Taking on Climate Change Myths and Sceptics

Stefan Rahmstorf is one of the world’s best known climate scientists and one of the most outspoken critics of climate change sceptics. Here he tackles the most common and pervasive climate change myths promoted by climate change deniers.

The scientific facts seem clear, climate change is happening and it is man-made. Still some people disagree. Why?

In my experience, these people primarily do not like the consequences of the scientific findings: that we need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

Are there any scientists left that deny that climate change is happening or man-made?

Scientists yes, but they are almost never climate scientists. A very interesting survey of earth scientists by the University of Illinois recently found that 97 percent of those who publish original research in climate science agree that humans have caused significant global warming.

But the more you move away from climate science, going for example to meteorologists (who study weather rather than climate) or geologists, the more people are still sceptical.

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