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.

Other sections of Global Warming

Article

Global Warming or Climate Change?

There are still those who confuse these two phenomena, which, although very different, are closely related to each other, as they are to the greenhouse effect. We must bear in mind that the three correspond to the natural conditions…

Magazine

Natural global warming, key factor of life on Earth

Global warming is a natural phenomenon caused by the greenhouse effect, a special feature of the Earth’s atmosphere that has allowed the multiplication of life throughout the planet, through enormous biodiversity…

Infographics

Photo Gallery

Video Gallery