Is it naive to think that CO2 / Global Warming is the problem? When the obvious problem is the destruction of Nature? And that humanity is notoriously blind to this?

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I can%26#039;t visualize many arguing against your sub header. Many questions asked are just splitting hairs with no real context to GW. Seeming just issues of who%26#039;s wrong or right, to non pertinent, but referenced material. The distraction from environmental issues seems to always take a second hand to economics and politics.

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%26quot;The distraction from environmental issues seems to always take a second hand to economics and politics.%26quot;

That statement right there is something to chew on.

Thanks for the answers.

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• CO2 is a factor but people fail to recognise the side-effects of deforestation, destruction of wetlands etc when it comes to natural hazards. Humanity is blind to it because the idea is to use technology to make danerous areas safe but this has to be done on a cost-benefit analysis so when an unusually large hazard shows the technology can%26#039;t cope.
  
  The IPCC don%26#039;t ignore overpopulation they are very aware of it. It%26#039;s just not what they are set up to work on.
• I agree that there are far more serious environmental concerns that atmospheric CO2.
  
  People are not blind to destruction of nature, but as everything we do has some impact on the environment, we need to balance the environment with economic development.
• Global warming is a scam,don%26#039;t fall for it. As long as they propagate GW the price of fuel will go up. The rich are afraid that we will use it up and they will not have enough to fly there planes.
  CO2 is just a step in nature to recycle fossil fuel. It also recycles our O2.
• The problem is in one of the answers, nature is indestructible. Do doubt nature will adapt and recover, but while the earth is recovering we all suffer the consequence of the this selfish behavior.
• I do think it is naive, or at least shortsighted. Most of these problems stem from overpopulation of the world, a subject almost completely ignored by the IPCC.
• There are bigger problems with pollution and Co2 and global warming isn%26#039;t one of them. Switch to nuclear energy and we can all put this thing to rest and create jobs in the process.
• I think pollution never helps anything and I think that excess amounts of CO2 cannot possibly be good, because an excess of anything never is.
• Yes
• GLOBAL WARMING IS JACKED UP!
  
  It has NO and I repeat NO truth to it at all.
  It is a political scheme
  
  Here is an outline for a 30 minute speech I delivered
  
  I. For a long time people have been looking through glasses that have foggy lenses of deception regarding global warming. In the next couple of minutes I intend to show you a more accurate eye chart and update your prescription.
  
  A. Reasons for listening to my speech are very simple. One of the main reasons is that Global Warming is nothing to waste your time on. If it so important to the environment, then we would have done something for it by now. Another reason that you should listen is that this could be a life changing speech that greatly effects every moment of your life from here on out.
  
  I am 100% accurate in reporting my information. I have done the research necessary to ensure that you are getting nothing but hard core facts. For the past several weeks of my life has been dedicated to finding out information for my speech topic. Nobody knows as much credible information on this topic as I do.
  
  C. My point for this speech is to try and persuade you to see the light at the end of the dirty tunnel of humanities’ lies.
  
  
  II. Global Warming is the most debatable topic that was probably ever around. You need to know this information. If you don’t educate yourself properly on this topic you will live the rest of your life in fear of something that doesn’t exist.
  
  A. Global Warming is a natural cycle. Everything about it is natural. Carbon dioxide levels vary throughout time. Humans can make little or no impact on the environment.
  
  1. Take a look at this chart taken from an online internet poll. What do you notice from this? There is a close tie between adults that believe in Global Warming and some that don’t. As you can see the charts are pretty close. There is about one person who doesn’t believe in Global Warming to two people who do. This means that only 60% of the world believes in global warming. My goal by the end of this speech is to have the 60% be persuaded that they are not believing in the accurate thing. With the following facts, I am 100% sure that this goal is possible and will be achieved.