An important factor is, how much climate-changing energy comes from the sun and is thus not controllable, and how much comes from man's activities. The ratio of solar energy to man's fuel-sourced energy is large. Meaning, the sun contribution overwhelms gasoline burning. The elite's position on this is bullshit handwaving. If the effect of the atmosphere in heat retention is small compared to the solar energy input, then the climate control effort is nonsense and just a power grab.

Also - and for the future - if the solar cycle reduces and we get less energy during some long cycle in the future, we will need to pump in man-sourced energy to keep the Earth warm. But if the current efforts by the elite to dismantle man's use of energy continue, we will not have the infrastructure to heat the Earth and may then enter an ice age. So in their effort to grab power, the elite may be fucking over humanity's future survival.