The overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree that humans are causing climate change. How do we know that? This video covers several studies showing the high levels of agreement about anthropogenic global warming among scientists, and concludes by debunking the infamous "Global Warming Petition Project." Subtitles available in English, Slovenian, Finnish
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