[ComradePhil]

"The rise in CO2 will destroy everything" is an unfounded assumption, remnant of the CleanTech PR "science", which unfortunately a lot of scientists are still hostage to. Unfortunately, we'll need to wait until that generation dies out and the new shale funded scientists replace them... but these short term things will continue to happen. We still need to think in much longer terms if we are to think about protecting life on earth. Increased CO2 will mean plants will grow bigger and faster, this growth in biomass will increase biomass of all other creatures. Humans will not only survive in it, but will thrive... and so will many others. Yes, some will go extinct but that's a given. Protecting unviable species just for the sake of it is not a good use of resources, specially considering that the other option will inevitably lead to extinction of all life in the distant future... much earlier than it should.