Key Points
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The most dangerous climate myths are not just false, they are weapons used to delay action and discredit science.
“The climate has always changed”
This is true — but misleading.
Natural shifts have occurred over millennia, but today’s warming is happening faster and can only be explained by human activity.1
“CO₂ is just plant food”
Yes, CO₂ feeds plants — but too much traps heat and drives planetary instability.
Atmospheric CO₂ is now higher than at any point in the past two million years.2
“It’s cold today — global warming must be fake”
Weather isn’t climate.
Warming disrupts the polar vortex, sometimes pushing freezing air into lower latitudes even as global temperatures climb.4
“Climate models are too unreliable”
Climate models have consistently predicted global temperature rises with remarkable accuracy.
They are essential tools, not speculative guesses.9
“Scientists don’t agree”
More than 99% of peer-reviewed studies affirm human-caused climate change.
The illusion of debate is manufactured, not real.3
“Renewables can’t power the world”
This myth is decades out of date.
Countries are already running on 100% renewables for hours or days at a time.5
“It’s too late to act”
Wrong again.
Every tonne of CO₂ avoided makes a difference. Every delay worsens outcomes. But there’s still time.10
“Climate action will wreck the economy”
The opposite is true.
Renewables generate more jobs than fossil fuels, and climate inaction costs trillions.6
“Humans are too small to change the climate”
We’ve already changed it.
From land clearing to emissions, we are the dominant planetary force.7
“It’s all a hoax”
This is the most toxic myth of all.
It's promoted by fossil fuel interests and conspiracists — not scientists, who rely on transparent, peer-reviewed data.8
Footnotes
- 1: NASA: Climate Change Evidence
- 2: NOAA: CO₂ Trends
- 3: IOP Science: Scientific Consensus on Climate
- 4: Washington Post: Polar Vortex and Warming
- 5: IEA: Renewables Report
- 6: IMF: Economics of Climate Change
- 7: National Geographic: The Anthropocene
- 8: The Guardian: Fossil Fuel Misinformation
- 9: Carbon Brief: Climate Model Accuracy
- 10: IPCC: Special Report on 1.5°C
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