South Africa won't sign emission cut targets if they hurt growth | Reuters

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa, a major polluter due to its dependence on coal-fired electricity, will not agree to any emission-cutting targets if doing so hurts the country's economy, a cabinet spokesman said on Thursday.

UN’s De Boer Says Climate [Scam] Prospects Improving (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

“I have the sense that the international community is gearing up to get the job done in Copenhagen,” de Boer said in an interview in Dalian, China, where he is attending a World Economic Forum meeting.

[Diabolical carbon dioxide:  It'll allegedly cause us to have a smaller amount of food, and it'll be poisonous]  (Science Alert)

Dr Gleadow's research showed that staples such as cassava become more toxic and produce much smaller yields in a world with higher carbon dioxide levels and more drought.

Positive Effects of Carbon Dioxide

...tests have shown that increasing the level of carbon dioxide in a greenhouse to 550 ppm will accelerate plant growth by 30 - 40 %.