> The world is better off today in basically every way than it was 100 years ago This is orthogonal as to whether a collapse is around the corner or not. If yo

> The world is better off today in basically every way than it was 100 years ago This is orthogonal as to whether a collapse is around the corner or not. If you look at the science in the IPCC report, combine with the inability to hit every single emissions target defined in every single climate treaty. It seems civilization collapse is on the table. Also: We probably are already at 2C locked in: https://www.ecowatch.com/greenhouse-gases-paris-agreement-2649767807.html https://www.ecowatch.com/greenhouse-gases-paris-agreement-26... Billions of refugees by 2100: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264837715301812?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S02648... Etc. If we don't drastically reduce emissions in the next decades, it seems very probable that this global civilization will end. Which might not be a bad thing in the long run, but in the short term it will cause a lot of suffering.