recent research also indicates that the quantity of fossil fuels staying in the atmosphere is much less than previously thought.
recent research also indicates that the quantity of fossil fuels staying in the atmosphere is much less than previously thought.
scientific consensus on climate change:77
human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas), and secondarily the clearing of land, have increased the concentration of carbon dioxide, methane, and other heat-trapping ("greenhouse") gases in the atmosphere...there is international scientific consensus that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.