claim: 'To suddenly label CO2 as a "pollutant" is a disservice to a gas that has played an enormous role in the development and sustainability of all life on this wonderful Earth.
evidences.evidence_id: Climate change mitigation:20
evidences.article: Climate change mitigation
evidences.evidence: As is stated in Article 2 of the Convention, this requires that greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations are stabilized in the atmosphere at a level where ecosystems can adapt naturally to climate change, food production is not threatened, and economic development can proceed in a sustainable fashion.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Emissions trading:0
evidences.article: Emissions trading
evidences.evidence: Emissions trading (also known as cap and trade) is a market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Sustainability:318
evidences.article: Sustainability
evidences.evidence: On the other hand, an extensive historical analysis of technological efficiency improvements has conclusively shown that improvements in the efficiency of the use of energy and materials were almost always outpaced by economic growth, in large part because of the rebound effect (conservation) or Jevons Paradox resulting in a net increase in resource use and associated pollution.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Sustainable energy:17
evidences.article: Sustainable energy
evidences.evidence: In its book, the Commission described four key elements of sustainability with respect to energy: the ability to increase the supply of energy to meet growing human needs, energy efficiency and conservation, public health and safety, and "protection of the biosphere and prevention of more localized forms of pollution."
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Urbanization:12
evidences.article: Urbanization
evidences.evidence: Urbanization creates enormous social, economic and environmental changes, which provide an opportunity for sustainability with the "potential to use resources more efficiently, to create more sustainable land use and to protect the biodiversity of natural ecosystems."
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO