FAQs about Global Warming

7. Is it proven that global warming is caused by human beings?

In 2013, a scientific team from the United States, called the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), ruled that “it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of warming observed since the mid-twentieth century.” As we know, the greatest anthropogenic influence on global warming has been through the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen oxide. The model projections made by the said group showed that during 21st century the global surface temperature will probably rise between 0.3 °C and 1.7 °C for its most optimistic scenario, provided that strict mitigation is implemented, and between 2.6 °C and 4.8 °C if the Paris Agreement cannot be implemented. The conclusions of the IPCC have been endorsed by the national science academies of the major industrialized countries and are not discussed by any prestigious scientific organization.

Others FAQs about Global Warming

1. What is global warming and how is it different from climate change?

2. What is the greenhouse effect and what are its consequences?

3. What have been the causes of global warming?

4. What are the consequences of global warming?

5. What must be done to stop global warming?

6. What does mitigation, adaptation and resilience mean to climate change?

7. Is it proven that global warming is caused by human beings?

8. What is the Anthropocene?

9. When and who spoke for the first time about global warming?

10. What were the first climate conferences in the world?

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