Right but if you look at data and scientific consensus rather than focusing on the media's catastrophizing, you see a much clearer, consistent image of a real p

Right but if you look at data and scientific consensus rather than focusing on the media's catastrophizing, you see a much clearer, consistent image of a real problem. Also what's this preferred left wing candidate who promises to alter the means of production..? If you're talking about the US, all potential candidates for both major parties are in favor of a capitalist mode of production. Not that this would have any impact at all, even if there were major parties which tried to use climate change as an argument in favor of socialism, that would have no effect on whether or not climate change is a real problem.