You are missing the forest for the grass. Here is how to think clearly about the question of energy, and climate: -you are focusing solely on co2's alleged warming effect -you are completely ignoring the benefits of fossil fuels on human civilization -fossil fuels power modern civilization, and have cut human loss of life by 98% over a century -you are ignoring the greening effect of CO2, which causes global greening, makes farms more productive The risk is restricting fossil fuels from delivering affordable, reliable, and cheap energy to billions of people and providing these people with the energy needed to escape poverty, and make a naturally dangerous climate safe.