Claim: A graph proves humans are responsible for only around 3.5 per cent of the increase in atmospheric CO2 from 1870 to 2020.
Fact-check: Climate sceptic muddles his maths with emissions claim
Verdict: false. the author has mistaken the graph's annual emissions figure for the cumulative total since 1870. humans are responsible for 100 per cent of the increase.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Kate Atkinson
Date published: 2022-12-13T00:00:00