By late this century, according to a study published last month in the journal Nature Sustainability, 3 to 6 billion people, or between a third and a half of humanity, could be trapped outside of that zone [that best supports life]
The said study is linked and says "by 2080-2100" in its abstract
3 to 6 BILLION people “could be trapped outside of that zone, facing extreme heat, food scarcity and higher death rates”. I don’t even know if there’s words appropriate enough to describe how awful this is. Holy shit. The polluters at the top and the US govt pushing the military’s budget higher and higher (bumping their emissions higher and higher) will be remembered as the worst killers in history.
No amount of me biking, recycling, and voting with my dollars is going to stop the impending climate disaster. I still do it but it's really up to the nation-states and companies to stop burning the world to cinders.
I've always hated the fact they try and lay the climate degradation at our feet like throwing way 6 beer cans is what is causing the problem and not EVERYTHING they do to continue producing despite the damage. It's exhausting being told we are the ones to save it when Shell/Exxon/BP can't stop dumping oil in the ocean and the best response they can manage is "Oopsie!". That South Park bit about "we're sorry." was oddly prescient on how others would model their PR emergency response.
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