Well, at the time the OP mentioned it, I had never heard of people choosing a position on climate change just because of who would get hurt by the process of ad

Well, at the time the OP mentioned it, I had never heard of people choosing a position on climate change just because of who would get hurt by the process of addressing it. I still have never heard an example, and I've certainly never spoken to such a person. I'm not disputing your experience. Some people are just contrary.