The kind of change the left has in mind is more envy driven taxes, regulation, and government programs.
But climate change will spur technology instead, and greatly benefit the mostly conservative voting male engineers that invent technology.
Just a few ideas:
Fog, cloud, and snow making machines that convert water into white heat management reflectors.
Fusion power.
Saltwater algae farms that absorb CO2 and emit oxygen or hydrogen fuel gas. The grown algae would be used for biodiesel and alcohol generation. Related to this, genetically engineered saltwater plants could become sea-cactuses, converting saltwater into unlimited freshwater.
It spurred a change with me.
I had some ice cream.
mmmmm global warming
You can talk people into anything these days. Of course, they are looking to be talked into something to worry about.