Global warming will quickly disappear if we remove the cause.

One of the wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia has been damaged by a rise in water temperature by just 1 degree Celsius during February, March and April. These are summer months in Australia. At 67% the northern part has been the worst hit. "Some of the mortality was down to heat stress," said Professor Terry Hughes."The coral was cooked." Scientists blame global warming, caused by carbon dioxide, generated by the use of fossil fuels and the cutting down of forests for agriculture. The election of Donald Trump has caused consternation because of his known hostility to the Paris climate agreement, although recently he said that he is keeping an open mind. It will be very difficult, if not impossible, for Trump to withdraw from the Paris accord because the solar energy sector employs more people than the coal industry. If other jobs in other renewable energy sectors are added then it goes into millions. So, there is serious progress to reduce the production of CO2. But what about reducing the levels of CO2 already in the atmosphere? The good news is that NASA found recently that tropical forests absorb more CO2 than thought previously. The bad news is that tropical rain forests are being cut down at a ferocious rate. Cattle ranching is the main cause of destruction of the Amazon rain forest. There is a noisy movement against the eating of meat in the world. They point to the amount of water required to produce one pound of beef compared to a pound of tofu or rice. But it is not so easy. Adam Drewnowski, of the University of Washington has worked out the amount of CO2 produced for every 100 calories of food articles. He shows that meat produces less CO2 per 100 calories than milk or eggs. Tinned vegetables produce the highest. All these arguments seem futile because no one is addressing the real cause of climate change. Which is the uncontrolled increase in the number of human beings. Just one nation, China, is emptying the oceans off the coast of Guinea in Africa and China's appetite for ivory is wiping out elephants in Africa. To be fair to China it is the only country in the world to have discouraged excessive fertility. Is there any evidence to suggest that nature can repair herself if human beings are removed? Absolutely. The area around Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which was abandoned 30 years ago, after an accident has been reclaimed by wildlife. The same is happening around the Fukushima nuclear power plant which was damaged by a tsunami in 2011. Trouble is that humans have an immense tendency to breed, as proved by the number of babies born in Aleppo and Mosul during years of war. All agreements will fail unless the cause is addressed. But, will anyone speak the truth?