Do scientists agree about the causes of global warming?

Answer 1

The scientific consensus on global warming developed in the 1980s, when it became clear that human activity was primarily driving earth's rapid temperature change.

The scientific consensus has strengthened in the intervening 30 years, though political opposition to the findings has also, almost incongruously, increased.

Answer 2

In a poll of scientists in different fields conducted by Doran and Kendall Zimmerman in 2009, 97 per cent of those who published at least half of their peer-reviewed research in the climate field agreed that human activity was significant in changing global temperature. Anderegg et al., in 2010, similarly found that 97% of actively publishing climate scientists went along with the international panels' consensus.

At the other extreme, Doran and Kendall Zimmerman found that only 47% of economic geologists concurred.

So, the scientists whom we would regard as the principal experts in the field of climate science are in strong agreement that global warming is a fact and that it is at least principally a result of human activity. Those scientists who work in other fields, typically where their employers have an interest in minimising the problem, are roughly divided on the issue.

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Thousands have signed petitions saying that warming is not a completely man generated issue. The answer is that most agree man could have an affect, but the amount is debatable.

Answer 3

About 97% of climate scientists agree about the causes of global warming, that is:

1. Deforestation and
2. Burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).

Answer 4

The majority of scientists agree that human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, are the primary drivers of global warming. These activities release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping heat and leading to a rise in global temperatures.

Answer 5

if global warming was occurring it would have some negative effects. however, according to a study by NASA our planet is actually cooling down, not warming up.

Answer 6

Most scientists do agree at this point though there are a few who still think that nothing is wrong.