It is a pressing issue for the ruling class; it is an effort to consolidate their power.
It is a very pressing issue for the country class because it threatens our liberty and freedom; because it is the worst form of cronyism because all the funding going to the heavily biased researchers who get the “right” answers; because it has already made our energy supply less reliable and vastly more expensive; and because it has thoroughly corrupted governments at every level from town hall to Congress. Even our little town of 25,000 is taking ultra-stupid PC and expensive steps to look like we are “doing something.”
It is NOT a pressing issue because the global temperature (maybe) is changing the wee slightest bit.