claim: Over the three years from 1979 to 1982 when CO2 emissions were decreasing due to the rapid increase in the price of oil that drastically reduced consumption, there was no change in the rate of increase in atmospheric concentration of CO2 proving that humans were not the primary source for the increase in concentration.'
evidences.evidence_id: Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere:140
evidences.article: Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere
evidences.evidence: While CO 2 absorption and release is always happening as a result of natural processes, the recent rise in CO 2 levels in the atmosphere is known to be mainly due to human (anthropogenic) activity.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Carbon dioxide:182
evidences.article: Carbon dioxide
evidences.evidence: Combustion of fossil fuels and deforestation have caused the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide to increase by about 43% since the beginning of the age of industrialization.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Greenhouse gas:183
evidences.article: Greenhouse gas
evidences.evidence: Between the period 1970 to 2004, greenhouse gas emissions (measured in CO 2-equivalent) increased at an average rate of 1.6% per year, with CO 2 emissions from the use of fossil fuels growing at a rate of 1.9% per year.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Scientific consensus on climate change:77
evidences.article: Scientific consensus on climate change
evidences.evidence: Human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas), and secondarily the clearing of land, have increased the concentration of carbon dioxide, methane, and other heat-trapping ("greenhouse") gases in the atmosphere...There is international scientific consensus that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: World energy consumption:111
evidences.article: World energy consumption
evidences.evidence: After the oil shocks of 1973 and 1979, during which the price of oil increased from 5 to 45 US dollars per barrel, there was a shift away from oil.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS REFUTES