d, the only thing certain about CO2 is that it’s necessary for life on Earth
Mann & Toles, Stage 2, "It is but it's natural" Milloy says that that CO2 is needed in all aspects of life. He says we need it to live and it's a plant food. His assumption sums up the idea that excessive amounts of it in our atmosphere would not do any harm because it's a natural substance.
Second, claims of reductions in national emissions should be taken with a grain of s
Mann & Toles, Stage 3 "It's caused by humans, but it's minimal" In this sentence, they are downplaying the claims that we should cut down on how much greenhouse gas we are putting out into our atmosphere. They say that even if you cut down locally, it will not cut down globally. People have said that we are already burning coal, oil, and natural gas and we are still fine.
Some use climate as a stalking horse to advance asocialist agenda. “
Mann & Toles, Stage 1, "It's Not Happening" This sentence would fall under denial because they thing that people who advocate for something to be done about climate change are just trying to put forth a type of socialist agenda. Meaning that they deny all the science behind the Earth warming, instead they believe that it is a way to regulate production methods.