isn't abundant, inexpensive and non-polluting energy a good goal even if you don't believe in climate change?

This is the thing. Same as when we were kids - it was about pollution of the environment, not climate change. No one wants pollution - there was complete consensus. The conversation got hijacked and twisted for corporate gain.

For the people making the decisions at the "top" - they will not live long enough to be heavily affected. *#notmyproblem should be their twitter tag.