We can either save the planet from catastrophic warming, or protect fossil fuel CEOs. Not both. Do the math(s)

I guess the underlying principle might be, don't make it too easy for them to stereotype you.

We'll look for almost any reason not to change our attitudes; the inertia of the established order is powerful. If we can think of a plausible, or even implausible, reason to discount environmental warnings, we will.

The habits of the West in terms of consumption.

Warm air holds more water vapor than cold, and so the atmosphere is about 4% wetter than it was 40 years ago. This loads the dice for flood and drought, and we're seeing both in stunning abundance.

I think communities of faith are extremely important in this question. I think that all faith communities share a common and unusual distinction in our time of being the only institutions left that can posit some goal other than accumulation for human existence. I think that's enormously important because it is that drive for consumption more than anything else that fuels the environmental devastation around us.

The most blatant examples are increased power and frequency in hurricanes and the increased depth and frequency of heat waves.