The US government has spent $79 billion on global warming research, most of that a total waste of money. Carbon trading has now reached an annual level of over $100 billion, again a total waste of money, with trading expected to reach as much as $10 trillion per year. This represents a transfer of money that accomplishes nothing except making traders like Goldman Sachs and Al Gore rich. Here is an article discussing this injustice being perpetrated on the people of the world by the UN and various national governments.