Great story from CNBC:
Climate accord 'irrelevant,' and CO2 cuts could impoverish the world: Scientist
The world's historic effort to reduce carbon emissions is likely to be a costly if not quixotic endeavor, according to one expert, whose recently published research warns that decarbonizing the globe could have devastating consequences on the world's way of life.
A bit more - they were talking about the huge amounts of money that would be needed to effectively reduce our carbon footprint and then the article goes on:
Those vast sums are why M.J. Kelly, a University of Cambridge engineering professor, recently wrote that the push to restrict carbon "is set to fail comprehensively in meeting its avowed target, and a new debate is needed." For that reason, Kelly is skeptical that initiatives like the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris will achieve its lofty goals.
In peer-reviewed research, Kelly argued carbon dioxide should be considered the byproduct of the "immense benefits" of a technologically advanced society. Cutting carbon, he added, could result in a dramatic reduction in the world's quality of life that would usher in mass starvation, poverty and civil strife. Massive decarbonization is "only possible if we wish to see large parts of the population die from starvation, destitution or violence in the absence of enough low-carbon energy to sustain society."
More at the article - I find it refreshing that CNBC actually published this thoughtful and detailed article. Carbon Dioxide is the gas of life - without it, there would be no plant life on this planet. It is a key element of photosynthesis.
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