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To answer your original (philosophical) question: Global climate change is not a good or bad thing. Just like dying - it is not a good or bad thing - it just is what it is; everyone has to do it. Climate change is a reality; always has been. However, the fact is that rapid climate change will cause some serious disruptions.

I think the question that should be asked is: is the economic cost of attempting to stop man-induced climate change too great? (Unfortunately, I don't think that question really gets addressed directly; the question gets mired in finger-pointing politics). We can stop much of man-induced climate change by producing less and consuming less, but is that a better outcome than producing more and consuming more. Do we really want to give up jobs, technological advances, etc. to reduce carbon emissions? IMO, if we do give that up, we are less likely to find the solution to our energy problems through R&D, new technologies, etc. You can't reasonably have this discussion by looking at just one side of the argument IMO.