The (public) debate is not about the science, and hasn't been for a while. It's maneuvering to avoid getting stuck with the check.
Many people still don’t accept it
And we have the owners of corporations with an influence in mass media, and to a lesser extent the internet, to thank for that.
Some people think the Earth is flat. Theres quite a lot of cross over on the Venn diagram of the two I imagine.
It doesn't help that powerful entities use it as a trojan horse to further less noble agendas, think of the patriot act as an example.
what does the Patriot Act have to do with global warming?
I'm guessing that Need Oil + Need Excuse for War To Get Oil + Need Excuse To Create Surveillance Dragnet kind of all got amalgamated?
It's certainly not causative, and I don't see the steps from A to B.
There's this bad thing, terrorism. Worry not! We have the solution which is warrantless mass surveillance of Americans. If you aren't with us you are a bad person.
That doesn't answer my question.
the longer we wait, the more power these entities will have.
The fossil fuel industry had accepted it by the '70s or maybe early '80s.
It is taking a long time for the resulting concerted disinformation campaign to fall apart though.