> Even if you do not want to accept climate change is a thing, you can accept the current state of the world is affecting people.

Ignoring the current state of the world is basically a sport for American Republicans, unfortunately. There's an entire political party, a news network, social media sites, and the worlds first trillionaire all aligned around the idea that the current state of the world isn't their problem and the ideal of "fuck those other people".

Pouring resources into pretending climate change doesn't exist has been a central goal of their movement.