Many of those who believe that climate change is an extreme, immediate threat to the world and is almost entirely due to human activity group all those who don't agree with those views into the category "deniers". That may the single biggest thing I disagree with when I hear those folks espouse their beliefs.
Many people don't deny that the climate is changing. They also don't deny that human activity contributes to climate change. The points of disagreement relate to several things...the magnitude of mankind's contribution, the fact that climate has always changed and always will with or without mankind's contribution, the uncertainty of proposed "solutions" and their unintended consequences, and the feeling that if you don't absolutely agree with the extreme views of the climate change extremists, you are a "denier".
There are many folks who know that the climate is changing and know that mankind makes a contribution to that change. These same folks are determined to treat the environment with care and respect. That does not mean these folks believe humankind is single-handedly destroying the earth by living a typical 21st century life.
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