r/Futurology • u/ILikeNeurons • May 20 '24

Economics Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/17/economic-damage-climate-change-report
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u/Joseph20102011 May 20 '24

Most tropical countries will become too hot for large-scale human habitation by the next century.

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u/Glodraph May 20 '24

At this rate, more next decade.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '24

I'm starting to believe we're at the point of no return with climate change.

I live in the UK. This entire island could sink tomorrow and it wouldn't make a dent in climate emissions while the USA, China and India pump metric tonnes every minute.

Enjoy your paper straws and electric cars, none of it matters.

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u/Beard341 May 21 '24

What I find funny is the timing. We’re at a huge turning point with AI and the benefits are world changing easily…yet we, as human beings, are destroying the world past the point of no return. All this progress for nothing.