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It is ironic that you mentioned Carl Sagan in the context of politicized science. Sagan sold out in the mid-80's becoming a major player in the whole nuclear winter fraud. In 1991 Gulf War, he returned to the theme appearing in many public forums pushing the idea that flaming Kuwaiti oil fields would create a "self-lofting" cloud that would overshadow most of Asia and possibly change the weather of the entire world. Sagan let fame go to his head. He became convinced that he had to use his scientific prestige to advance political causes. I think the same dynamic is driving the global warming "consensus".