JP Morgan economists warn climate crisis is threat to human race

Re:JP Morgan economists warn climate crisis is threat to hum... by roenxi on Friday February 21, 2020 @10:49PM (#22389305)

But the reason we have our way of lives and all these billions of lives is because of our highly effective utilisation of fossil fuels. And with those fuels humans manage to live civilised and comfortable lives in conditions ranging from temperate to tropical.

In all seriousness, if you assume the next 200 years looks anything like the last 200 years there is no forecast of the future that doesn't include billions of lives being lost and changes to people's way of life. But climate change doesn't need to be invoked; just the ongoing rise in population and the depletion of fossil fuels.

COVID-19 is the current reminder that that there are much bigger risks out there than climate.

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Re:JP Morgan economists warn climate crisis is threat to hum... by eximius on Saturday February 22, 2020 @01:30AM (#22389731)

I don't disagree that climate change is not the only threat to our way of life.

I am highly skeptical of disease being a cause. COVID-19 has killed 2,000+ people so far. It is dangerous and we have to handle it appropriately, but its simply not on the same order of magnitude.

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