Let me correct, or expand that answer just a bit. The oligarchs and huge corporations are not actually denying climate change. They are very aware of it and are engaged in extensive preparations to deal with the consequences. They are, however, shoveling oodles of money out to encourage the gullible among the public and, more importantly, the politicians controlling the government response, to deny it. Basically, any reasonable response would impact their bottom line, and they will defend that to the end. In my opinion, their calculus runs something like, as long as we are making money hand over fist, we can buy our way out of the consequences of the coming disaster. And if millions (billions) drown, starve, dehydrate, well, they should have just chosen to be billionaires too. You can’t help that they were too lazy to do so. (/s if needed.)
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