I believe we have influence over the planet now. Consider that practically the entire country east of the Mississippi was forest, they used to say that a squirrel could go from the Hudson river to teh Mississippi without touching the ground, among many other things.
But also the earth has done some pretty wild things all by itelf if the soothsayers are even occasionally correct. Maybe one of these days they'll have a model that'll run correctly - backwards
Throwing regulations (and power) willy nilly will only hurt the poor.
Pete