==Relation to current climate change==
The anthropogenic global warming theory is one of several explanations for the 1.5 degrees F of warming<ref>[http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/info/warming/ Climatic Research Unit Sheet #1]</ref> of the earth's surface recorded since the middle of the 19th century1850.
The theory enjoys broad based political support from [[Liberals]], [[Greens]] and the US [[Democratic Party]], and theory supporters frequently assert the existence of a "[[scientific consensus]]" favoring their viewpoint (see [[Politics of global warming]]).
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