This is very poor wording. The mistaken belief that CO2 somehow has the magical superpower to defy thermodynamics has existed since the 1800s, yes. ...
Global Warming violates the 1st LoT by claiming the magical increase in thermal energy out of nothing, in the form of a temperature increase, which is somehow caused by a magical substance. Greenhouse Effect violates Stefan-Boltzmann and black body science by claiming that an increase in earth's temperature is somehow caused by a decrease in earth's radiance. Greenhouse Effect violates the 2nd LoT by claiming that the cooler atmosphere somehow heats the warmer earth's surface.