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human-caused climate change
Also known as: human-caused global warming
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Greater than 99% consensus on human caused climate change in ... iopscience.iop.org Oct 19, 2021 5 facts
measurementThe scientific consensus on human-caused contemporary climate change exceeds 99% in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, according to a study analyzing 88,125 climate-related papers published since 2012.
claimThe study titled 'Greater than 99% consensus on human caused climate change in...' confirms that there is no remaining scientific uncertainty regarding the urgency and gravity of mitigating future warming.
measurementIn a sample of climate-related publications utilizing pre-identified skeptical keywords, the authors found 28 papers that were implicitly or explicitly skeptical of human-caused global warming.
measurementAccording to the Center for American Progress, 139 elected officials in the 117th U.S. Congress, including 109 representatives and 30 senators, refused to acknowledge the scientific evidence of human-caused climate change.
measurementIn a randomized subset of 3,000 climate-related publications, the authors identified four papers that were implicitly or explicitly skeptical of human-caused global warming.
Scientific Consensus - NASA Science science.nasa.gov Oct 21, 2024 4 facts
quoteBased on well-established evidence, about 97% of climate scientists have concluded that human-caused climate change is happening.
referenceJ. Cook et al. published 'Consensus on consensus: a synthesis of consensus estimates on human-caused global warming' in Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 11 No. 4, on April 13, 2016.
referenceJ. Cook et al. published 'Consensus on consensus: a synthesis of consensus estimates on human-caused global warming' in Environmental Research Letters (Vol. 11, No. 4) on April 13, 2016.
measurementAbout 97% of climate scientists have concluded that human-caused climate change is happening, based on well-established evidence.
Isn't there a lot of disagreement among climate scientists about ... climate.gov Feb 3, 2020 4 facts
claimThe American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) states on their 'What We Know' website that about 97 percent of climate scientists agree that human-caused climate change is happening.
measurementAbout 97 percent of climate scientists agree that human-caused climate change is happening.
referenceCook et al. (2016) synthesized various consensus estimates regarding human-caused global warming in a study titled 'Consensus on consensus'.
measurementLynas, Houlton, and Perry (2021) found that there is greater than 99% consensus on human-caused climate change within the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
Scientific consensus on climate change - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
referenceYale University's climate communication program published a report comparing scientific and public perspectives on human-caused global warming.
measurementMark Lynas, Benjamin Z. Houlton, and Simon Perry published a study in Environmental Research Letters in 2021 finding that there is greater than 99% consensus on human-caused climate change in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
claimSurveys of scientists' views on climate change, specifically focusing on human-caused climate change, have been conducted since the 1970s.
99.9% of studies agree humans caused climate change openaccessgovernment.org Oct 19, 2021 1 fact
measurementThe search algorithm applied to the 88,125 climate papers yielded 28 papers that were implicitly or explicitly skeptical of human-caused climate change, all of which were published in minor journals.
More than 99.9% of studies agree: Humans caused climate change news.cornell.edu Oct 19, 2021 1 fact
quoteMark Lynas stated: “We are virtually certain that the consensus is well over 99% now and that it’s pretty much case closed for any meaningful public conversation about the reality of human-caused climate change.”