Global warming conspiracy theories have been posited which allege that the scientific consensus is illusory , or that climatologists are acting on their own financial interests by causing undue alarm about a changing climate . Despite leaked emails during the Climatic Research Unit email controversy , as well as multinational , independent research on the topic , no evidence of such a conspiracy has been presented , and strong consensus exists among scientists from a multitude of political , social , organizational and national backgrounds about the extent and cause of climate change . Several researchers have concluded that around 97 % of climate scientists agree with this consensus . As well , much of the data used in climate science is publicly available to be viewed and interpreted by competing researchers as well as the public
Climatic Research Unit email controversy
Climatic Research Unit email controversy
Climate change denial