There is a clear indication that the climate is trending warmer, and has been since the end of the 'little ice age'. There is also a clear indication that CO2 is a greenhouse gas. There is not a clear connection between the two. The environment is a very complex system and the concentration of CO2 a very small part of it. Both the climate and the level of atmospheric CO2 are in constant flux over millienia, but the CO2 concentration tends to be a lagging indicator; implying that the increases of CO2 in the atmosphere are an effect of a warming global climate, not a cause. Although it's certainly possible that CO2 is, itself, a feedback loop. There is no indication, nor any logical reason to assume, that even a tripling of the amount of carbon in the air would result in a catastrophic degree of climate change. Even a 4 degree global change would take at least a century to materialize.
The only references to this are publications that don't exactly have the highest academic credibility. Is there any serious research going into this? I have a feeling that most researchers are quite honest and if there was something going on we'd see more peer reviewed papers about it.
Does it really matter if it takes a century to materialize? You're not really that egocentric that you're willing to screw your children and grandchildren for the comfort of driving a SUV today, are you?