Climate change has become more about political science than real science. Both sides of the debate are guilty of it. So much so that the real "science" is rather difficult to discern for those of us who are intelligent and believe facts when we see them. Looking at actual data (as opposed to political drivel) hasn't convinced me whether human activity is a "statistically significant" cause of climate change (I'm sure it has some effect). I am not one who puts scientists on a pedestal, blindly believing them without some skepticism and critical thinking of my own about their claims.  It doesn't take a scientist to use one's own brain to look at the facts to see if they make sense.  But you have to look at the facts and not simply believe the scientists as though they are the infallible pope. They are humans and as capable of error as I.  But one thing seems brutally obvious to me. Continuing to pollute the planet can't possibly be good for humans.  But that's just my brain talking.