What has always struck me as "interesting" is that the "scientists" who are adamant and vocal about this issue (those stating that mankind is responsible for climate change) are the same ones clamoring for grants, book deals, etc., in other words they seem to be profiting from being on that side. These same people scream "climate deniers" the second anyone doesn't agree.
Like or not there are scientists who do not believe that mankind has or is affecting the climate, but they are virtually silenced by the scientific community and definitively the media. Why is this? I am sure some will say because they are wrong... but think about just for a moment, if you were scientist why on earth would you go against "proven" data as you know it will destroy your career and any chance of funding or sponsorship or even employment. I thought "science" was all about the facts and truth, if that was the case then shouldn't all thoughts and theories be open for discussion?
Anytime someone is fanatical about something it is suspect and this is a prime example of that issue. I am not saying that mankind isn't contributing to climate change, what I am saying is that the evidence is absolutely not there. Scientists have not had the technology (and some say they still don't) to adequately determine what is going on.
Let me provide several examples of this "rush to science";
1. when I was a kid in the 70's we were all told that there was a coming ice age and that the earth was going to "freeze over" like never before. Fortunately we did not have social media and only several mediums to receive "news" (news papers and the nightly news) and so over time it was pretty much ignored and guess what... it proved to be BS.
2. About the time the 2nd ice age deal faded then we were told that CO2 emissions had created a huge hole in the ozone and that we were all going to fry like bacon if something wasn't done immediately. Well of course this (along with SMOG) brought us increased emission standards, catalytic converters and the like (not saying this was a bad thing), but then several year ago "scientists" admitted that no such hole existed. As I recall, they even went so far as to admit that it never existed, rather that the technology of the time "indicated" that one was there.
So here we are at the plate one more time, hard to believe anything coming out of anyone profiting from the information and that does include government agencies. Again, I am not saying that mankind or the burning of fossil fuels isn't a contributing factor to climate change, however I do have my suspicions that it may not be as we are led to believe.
Despite the reluctance to believe the coal fires, they are a real thing along with massive forest fires, volcanos, etc. Perhaps all of this coupled with what mankind produces is having an effect but IMO the data is not mature and will not be for some time, but that is not going to stop people from profiting from it which is in fact what this is really about.