Obviously climate change is an important question, but sadly I think this issue suffers from the same problems of binary thinking that so many other things do in our society right now. It's nearly impossible to have a nuanced conversation without getting shut down as "bothsidesism" or risking offending some sacred cow. Climate change is a very real problem, and one that we need to address. I won't beat on this, but if you want to understand the science behind it, as well as one of the greatest stories ever told, I highly recommend Robert Hazen's "The Origin and Evolution of Earth" Great Course or the book version of the material, "The Story of Earth."

Now that said, there is a real problem of incentives in academia. The way funding is procured, and the way peer review currently works, is causing serious issues. Any sort of dissent has also become toxic to one's career, creating a heavy incentive not to challenge any established "knowledge."