I think we're being naive over most climate change 'denial'. These people are not dumb, they just want to keep the debate going while being fully aware climate

I think we're being naive over most climate change 'denial'. These people are not dumb, they just want to keep the debate going while being fully aware climate change is happening. By delaying society's mustering of will to face it, they a) confirm their notion that we can't do anything about it (because in their minds, fixing it requires the kind of kumbaya UN cooperation they loathe) and b) cash out while there are still profits to be made in dirty industries and practices. And we're enabling them by continuing to make this a debateable matter.