单选题 More and more people are becoming aware of the dangers facing our planet. ______, we still have a lot of work to do before our environment is safe again.
A. Consequently B. In spite of the fact that
C. Because of that D. Despite that

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 连词用法辨析
介词短语despite that意为“尽管如此，此外”，表示让步或转折关系，符合题意。