We all know someone who is dismissive of climate science. We all have friends or family members who think they know more about global warming than trained climate scientists. So how to talk about climate change with those people?
John Cook can help. Cook is the person behind the famous 2013 paper which found that 97 percent of climate scientists agree with the theory of human-caused climate change.
That paper has been peer-reviewed, and reviewed again, in numerous studies since it was published. Always the results hold true. Ninety-seven percent of climate scientists still agree that humans are causing global warming.
That’s despite the fact that there’s very little money in researching warming. You should also know that scientists tend to advance…
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Exposing the Big Game 
I think that would be 97% of the population who doesn’t take climate change seriously. There are the vocal deniers of course, but the majority are the ones that just carry on, blissfully unaware, driving their SUVs and pickups, eating lots of meat, turning up the thermostat, consumer culture, sending an emissary to Paris for a week to accomplish nothing but exhale even more CO2, and think that’s all they need to do. What to do about them?
…and how to reach them?
The reality of the situation would be that there would be only one person at the dinner table talking about changing our eating habits to mitigate climate change, and they would be the “Debbie Downer”:
“We all have the chance to lower our personal carbon footprints every time we sit down for a meal. By opting to eat fewer meat and dairy products in favor of plant-based alternatives, you can literally halve your own carbon footprint. How? Well, one of the largest drivers of greenhouse gas emissions is animal agriculture. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that livestock production is responsible for 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while other organizations like the Worldwatch Institute have estimated it could be as much as 51 percent.”
Can our overindulged babies make any kind of personal sacrifice for climate change and wildlife preservation? Doubtful:
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/melting-arctic-ice-is-changing-whale-migration/