The climate change issue is important to pilots because the proposed remedies would greatly affect our industry.
The problem with the debate is the potential for confirmation bias. Bias based in ideology.
Here's an article that explains it better than I can.
Climate Change and Confirmation Bias - Reason.com
The gist is that whether you're inclined to believe climate change is a problem or not is largely based on whether you lean left or right socially. Whether you believe more in government or individualism.
As I implied before, simply stating that most scientists believe climate change is a problem, is not necessarily conclusive. They are primarily Democrats and their views on climate change could be influenced by confirmation bias.