Here is an issue I think about often, but I am not quite sure how to put it into words.

We have many extremely smart people in various fields. Executives, politicians, and society generally ignore them and do whatever they want. I don't believe that lack of access to intelligence is our problem. How is "free" intelligence going to improve this?

I don't just mean climate, but business planning, health, risk assessment, everything.

There are lots of incentives for politicians and executives (and anyone else holding the levers of power) to ignore information, intelligence, and advice. I think you're right to be skeptical that "free" intelligence is going to improve anything without first addressing the incentives of the people holding power.

The free intelligence may help to steer the society and politicians to one or the other side. The only question is who decides which.