In the US, 70% of people are worried about climate change but only 8% are activated. Sowing uncertainty is a technique that's been used for decades to keep that gap as big as possible: "if we aren't 100% sure, best to wait." Here's the most recent example. desmog.com/2022/01/28/jor…
It's important to recognize that science denial is just a smokescreen. No one really questions 200 years of physics: if they did, they wouldn't be using stoves, fridges or airplanes either. The real problem is solution aversion. Watch:
That's why, when we talk about climate, we can briefly address science-y sounding arguments (no, it's not the sun) but must immediately pivot in the same breath to climate solutions (did you know there's more jobs in solar than coal? or that 90% of new power in 2020 was clean?)
As I share in my book, Saving Us, the story of @johnfocook's dad exemplifies this. When he could be part of the solution by having solar panels that saved him money, his objections to the science evaporated. It's a great story, check it out!
https://twitter.com/johnfocook/status/1196556587013304320?s=20&t=UIVaKkkvI7rynM3945alcQ
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