Ninety-seven percent of climate experts agree that global warming is anthropogenic

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Multiple sources and fact-checks support the widely cited figure that roughly 97 percent of climate experts or scientists agree that global warming is primarily driven by human activity.

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Wikipedia: Scientific consensus on climate change

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Wikipedia: Scientific consensus on climate change. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_consensus_on_climate_change

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science.nasa.gov: Scientific Consensus

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science.nasa.gov: Scientific Consensus. science.nasa.gov. https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/scientific-consensus/

Notes that scientific evidence shows human activities have warmed Earth, aligning with the consensus.

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api.politifact.com: PolitiFact | Don Beyer says 97 percent of scientists believe humans contribute to global warming

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api.politifact.com: PolitiFact | Don Beyer says 97 percent of scientists believe humans contribute to global warming. api.politifact.com. https://api.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/04/don-beyer/don-beyer-says-97-percent-scientists-believe-human/

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first checked31 Jul 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7531 Jul 2026

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