Except that unlike in the story, there really were wolves, and we managed to take them down. CFCs and the ozone layer are a good example: there was a wolf, the

Except that unlike in the story, there really were wolves, and we managed to take them down. CFCs and the ozone layer are a good example: there was a wolf, there was decisive action because people listened to the warnings, and we managed to beat the wolf. Carbon emissions are an entirely different scale of problem though because so much of our economies is built on them.