I’ve come to the conclusion that the deliberate ignorance of climate change/greenhouse effect/global warming is being fueled by deep-pockets in the fossil fuel

I’ve come to the conclusion that the deliberate ignorance of climate change/greenhouse effect/global warming is being fueled by deep-pockets in the fossil fuel industry, who are hacking the current weaknesses in democracies to sow doubt and confusion, and to sap political will (just as other hostile groupings are doing). The GFC also happened just as schemes like carbon pricing started taking hold, and they ended up losing momentum, which hasn’t been regained. The UK is a notable exception because Thatcher broke the coal industry for ideological reasons but I don’t think countries like the US will be able to take meaningful action. Heck, a major reason for Australia’s recent election outcome was the question of a major coal mine being granted permission to open. It’s either going to take major regional climate changes in some part of the world that the media cares about (Europe or North America) before political and public opinion shift decisively enough for meaningful action to take hold. By then it will probably be too late, except for those who are wealthy enough to buy their way into places which benefit from climate change. The rest of us will be left to fend for ourselves.