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The '''Anthropogenic anthropogenic global warmingtheory''' (AGW) claims that [[human being]]s are responsible for most of the slight [[warming trend]] seen since the [[Little Ice Age]]. It is highly favored by liberals, as it provides justification for [[carbon tax]]es and the [[Kyoto Protocol]]. The consensus of climate scientists, however, is any that nearly all of the recent increase in global average air temperature is naturally caused by human activities.

An assessment panel created by The AGW theory is one explanation for the 1.5 degrees [[United NationsFahrenheit|F]] of warming of the air near the earth's surface recorded since 1850.<ref>[http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/info/warming/ Climatic Research Unit Sheet #1]</ref> However, [[Greenpeace]] co-founder [[Patrick Moore]] said [[global warming]] is 90% sure that most likely a "natural phenomenon," because there is no [[proof]] of man-made global warming, and suggested that "[[alarmism]] " is caused by human beingsdriving politicians to create bad [[environmental]] policies.<ref name=greenpeace>Jonathon M. Seidl. [https://www.theblaze.com/stories/greenpeace-founder-questions-man-made-global-warming/ Greenpeace Founder Questions Man-Made Global Warming], ''[[The Blaze]]'', Posted on January 20, 2011.</ref>

The idea that human activities , such as the combustion of [[fossil fuels]] , can significantly warm the earth's atmosphere is called the enhanced [[runaway greenhouse effect]].<ref>[http://zebu.uoregon.edu/1998/es202/l13.html Global Warming]</ref>

==Relation to current climate changeTerminology==

The term "anthropogenic" comes from ''Anthropo-'anthropogenic global warming theory' ("men") and ''genic' is the best of several explanations for the warming of the earth's ([[atmospherecause and effect|cause]] recorded since the middle of the 19th or 20th centuries).

==Assessment A panel of the theories=[[United Nations]] is "90% sure" that most [[global warming]] since about 1950 has been caused by human beings.<ref>[http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/26979 Mankind to blame for global warming, says IPCC]</ref> But Roger Pielke, [[Professor]] of Environmental Studies at the [[University of Colorado]], said, "After Climategate, the [[surface temperature record]] is being called into question." To experts such as McIntyre and Pielke, perhaps the most baffling thing has been the near-unanimity over [[global warming]] in the world’s [[mainstream media]] - a unanimity much greater than that found among scientists.<ref>David Rose. [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1235395/SPECIAL-INVESTIGATION-Climate-change-emails-row-deepens--Russians-admit-DID-send-them.html SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Climate change emails row deepens as Russians admit they DID come from their Siberian server], [[UK]] ''Mail Online'', December 13, 2009.</ref> Moreover, appearing on [[Fox Business Network]] with Stuart Varney, Greenpeace co-founder, Patrick Moore, explained why he left the organization. While talking with Varney, Moore explained that departure was in part due to the group’s "extremist positions" and it being hijacked by political and social causes as well as the left.<ref name=greenpeace/> Exposing the green movement, Moore also said he’s not the only environmentalist that believes like him.

President Bush's primary science advisorThe anthropogenic global warming theory enjoys broad based political support from [[Liberals]], Dr[[Socialists]], as well as the U. John HS. Marburger, supports [[Democratic Party]]. Supporters of the anthropogenic global warming.theory frequently assert the existence of a "[[scientific consensus]],"<ref>BBC: see [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6994760.stm "Bush aide says [Politics of global warming man-made"]].</ref> A number which was revealed by [[ClimateGate]] as favoring their viewpoint while suppressing counter evidence, so that [[legislator]]s can use this false sense of key Republicans scientific support taking action to gain more power, enabling them to enact stricter legislation to combat man-made global warming as well. At the same time, including most or all supporters of the anthropogenic global warming theory frequently declare, "the debate is over." The reality is that strict environmental legislation is not necessary, is not beneficial and in fact does more harm than good, and is outside of the [[President_BushU.S. Constitution|George W. Bushconstitutional]]. <ref>White House; limits of the [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/04/20080416-7[United States]] government.html Fact Sheet: Taking Additional Action to Confront Climate Change]</ref>

==Global warming and polar bears==[[CategoryRoy Innis]], chairman of the [[Congress of Racial Equality]], one of America's oldest civil rights organizations, wrote on February 4, 2008:Earth Sciences:Some 22,000 magnificent [[polar bear]]s now roam the [[Arctic]], and their numbers continue to increase. But bureaucrats and [[environmental activists]] want the bears designated as a "threatened" species. Doing so would put courts and bureaucrats in charge of any activity that produces [[category:ecologygreenhouse gases]]. [https://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/COMMENTARY/97426567/1012/COMMENTARY&template=nextpage]<!-- This section needs statistics on polar bear population trends. Are liberals right that their numbers are decreasing due to warmer climate? Or are conservatives right that the slight warming trend has not reduced the number of polar bears? -->

==Scientific evidenceZero carbon== See"Zero carbon" (short for zero [[carbon dioxide]]) is a phrase used by proponents of the AGW theory to denote the phasing out of [[fossil fuel]]s. Various dates have been set for the achievement of this task. The [[United Kingdom]] has set 2040<ref>https:*//www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40723581</ref> as the date for banning production of vehicles with [[Global warming controversygasoline]]and [[diesel]] engines and 2050<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48596775</ref> as the date for complete elimination of fossil fuel use. The group [[Extinction Rebellion]] wants all fossil fuel use to end by 2025.<ref>https://rebellion.earth/the-truth/demands/</ref> It hardly needs to be said that none of these targets is achievable.