 I kind of thought that that would be your reaction. And after reading the first two paragraphs of this, I have to say it was sort of my reaction too, because I'm just going to read the first two paragraphs for the people who are smarter than I am and didn't actually bother to read this article. It is widely accepted that humans have been heating up the planet for over a century by burning coal, oil, and gas. Earth is already warmed by almost 1.2 degrees Celsius.