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> Same was true for combustion engines, they will probably send us extinct.

Climate change is a serious issue, but you cheapen and discredit it by exaggerating its impact. There is zero chance climate change will cause humans to go extinct. If my stance is incorrect, please reply with some evidence.



You're being pedantic. Sure, there's zero chance humans will actually go extinct; instead, the climatic effects and then the ensuing breakdown in society leading up to thermonuclear war will "only" wipe out 99% of the population, leaving some bands of survivors to live in the rubble. In 10,000 years, humans will still be around, living in small tribes just as they were 1M years ago, and unable to regain ever regain the level of technology they had before because easy-to-access energy sources are all depleted so a new industrial revolution is impossible. For all intents and purposes, humans as a global society will be extinct, even if the species itself isn't. Perhaps our descendants will evolve into aquatic creatures with smaller heads and brains.


I don’t think you need a paper to understand that if unchecked, climate change will mean humans are pretty much done.

At least a modern civilisation like the one we have today. Societal collapse is on the cards for sure if we stay in the current trajectory.

I’m not going to waste time providing you with evidence I’m sorry. You should already understand the situation.




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