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 Okay I’m gonna try to answer this to the best of my abilities:

First of all: I don’t believe in climate change, I believe in maths and physics. There is enough conclusive data of 50+ years of geologists and climate scientists that supports the theory of climate change. 
You may choose to ignore or reject that, but facts don’t care about your feelings. 

Yes, in earths history our climate has changed consistently and in parts dramatically. Some fairly predictable changes are associated with the Milanković-Cycles (it’s a periodical shift in solar radiation intensity, due to earths wobble in the solar orbit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milankovitch_cycles). 
However for the last 10k years, since last Ice Age, also beginning of Human settlement and civilization, scientists call it the Holocene our climate has been fairly stable. 
The earths climate system is a complex one with many variables and climate research is trying to find patterns in long time scales within that dynamic process. 

CO2 is neither good nor bad, it’s a molecule that contributes to the greenhouse effect. However the consequences of an ever warming planet might have drastic effects on human civilization and their infrastructure. 
The planet will keep spinning long after we have made it impossible for us to inhabit it.

We both see a problem in burning fossil fuels, be it cancer or global warming, whatever it might be in the end, let’s focus on fixing the underlying problem right?

I’m no expert on volcanic eruptions but a big eruption of the Pinatubo in the days before my earthly existence had actually a cooling effect since the ash cloud and some sulfuric acids were mitigating solar radiation towards our planet. (This is really basic explanation, if in doubt, consult someone with greater knowledge of chemistry with higher atmospheric layers) 

All ice masses are significantly shrinking. Looking at satellite imagery might be easier to spot the differences over time, than looking at graphs with potentially misleading axis labeling. 

There are top notch peer reviewed studies on the geophysical workings of climate change with the IPCC. 
Please focus your time in researching this topic on groups Working Groups I and II. Especially Group I delivers what you asked for. 

Sun radiation and orbits - Milanković Cycles 🔄 

Climate change is a geophysical fact. I don’t seek to mitigate it through taxation or control, but through changing our economic system from an inflationary one towards a deflationary one. (Hyperbitcoinization) 
I think that most political claims on how to mitigate climate change are bullshit and I am opposed to more taxation and regulation. #Bitcoin will help fix this. 

The picture was taken on a #Bitcoin conference where I made the case for #SaturdaysForSatoshi - A global freedom movement that seeks broad social change by peacefully protesting the injustice of our current monetary system in front of your local bank. I focus on the ecological implications that this change may bring, however this is FOSP (FreeOpenSourceProtest) and you may happily join with a #Bitcoin message that particularly resonates with you. (e.g. Privacy, State-Arbitrariness, Freedom) 

I hope that this message reads as respectfully as I intended when writing it. 
To improve discussion climate I would  appreciate omitting terms like Clown or NPC. 

Kind regards 

A wise rabbit 🐰⚡️