International scientific consensus agrees that increasing levels of man-made greenhouse gases are leading to global climate change. Possible consequences of climate change include rising temperatures, changing sea levels, and impacts on global weather. These changes could have serious impacts on the world's organisms and on the lives of millions of people, especially those living in areas vulnerable to extreme natural conditions such as flooding and drought.

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Debunking climate change myths
Scientists give their personal opinions on climate change

Climate change controversies: a simple guide
The Royal Society has produced this overview of the current state of scientific understanding of climate change to help non-experts better understand some of the debates in this complex area of science. 

• Misleading argument 1: ’Climate change is nothing to do with humans’


• Misleading argument 2: ’CO2 not responsible for global warming’


• Misleading argument 3: ’Rises in CO2 occur after global warming, not before’


• Misleading argument 4: ’Temperature observations don’t support the theory’


• Misleading argument 5: ’Global warming computer models which predict the future climate are unreliable’


• Misleading argument 6: ’Global warming is all to do with the sun’


• Misleading argument 7: ’The climate is actually affected by cosmic rays’


• Misleading argument 8: ’The negative effects of climate change are overstated’