Explicate carefully how that form of denial works and then explain why you think that form of denial is so prominent in the United States or elsewhere today.

Explicate carefully how that form of denial works and then explain why you think that form of denial is so prominent in the United States or elsewhere today.
An overwhelming percentage of climate scientists agree that human activity is causing the global climate to change in ways that will have harmful consequences for both the environment and humankind. While scientists have alerted both the public and policymakers to the dangers of continuing or increasing the current carbon emission rate, policy proposals intended to curb carbon emission and thereby mitigate climate change have been resisted by a notable public segment. Some of this resistance comes from those not wanting to incur costs or change energy sources (i.e., the carbon-based energy industry). Others oppose policies intended to address climate change for ideological reasons (i.e., they oppose the collectivist nature of the solutions usually proposed). But perhaps the most alarming and visible are those who oppose solutions to climate change because they believe, or at least claim to believe, that anthropogenic climate change is not happening and that climate scientists are lying and their data is fake. While resistance to climate change is not an American phenomenon, it is solid in the United States. This is partly because the United States has been the leading producer of carbon emissions since the Industrial Revolution. There are significant economic interests that would be affected by substantial changes in energy production and use. Some of this resistance comes from those not wanting to incur costs or change energy sources (i.e., the carbon-based energy industry). Others oppose policies intended to address climate change for ideological reasons (i.e., they oppose the collectivist nature of the solutions usually proposed). But perhaps the most alarming and visible are those who oppose solutions to climate change because they believe, or at least claim to believe, that anthropogenic climate change is not happening and that climate scientists are lying and their data is fake. Some climate skeptics suggest the well-publicized consensus is either manufactured or illusory. Some nefarious forces—be it the United Nations, liberals, communists, or authoritarians—want to use climate change as a cover for exerting massive new controls over the populace. If followed to its logical conclusion, this conspiracy-laden rhetoric expresses a rejection of scientific methods, scientists, and science’s role in society. Some skeptics suggest the well-publicized consensus is either manufactured or illusory. Some nefarious forces—be it the United Nations, liberals, communists, or authoritarians—want to use climate change as a cover for exerting massive new controls over the populace. If followed to its logical conclusion, this conspiracy-laden rhetoric expresses a rejection of scientific methods, scientists, and science’s role in society. Some climate skeptics suggest the well-publicized consensus is either manufactured or illusory. Some nefarious forces—be it the United Nations, liberals, communists, or authoritarians—want to use climate change as a cover for exerting massive new controls over the populace. If followed to its logical conclusion, this conspiracy-laden rhetoric expresses a rejection of scientific methods, scientists, and science’s role in society. Opinion surveys, however, support the view that climate change denialism is driven at least partially by underlying conspiratorial thinking. Belief in climate change conspiracy theories also appears to drive behaviors in ways consistent with the behaviors of people who think in conspiratorial terms: Climate change conspiracy theorists are less likely to participate politically or take actions that could alleviate their carbon footprint. Furthermore, some climate skeptics reject studies showing that their skepticism is partially a product of conspiratorial thinking: They believe such studies are themselves part of the conspiracy. Why do you think that form of denial is so prominent in the United States or elsewhere today.

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