Is climate change the greatest threat facing humanity today? (Article)
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How Climate Change Could Directly Cause Human Extinction?
Most scientists think it's pretty close to impossible for climate change to directly cause the extinction of humanity. Worst case climate scenarios look very bad in terms of lives disrupted and lost. We're focusing on extinction because we think reducing existential threats should be among humanity's biggest priorities. How much greenhouse gas could we emit? The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report considered five illustrative scenarios.
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