It also frames it in a cost/benefit analysis where risk is figured as cost. If there were no alternative to fossil fuels then maybe it would be worth the risk,

It also frames it in a cost/benefit analysis where risk is figured as cost. If there were no alternative to fossil fuels then maybe it would be worth the risk, but with today's technology that is not the case. We have numerous alternatives, many of which are becoming price competitive. That makes it a risk we are not required to take.