CDG2024 Ratzer, G - Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Iceland

Isn't carbon dioxide the molecule of life, not a pollutant? Few people in Africa, Central Asia, China, India Latin America and Russia worry that carbon dioxide from fossil fuels is causing catastrophic global warming that warrants tremendous efforts and use of energy to sequester CO2 out of the atmosphere. Why is there so much concern for man-made global warming in Australia, Europe and North America? Could it be elected leaders, universities, the mass media, the World Economiic Forum in Switzerland, the Pope, environmental organizations, parts of the United Nations, certain financial istitutions and very wealthy individuals?