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Human activity is the proven primary cause of modern CO2 ppm increases
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Multiple authoritative reference works and peer-reviewed studies establish that human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion, are the primary driver of modern increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.

Evidence for · 9
A modified impulse-response representation of the global near-surface air temperature and atmospheric concentration response to carbon dioxide emissions
2017 · cited by 178
Links anthropogenic emission scenarios to atmospheric CO2 concentration responses.
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Emerging climate impact on carbon sinks in a consolidated carbon budget.
2026 · cited by 3
Notes CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels continue to increase, pushing atmospheric levels up.
Unveiling spatial variations in atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> sources: a case study of metropolitan area of Naples, Italy.
2024 · cited by 2
States hydrocarbon combustion is the primary driver of increased atmospheric CO2.
Copernicus CO2M mission for monitoring anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions from space: payload status
2022 · cited by 1
Discusses space-borne monitoring systems for quantification of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions.
Wikipedia: Carbon dioxide
cited by 0
Reference article covering this claim directly
Wikipedia: Climate change
cited by 0
Reference article covering this claim directly
OpenAIRE: Development of Criteria for Selection of Components for Formulation of Amine Blends Based on Structure and Activity Relationships of Amines, and Validation of Formulated Blends in a Bench Scale CO2 Capture Pilot Plant
2017 · cited by 0
Notes that almost all fossil fuel activities lead to greenhouse gas generation like CO2.
OpenAIRE: Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) as a driver for the adoption of cloud computing
2015 · cited by 0
Highlights greenhouse gas emissions created by human activity such as electricity generation.
OpenAIRE: Utjecaj litoralizacije na suvremene promjene okoliša srednjodalmatinskog priobalja
2017 · cited by 0
Notes that modern environmental changes are mainly caused by human activity.
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  1. Wikipedia: Carbon dioxidereferencesame source L1supports
  2. Wikipedia: Climate changereferencesame source L1supports
  3. Wikipedia: Extinction eventreferencesame source L1no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  4. OpenAIRE: Development of Criteria for Selection of Components for Formulation of Amine Blends Based on Structure and Activity Relationships of Amines, and Validation of Formulated Blends in a Bench Scale CO2 Capture Pilopeer-reviewedsupports
  5. OpenAIRE: Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) as a driver for the adoption of cloud computingpeer-reviewedsupports
  6. OpenAIRE: Global variability of terrestrial surface properties derived from MODIS visible to thermal-infrared measurementspeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. OpenAIRE: Utjecaj litoralizacije na suvremene promjene okoliša srednjodalmatinskog priobaljapeer-reviewedsupports
  8. OpenAIRE: Scientific considerations of how Arctic Marine Protected Area (MPA) networks may reduce negative effects of climate change and ocean acidification : Report from the Third Expert Workshop on Marine Protected Arepeer-reviewedsupports
  9. OpenAIRE: Selenium-Enriched Microalgae: A Novel Bioactive Strategy for Immune System Enhancementpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. A modified impulse-response representation of the global near-surface air temperature and atmospheric concentration response to carbon dioxide emissionspeer-reviewedsupports
  11. Emerging climate impact on carbon sinks in a consolidated carbon budget.peer-reviewedsupports
  12. Unveiling spatial variations in atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> sources: a case study of metropolitan area of Naples, Italy.peer-reviewedsupports
  13. Copernicus CO2M mission for monitoring anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions from space: payload statuspeer-reviewedsupports
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first checked05 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8905 Aug 2026
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