The author is correct in the quotes statement mainly because political advocates misinform the public.

We have people religiously believing that civilization will collapse 12 years from now if we do not give our governments all the money we have and all the money we can borrow. Then, people skeptical about this approach are called climate change deniers, despite that, entirely, it is not about climate but money.

One might learn a thing or two, by reading opinions representing more than one side of this issue:

Science and Money in the Climate Change Debate