Is there a real debate about climate change?
Climate change deniers allege it’s not man-made and not a problem by claiming there’s a scientific debate. In fact, there’s no real debate. A whopping 98% of climate scientists agree it’s a problem and is man-made. The other 2% are often crazy or making money from their discord via funding by the oil industry or book sales to highly ideological people. For an interactive experience of just how big the consensus on climate change is, visit our Experiment page.
The 98 climate scientists in green circles below represent the 98% who agree climate change is real and man-made. The 2 in black circles represent the 2% of skeptics. Scroll down the page to get a sense of how strong the agreement is among scientists.
