The Industrial Revolution's rise in coal burning started human-caused global warming.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL

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Is it true that the Industrial Revolution's rise in coal burning started human-caused global warming?

Partly. Several sources partially support that Industrial Revolution fossil-fuel burning drives human-caused warming, but none dates the start of warming to that coal burning; one contrarian paper disputes CO2's role and blames soot instead.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 4 sources for, 1 against · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

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Evidence for · 4

How much global warming has been hidden by the cooling effect from sulfur produced by burning coal and oil?

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Technology, M. I. o. (n.d.). How much global warming has been hidden by the cooling effect from sulfur produced by burning coal and oil?. climate.mit.edu. https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/how-much-global-warming-has-been-hidden-cooling-effect-sulfur-produced-burning-coal-and-oil

Evidence against · 1

Global land-surface warming much faster than ocean surface, and Northern Hemisphere faster than Southern: incriminates soot from burning oil and coal, exonerates CO2

2023

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Higgs, R. (2023). Global land-surface warming much faster than ocean surface, and Northern Hemisphere faster than Southern: incriminates soot from burning oil and coal, exonerates CO2. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-1416

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Climatic change: are we on the brink of a pronounced global warming?

1975

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WS, B. (1975). Climatic change: are we on the brink of a pronounced global warming?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.189.4201.460

Causes of Climate Change | US EPALockPrimary navigationOpen Sidenav MenuClose Sidenav Menuexpand or collapse the child menu

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Causes of Climate Change | US EPALockPrimary navigationOpen Sidenav MenuClose Sidenav Menuexpand or collapse the child menu. (n.d.). epa.gov. https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-science/causes-climate-change

Combustion of arenes and oxygenated aromatics as lignin derived biofuels : measurements of laminar burning velocities and development of a detailed kinetic model

2024

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Combustion of arenes and oxygenated aromatics as lignin derived biofuels : measurements of laminar burning velocities and development of a detailed kinetic model. (2024). hal.univ-lorraine.fr. https://hal.univ-lorraine.fr/tel-05129623v1

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