YIKES ! Of all the topics this one is big fish
Ok here's what I think...
1) Climate change IS real, you don't even need to watch ANY news, just look around and see what is happening in the world.....
2) However, yes, climate change is being manipulated by politicians, to brainwash citizens into thinking they give a shit about it, by raising taxes, and STEALING more money from hard working folks, but int he end, no government, no business is doing anything significant let alone at all to make change that matters, so in the end we are all screwed, and parted of our money.
The same holds true for our Prime Minister here with the new carbon tax :/ Governments are the FIRST to be guilty of WASTE, GREED, DECEPTION and POLLUTION, they can't possibly give a shit about it, but they CAN however laugh all the way to the bank with your hard earned money, and they CAN however please the businesses and big pharmas when they come over and lick their feet among other things
Here's the problem, if we do something significant to turn things around, it would be a disaster for the economy, no government will support such measures, not if they want to be re-elected and enrich their bank accounts and secure hefty retirement in some remote paradise country or island - do they give two f**** about climate change nope, but if they can spew drivel and propaganda to lure people's desperation, they can scam a few dollars and sense from a hard working citizen that put them in power in the first place and let the suckers game continue.
But yeah climate change is a problem, most people don't even know what it means, but governments have a nice way of manipulating information though.