In many conversations that touch on climate issues, the conversation seems awkward. I've come to think that most people do not have a reasonable narrative about where we are in history much less what's going on with the climate. A good conversation is somewhat like a chess-game - each participant should have a view of the board and the possible moves. Playing with someone who can only see to squares ahead is not fun to play with, much less a conversation, like real conversations that move like the horse.
An example; of a weak but common narrative:
A: What do you think is causing climate change?
B: Burning fossil fuel.
A: Where?
B: in cars
A: Anywhere else??
B:In trucks
A: What might be a solution?
B: Clean energy
A: What happens when we burn clean energy?
B: it goes into the air and is invisible;
A: Is that what we mean by clean?
B: Yes. I think so,
Such a poorly developed mind cannot enter into the narrative without a lot of help.