The planet is getting hot. What are politicians, world leaders and scientists doing about it? This fictional portrayal shows how politicians deny climate change. When the effects become too severe to ignore, world leaders may have to do something about it. If all else fails, scientists may suggest some ways to "geoengineer" the planet to reduce carbon and temperatures.

Denial ideologues have succeeded in swaying the public about climate change, instigating people to, for example, question whether scientists agree on human-caused global warming (they do). They have done so with ideology that incorporates pseudo-science statements such as "the globe is cooling," "extreme weather is not related to climate change," and "all climate change is natural." When we actually look at the facts about extreme weather we find many links to climate change, although any one storm may be caused by a number of factors. Sometimes denial ideologues will argue that poverty and...