Vast majority of scientists believe global warming is a fact. Rare exceptions are some USA scientists but we know USA refuse to sign Kyoto protocol, althrought they are accounted for 25 % of world CO2 emissons, so their opinion could be biased. Average global temperature is rising there is no doubt about that. You can see that in the next chart. ... ... ... 400.000 years pattern is broken and recent global warming is consequence of increased CO2 levels due to industrial revolution. Kyoto protocol is just step (but necessary) towards reducing the global CO2 levels. Trade liberalization, economic restructuring, diffusion of technology are also factors that can help that developing countries achieve turning pointy earlier. However Alternatives of Kuznet’s curve suggests there is big uncertainty about future trends. Two recent researches shows improvement of air quality in ecological aware Europe while this improvement does not exists in China and India so it is obvious that we can make difference. For more with graphs and details go to: http://thiver.wordpress.com/2006/02/08/how-will-internet-technology-slow-down-global-warming-process/ Message was edited by: thiver