The point of freedom/free-markets/capitalism is to provide a rout to defeat what humans may think is 'Scientific Consensus'...
eg 1: 'Scientific Consensus' says trying to travel 'around the globe' will be the death of you... wrong, some people are going to make a lot of money selling resources from another continent on the globe.
eg 2: 'Scientific Consensus' says using 'xyz' to make energy will not work... wrong, new bargain rates for recharged batteries just available.
BTW: Carbon Taxes are the best way to combat free markets.