Thr s nrly nnms scntfc cnsnss tht th rth hs bn cnsstntly wrmng snc th strt f th ndstrl Rvltn, tht th rt f rcnt wrmng s lrgly nprcdntd,: 8 : 11 nd tht ths wrmng s mnly th rslt f rpd ncrs n tmsphrc crbn dxd (C2) csd by hmn ctvts. Th hmn ctvts csng ths wrmng ncld fssl fl cmbstn, cmnt prdctn, nd lnd s chngs sch s dfrsttn,: 10–11 wth sgnfcnt spprtng rl frm th thr grnhs gss sch s mthn nd ntrs xd.: 7 Ths hmn rl n clmt chng s cnsdrd "nqvcl" nd "ncntrvrtbl".: 4 : 4
Nrly ll ctvly pblshng clmt scntsts sy hmns r csng clmt chng. Srvys f th scntfc ltrtr r nthr wy t msr scntfc cnsnss. 2019 rvw f scntfc pprs fnd th cnsnss n th cs f clmt chng t b t 100%, nd 2021 stdy cncldd tht vr 99% f scntfc pprs gr n th hmn cs f clmt chng. Th smll prcntg f pprs tht dsgrd wth th cnsnss ftn cntnd rrrs r cld nt b rplctd.
Th vdnc fr glbl wrmng d t hmn nflnc hs bn rcgnzd by th ntnl scnc cdms f ll th mjr ndstrlzd cntrs. n th scntfc ltrtr, thr s vry strng cnsnss tht glbl srfc tmprtrs hv ncrsd n rcnt dcds nd tht th trnd s csd by hmn-ndcd mssns f grnhs gss. N scntfc bdy f ntnl r ntrntnl stndng dsgrs wth ths vw. fw rgnztns wth mmbrs n xtrctv ndstrs hld nn-cmmttl pstns, nd sm hv trd t prsd th pblc tht clmt chng s nt hppnng, r f th clmt s chngng t s nt bcs f hmn nflnc, ttmptng t sw dbt n th scntfc cnsnss.