Because so many of the proposed solutions 1) will actually be worse for the environment, and 2) be massively expensive, and 3) will provide massive opportunitie

Because so many of the proposed solutions 1) will actually be worse for the environment, and 2) be massively expensive, and 3) will provide massive opportunities for rent-seeking and gov't corruption. Even before the CRU leak, I suspected the science behind it was bad, because there was no transparency, skeptics were being marginalized, and discussion about the core issues behind it were forbidden. These are not the actions of concerned scientists trying to get the word out, these are the actions of political thugs angling for more power. I think the majority of skepticism is rooted in folks smelling something fishy with this whole issue.