Bill Nye wanted to jail climate change skeptics
It's a global problem, affects everybody, and not doing anything about it will not be kind to coastal cities, such as New York. It'd also further destabilize already unstable states, such as Pakistan. (which, incidentally, has both Taliban and nuclear weapons, and one could be obtained by the other if the government is toppled by instability)
On the other hand, Dawkins is a bit too anti-religion for me.