It's too late

Global warming might be a problem, but it’s too late to take meaningful action. A final type of myth asserts that it is too late to do anything about climate change. The horse has already bolted; temperature increases are now locked in.

Myth: Temperature changes are natural

Myth: The Medieval Warm Period was warmer than today

Myth: We don’t know what temperatures were like in the past

Myth: Solar activity is the main cause of global warming

Myth: Global warming is caused by the Earth’s changing orbit

Myth: Volcanic activity is the cause of global warming

Myth: There is no proof that CO2 is causing global warming

Myth: Changes in CO2 follow temperature changes, not vice-versa

Myth: Human activity only releases a small proportion of CO2

Myth: Water vapour is the main cause of global warming

Myth: We can’t tell man-made CO2 from that emitted by nature

Myth: The Urban Heat Island Effect is causing global warming

Myth: The IPCC is exaggerating the dangers of global warming

Myth: 3°C of warming is nothing to worry about

Myth: Global warming will delay the next ice age

Myth: Heat is good for people. It’s cold that’s a killer

Myth: More CO2 in the atmosphere will ‘green the planet’

Myth: Global warming will not lead to more droughts

Myth: Clouds will stop the atmosphere from heating up

Myth: CO2 levels have been much higher in the past

Myth: Species can just adapt to a warmer planet

Myth: Polar bear numbers have increased, not fallen

Myth: Deaths from natural disasters have gone down, not up

Myth: There are fewer hurricanes today than in the past

Myth: There are now fewer wildfires than in the past

Myth: Australia has always had bad bushfires

Myth: Heatwaves in the US were much worse in the 1930s

Myth: Sea levels were much higher millions of years ago

Myth: Some atolls are increasing in size, not decreasing

Myth: We can reduce CO2 levels by using special fans

Myth: We can cool the planet via solar geoengineering

Myth: We can cool the planet by putting solar reflectors in space

Myth: We can cool the planet by seeding the oceans with iron dust

Myth: We can offset CO2 emissions by planting trees

Myth: Some countries will benefit from global warming

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