Another example, though not as extreme as Gore, of what you state is hopelessly naive...



"Many -- not all -- of those effects can be prevented, the report says, if within a generation the world slows down its emissions of carbon dioxide and if the level of greenhouse gases sticking around in the atmosphere stabilizes. If that's the case, the report says "most major impacts on human welfare would be avoided; but some major impacts on ecosystems are likely to occur.""

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/03/10/climate.report.ap/index.html