Yes I bet these scientists are in it simply for the money, because we all know what a lucrative business research science is - lol
The global CO2 concentration stood at approximately 260 ppm for 11 000 years until the early 18th century , but is now 380 ppm
Gathering climate change evidence from ice cores in Antarctica (the most reliable source), the maximum CO2 concentration during the previous 420 000 years was 300 ppm
That interval witnessed 4 glacial - interglacial cycles, each of about 100 000 years, who were driven by rhythmic changes in the amount of solar radiation reaching Earth, whose effects are amplified by the feedbacks and forces they in turn generate within the Earth's environment
We are living in an interglacial period, or warm phase
If current carbon emission trends continue, by 2050 carbon concentration will reach 500 ppm, and could reach 750 ppm by 2100
A doubling in atmospheric carbon of today's levels will give rise to an increase in the mean global atmospheric temperature by 3 to 7 degrees celsius
The speed of that temperature change is where the danger lies
It will mean an immense portion of our capital assets will be no longer useful, much sooner than their planned obsolescence
Infrastructure will disappear under rising seas
Is it better to sit idly by while this takes place or to actively sequester carbon output with alternative energy sources?