Is climate change still debated?

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The discussion centers on the consensus regarding climate change, emphasizing that civilization's reliance on fossil fuels directly contributes to climate change through emissions. The IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) is cited as a reliable reference for understanding the scientific consensus on this issue. The forum also highlights the challenges of addressing overly broad questions related to climate change, which can lead to discussions being locked due to policy violations.

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My current understanding is that civilization is built on fossil fuels, and the resulting emissions cause climate change. I'm wondering if anyone still has worthwhile arguments against this view, or whether there really is a debate.

I currently consider the following reference to be the most reliable:
http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg3/
 
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This question is in violation of the PhysicsForums [thread=757267]Climate Change / Global Warming Policy[/thread], which explicitly states that
Threads such 'Is global warming real' or 'Are humans the cause of global warming' are too broad and are subject to being locked.

Overly broad questions are of dubious nature in general. Someone who asks "teach me everything about relativity!" is essentially asking people to write a book (multiple books) on the subject of relativity. That's not good in general, and it is explicitly against the rules here.
 
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