That sounds like you're trying to weasel out of having to accept the science. However, since you mention your interest, you'll probably be interested in the wor

That sounds like you're trying to weasel out of having to accept the science. However, since you mention your interest, you'll probably be interested in the work of Richard Muller / Berkeley Earth. Their research reexamined the temperature data underlying climate change, and despite initial skepticism they were able to rule out alternative theories. The debate is of course of political manufacture, because the science is unequivocal.