This is true but it’s really important to remember that’s not some historical accident but the result of decades of anti-science messaging and political campaigning by the fossil fuel industry after their internal scientists confirmed the problem was significant. In the absence of that huge amount of distortion most people would have an accurate understanding of the risks. We should remember those companies in the same light as the tobacco companies, Purdue Pharmaceuticals, etc.
Unfortunately as we can see even in a relatively educated community like HN there are a lot of people willing to parrot that propaganda because the alternative is not just making lifestyle changes but now also having to admit that they have been repeating falsehoods for a long time.