They aren't conflicting points of view... because these people don't care about the climate at all. If they did, they'd be all for: - transitioning dirty fuels

They aren't conflicting points of view... because these people don't care about the climate at all. If they did, they'd be all for: - transitioning dirty fuels to natural gas - transitioning natural gas to electric - nuclear power - economic growth (green solutions are expensive and only rich people care about the environment) - dense cities But as you point out, they cherry-pick only some of these. The reason is simple... they believe in one or both of two things: - getting elected - anti-humanism The medieval Christian belief in an inherently wicked humanity (original sin) has been replaced by a modern anti-development, there-should-be-fewer-of-us mindset.