The beauty and wonder of the natural world is what keeps scientists like Dana Bergstrom fighting to protect it. She's one of many who say speaking out comes at a cost but not speaking up can take an even greater personal toll.
I kind of agree with your premise, but there’s a huge caveat here: climate change will impact different people around the world on different time frames. Generally, the poorest people, the ones that least contributed to the problem, will be the first ones to suffer the most. This creates a perverse incentive for wealthy people to treat this like you mentioned and minimize the public’s understanding of the coming impacts, because it helps keep their gravy trains going for a while longer.
I kind of agree with your premise, but there’s a huge caveat here: climate change will impact different people around the world on different time frames. Generally, the poorest people, the ones that least contributed to the problem, will be the first ones to suffer the most. This creates a perverse incentive for wealthy people to treat this like you mentioned and minimize the public’s understanding of the coming impacts, because it helps keep their gravy trains going for a while longer.