Scientists are subject to the same failings as other human beings but less so I think than most other groups by virtue of their training and calling.
You have spent much time around the political infighting for research dollars have you?
As I said in my first post none of this will make any difference to those who are called upon to make sacrifices.
One things for sure, sacrifice for sacrifice sake is not the way to go. The greater risks to society lay in declining global temperatures not warming trends. Unfortunately geological trend is for deep ice age 90% of the time.
It is totally foolish to fight the long term natural trend on this one. Lower highs and Lower lows of the geologic trend happens to be down not up.
Figure 1-2 Climate of the last 2400 years (GISP2)
Figure 1-3 Climate of the last 12,000 years (GISP2)
With the biggy waiting for the unwary:
Figure 1-5 Climate for the last 420 kyr, from Vostok ice