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#ClimateChange will not kill all species or all humans. It will kill hundreds of millions, maybe billions of humans, and make life for the survivors significantly harder. It will also cause the extinction of maybe half of all living species. If that is a fact that makes you want to slow down on climate action, what the fuck is wrong with you?

EndicottRoad59

@EndicottAuthor@mastodon.social replied · 3 days ago

@evan A very valid question.

Evan Prodromou

@evan@cosocial.ca replied · 3 days ago

This isn't great.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/business/bill-gates-climate-change

CNN

Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change | CNN Business

In a stunning and significant pushback to the “doomsday” climate activist community, Bill Gates, a leading proponent for carbon emissions reductions, published a remarkable essay Tuesday that argued resources must be shifted away from the battle against climate change.

Nemo_bis 🌈

@nemobis@mamot.fr replied · 2 days ago

@evan "too much good money has been put into expensive and questionable efforts", agree with this if he means his #nuclear "investments".

Laurel L Russwurm 💉💉💉💉💉

@laurelrusswurm@mastodon.social replied · 3 days ago

@evan Mr Gates is neither a philanthropist nor a climate scientist. He's always been a businessman, with a significant stake in tech biz. Every supposed "good work" he does benefits himself personally.

Framing this as a national choice between climate change mitigation and social justice is self serving nonsense, no doubt designed to distract from the fact AI contributes significantly to #Climate change.