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Well, CO2 is not a pollutant, it's an essential component of the atmosphere. The other components a few of which we call pollutants are present at very small concentration compared to CO2, and CO2 itself is only a trace component of the air. We must take concentration into account . For an interesting alternative view see physicist Nir Shaviv's work.
CO2 is bad, very bad. We must get CO2 emissions to zero, so we kill all greenery on the planet and destroy all O2 production. Because when we kill all the trees by getting CO2 to zero, the planet will stop making oxygen. That will eventually kill all humans, which apparently is the cause of the CO2 problem. CO2 gone? Then O2 gone. O2 gone? Then people gone. Earth is saved for the spotted owl!
In addition to what @piezoe says: Imagine if you had a pimple, and later that day, were told you were dying of cancer. Would you be worrying about that pimple?
Politician's Hot Air done it i tells ya! The likely cause of climate change on a geologic time scale., A piezoe joint. https://www.elitetrader.com/et/thre...imate-change-on-a-geologic-time-scale.359931/
You do realize that the planet had greenery for a long time ... before we started making emissions--when our emission were zero, right?
Yes. But because we are now creating it, we must stop all of it. This includes all natural processes, like lightning-born forest fires. Nope, that is bad, because man is alive. So not only must we get all CO2 production to zero, we must also come up with ways to pull CO2 from the air and inject it into stone. I think Bill Gates has an idea about that. We apparently must pull all CO2 from the air, because the planet is dying. Because of us.
I, and my sarcasm meter are. You are not privy to my S-Meter it seems. It is subtle, but loud. You need to be on the ball and keen to notice it.