back in the '70's.

Rich DeVita, Charlotte, United States

As I sit here in Michigan, USA, during one of the coldest winters in memory, I am also reminded that the terrain, the Great Lakes, and the entire region was once covered by GLACIERS. Looking out my window, I can't see these glaciers, because they melted long before I got here, when it warmed up.

Steve Fraser, Detroit, USA

At last a man who thinks for himself climate change is a myth and always has been.I am a chartered chemist and consider that the study of climate change has been a cash cow for academics for years.Do you remember the precursor for climate change yes you have it Global Warming!!!

s.walker, Blackpool, U.K

The lack of knowledge on this subject is scary.
Global warming has nothing to do with the amount of hurricanes smashing into the US. Don't be sheep do your research. Don't take everyting you hear as Gospel.

Robert, Orange, USA

"Climate change is a myth." Tell that to the Rhode Island-size pieces of ice shelf breaking off of Antarctica, tell it to the "drunken forests" of the taiga, where trees are toppling because the "perma" has gone out of the permafrost. Tell it to the the retreating and disappearing glaciers. MYTH?

Greg, Champaign, U.S.

That mentality is lazy thinking and leads to dangerous territory. The push for making everything green is an expensive road which we as a nation or world are no longer able to sustain. The longer we stay on this path the more freedoms we loose through new laws. Keep our freedoms and clean up.

Daniel Kuykendall, Orlando, United States

Global warming (at least the Al Gore kind) is a hoax perpetrated by those who want total control of the world. The real story can be found at http://www.petitionproject.org/index.html
Over 30000 independent scientist(not funded by the govt) have agreed. Keep up the good work Vaclav Klaus!

Joe McKenzie, Ridgecrest, CA, USA

History disproves man-caused global warming. The Krakatoa eruption in the 1880's created worldwide winter, not heat. It was known throughout the northern hemisphere as the year without summer. The science is bad. The science is politically motivated. It's in the history of your own country.

DBN, Indiana, usa

Typhoons. Hurricanes. Dying fish. Increasing plankton. Melting glaciers.. Asthma. Wild fires. Over-consumption here, starvation there. Rise in crazy religious beliefs. Nuclear proliferation. Clogged freeways. Lying officials. Irresponsible corporations. Don't worry! Be happy!

Jean Gerard, Cambria, Ca , USA

The man's a politician and an economist, not a climatologist. What he thinks about climate change is a personal opinion, and not an expertise, and should be treated as such. So calm down already, dear American friends. And btw., if Obamaland scares you, you'd be frightened spitless in Europe. :)

Matt, Berlin, Germany

To all the comments here, how exactly does attempting to stop climate change make you a bad politician or a liar? Even if it is a natural event, how do we benefit by letting it happen? More&more hurricanes are smashing america every year.. doesn't seem crazy to me to want to avoid it

DFK, BX, France

THINK: If scientists are mistaken about global warming but we try to stop it anyway, all we waste is some money. But, if is true and we do nothing, we ruin our children's lives and maybe all life on this planet. Are you people really that selfish?

Bob, Santa Barbara, USA

"When you have all the fools on your side, your in the majority." Mark Twain.

Robert, Amarillo,Tx, USA

"When you have all the fools on your side, your in the majority." Mark Twain.

Robert, Amarillo,Tx, USA

May I ask why PHD or degree in science this man has before he starts making his own dangerous assumptions about Climate Change? Do I tell my doctor that I don't have cancer even after he has given his professional opinion. Leave science to the experts, we have had 8 years of foolishness in USA.

Mark, Venice, Italy

There is no consensus on Global Warming in the scientific community. His views are based on reality which clearly links the rapid and forced impementation of environmentalist policies to lowered economic and humanitarin conditions for all. Centralized power is also a cause for concern.

Ray, Spokane, United States

Mr. Klaus like fellow Czech Vaclav Havel better be careful because they may start giving some politicians a good name. It must be the Czech beer or something that creates sensible and responsible politcians like both of these men. Europe and America could use more intelligent leaders like Klaus.

Franc, West Palm Beach, USA/FL

Congratulations, President Klaus! At last we find a courageous leader who dares declare what is obvious to all informed Americans and Europeans -- that emperor Gore is naked, that his man-made Global Warming ideas are a hoax that threatens our future and the future of our children.

Antonio Sosa, Coral Gables, USA

"Nor does Mr Sarkozy believe Prague has the ability to deal with an increasingly restive Russia".
I would suggest Vaclav Klaus is the ideal person to deal with the Russians especially given recent history. (1968)
All Sarkozy would encourge is the typical French response of appeasement

Peter Andrew, Montreal, Canada

Viva Klaus!
Viva free independent European nations!
Bill Virtanen
Free Finland

Bill Virtanen, Helsinki, Finland

Congratulations, President Klaus! At last we have a courageous leader who dares say what informed Europeans and Americans know -- that Gore's climate change is a hoax that will increase the power of governments and multiply poverty and servitude for the people.

Antonio Sosa, Coral Gables, USA

So am I to believe the tens of thousands of reputable scientists who have thoroughly researched the issue and have come to total consensus about Global Warming or am I to believe some crusty old European politician and his archaic views bound by stubborn pride and ignorance? A pathetic dinosaur.

Simon, Auckland, New Zealand

Well, as you know, in the USA our ecological and economic philosophies have devolved into an “I want mine, forget the children” approach. There is no sense of shepherding our resources because half the country is waiting to be rescued by the Second Coming. Fortunately those folks no longer control our government, they can only posture.

Peter M, NY, USA

Odd that same fools who were calling it "global warming" just two years ago are now calling it, "climate change." What's next, "global climate warming change?"

P. J. Fusco, Schenectady, USA

Climate change is not a myth it`s a natural phenoneman.It has been changing for thousands of years,but it is a good excuse for politicians to use it to burden their nation with more taxes through the back door.I also think Vaclav Klaus is correct in declaring the EU as another Communist state.

Stan Green, Colchester, UK

I sent President Vaclav Klaus a letter years ago for fighting the good fight agianst these global warming propagandist that want to send the world back to the stone ages. Their aim is to keep people impoverised so they are easyer to control.

God bless President Vaclav Klaus a true patriot.

Edward, upland, USA

FIRST it was communists, THEN it was terrorists and global warming. What we need to do as a people is cast off the constant fears our leaders attempt to place on us. They are no more than diversions.

Jacob, Chicago, US

If global warming - by fossil fuels - is such an urgent problem, why are non-essential industries such as; amateur, colligiate and profesional sports, and the movie and theme park industry being shut down first, instead of those that create energy, food, clothing, shelter and comfort?

B. D. Krug, Caro, USA

To Lee in Louisville: How does that make any sense? Here, try this: I make up a threat. Maybe you should play it safe and give me lots of money. This is your logic?!? Please let me know if you you would give me money, however, because I could stop this threat (well, it might be too late).

sean, Afton, Virginia

Well said, JV! I couldn't agree more!

C. Edge, Liverpool,

What a refreshing breath of air. All this man made global warming gobbledeegook is being pounded into our childrens brains in school as fact when, in fact, it's the biggest hoax in the history of mankind. Do your own reading from both sides of the issue and make up your own mind. (It's the sun!)

claude, Hollywood, CA

Even if it is a myth, why do we continue to pollute and squander the oil resource just to make profits for the now generation. As someone once said, oil is too precious to burn. We need to switch to alternatives where we can and save the oil for use where their is no other alternative... Make sense?

Darryl, Lake Oswego, OR,

Vaclav Klaus is a rare combination of brains, guts, honesty, and political appeal. No wonder he admires Margaret Thatcher, he's cut from the same cloth. I hope he can get his message through the left wing media filter. "Global warming" is a huge scam.

J.D. Lees, Steinbach, Canada

1. Global Warming is a hoax, we do nothing about it, and nothing happens. 2. Global Warming is a hoax, we spend a trillion dollars, and nothing happens. 3. Global Warming is real, we spend a trillion dollars and fix it. 4. Global warming is real, we do nothing about it, and we all die. Pick 1.

Lee, Louisville, USA

Saw show on plight of the Polar Bear, their plight is due to over population, lack of hunting pressure on them by native pop., highest pop. of polar bears on record now. The weak ones are being pushed further out to sea to hunt by more dominant ones and are dying from competition not global warming!

jj, New Brunswick ,

Let's say climate change is a myth as all of you are so happy to say. Why shouldn't we try to be more environmentally friendly and protect whatever resources we have? Isn't it better to conserve and take care of what we have as opposed to just using up all of the resources without abandon?

JV, Chicago, USA

"Global Warming" as it is explained today is just a way to divert attention from the real problem: Pollution! Solar activity determines the climate of the earth and most CO2 comes from oceans. Water vapor is the most significant greenhouse gas. CO2 increase is a result of global warming.

Melisa Kovacs, Chicago, USA

What a pleasant surprise, an honest politician that speaks his mind without testing public opinion. Rather like declaring "the King has no clothes on". Bravo to Klaus.

Arlen Bright, Wallace, MI, USA

Thank you President Klaus. Continue to make Europe a better, more sane place for we Americans may need a place of refuge within the next four years.

Tim , York, USA

Thank you for stating the obvious truth! Global warming is a lie! Once again, if you tell a lie long enough you begin to believe it is true. MAN MADE GLOBAL WARMING IS NOT TRUE!!!!!
Thank you again!

steve, winchester, us

How funny to see so many Americans predicting the failure of European politics! They used to say the same things about the euro.

Carmen, madrid, spain

Why will legislation be passed regulating peoples lives if most people don't believe in manmade global warming? What minority and to what degree do people think the minority should rule over the majority? If you care, don't let it happen. Its a factless faith based belief system.

William , Birmingham, USA

Viva President Klaus. By the way I have your book which I really enjoy. Thank you for speaking out against global warming and communism. With all the cooler weather around the globe, they now call it climate change to cover all the bases-- global warming, global cooling.

Marilyn, Houston, USA

So there's no room for anyone to state the obvious? Mr. Al Gore, the solemn presenter of the global warming theory, has a house and estate that uses 20 times the national average of electricity per year. Disgusting, and if he doesn't practice what he preaches, then others may speak.

Marcus, Middletown,

Thank God! Another person speaking the obvious truth against the insanity of "global warming". Now that it has been shown the earth cooled for the last TEN YEARS they announced last week that we may be in for an ice age, but THE SOLUTIONS ARE STILL THE SAME!!! How stupid do they think we are??

Bai Pon Kee, Dallas, Texas, USA

That's because it is a myth. In case you haven't noticed, "Global Warming" is now "Climate Change" since the only people that still believe the earth is warming frequent WTO protests and "Workers Party" conventions.

Sean, Orlando, FL, USA

Thank God! Another person speaking the obvious truth against the insanity of "global warming". Now that it has been shown the earth cooled for the last ten years they announced last week that we may be in for an ice age, but the solutions are still the same! How stupid do they think we are??

Bai Pon Kee, Dallas, Texas, USA

I read the EU Constitution and the Lisbon Treaty. They do not represent the rules and laws for a free citizen in a democratic constitutional democracy. Compare it to the clearer and simpler US Constitution! Also, how to usurp central power? Global warming way! Viva President Klaus.!!

Milan Alexander, North Pole , Alaska, USA

This is sad, there's only a few European leaders who don't seem to be full of themselves, blindly following the religion of Environmentalism, being a stark defender of capitalism, and Europe is doing everything to undermine his power, the power that they gave to him.

James J., Prescott, Az,

I made a song for Mr. president Santa!

You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not ask questions I telling you why. Vaclav Klaus is coming to town... He's making a list and Czecking it twice, he only talks to people who are'nt naughty but nice. Vaclav Klaus is coming to town.

Alejandro Doppler, Helsinki,