It’s frustrating when people spout climate myths at us and we haven’t got the true facts to hand to debunk them on the spot. Luckily, Covering Climate Now have provided an article called 10 Climate Myths Debunked which provides the scientific information everyone needs to debunk 10 popular myths.
Here are some nuggets from it:
- More than 99% of climate scientists agree that human activity is overheating the planet.
- A NASA climate scientist says: “We are more sure that greenhouse gasses are causing climate change than we are that smoking causes cancer.”
- Earth’s climate has changed before, but never as rapidly as now, thanks to 250 years of burning fossil fuels.
- Humanity already has the tools and technologies to stop climate change and avoid its worst impacts.
- The plummeting costs and rapid expansion of solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources shows that we can leave fossil fuels behind, if we choose.
- A 2021 survey done across 16 countries found that 72% of people are “somewhat” or “very” concerned that climate change will harm them personally.
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