I have a great idea !!!! Let's hype the people to agree to a global "carbon tax" and promise them that we can change the weather !!! We will make a large fortune. If it was presented this way, well.., I believe most people would see right through this.
Whether the earth is warming, polluting, or whatever- does anyone truly believe that mere humans can reverse the powerful forces of nature ??
If there is a problem, the root cause would lie in the fact that the planet IS being abused by money grubbing organizations that have no respect for you or I, and no respect for Mother Earth.
Meanwhile, money grubbers are devastating the planet's self cleansing systems, such as the Brazilian rain forest.
It is fact that we do not need to use a drop of oil or a lump of coal for our energy needs. But oil and coal are cheap. Solar, wind, hydro, tidal, nuclear and geothermal are abundant and could be even cheaper. But the big oil companies, auto industry, countries, and others who are in the oil industry make it un-economical, highly regulated to pursue 'alternative energy'
The solution to whatever problem exists (or doesn't) is to take the money out of the process and let loose human ingenuity.