97% is a number both praised and criticized concerning the climate change issue. An article published by Naomi Oreskes in 2004 found that 97% of the papers published by actual climate scientists (those who do research on the phenomenon) agree that the climate is changing and that it is due to human activities. Oreskes examined 928 papers published between 1993 and 2004l. A more recent study (Cook et al 2013) of over 12, 000 papers agrees with this figure.
There is a good discussion of this issue at https://skepticalscience.com/97-percent-consensus-robust.htm
As Pogo says, "We have met the enemy and he is us."
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