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Human activities driving global warming

The scientific consensus that human activities are the primary driver of recent global warming, with multiple studies and reports showing increasing confidence in attribution and rising urgency about impacts.

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Jan 21, 2026

Climate change is causing human emissions of heat-trapping gases warming the climate by nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit since 1850-1900.

Human emissions of heat‑trapping have driven near‑global warming of about 1.0–1.3°C (roughly 1.8–2.3°F) above the 1850–1900 baseline, with best estimates around 1.1°C (2.0°F) for recent decades, a con...

Jan 18, 2026

js climate change primarily cause by humans

The best available science and major research institutions conclude that recent global warming is overwhelmingly driven by human activities — principally greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, la...