"In the US, there is still deep mistrust and suspicion over climate change."
NO, there is not. Climate would not be climate if it was forever stable, we live in a dynamic system.
There is rejection of the usual suspects attempts to link it to Transportation, and a fat payday for criminals who are out on bail.
That is for another thread. To hobble a struggling industry with a skim off the top for well clad thieves is insane.
Though entirely predictable given the morality of the usual suspects.