Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Climate change kills. And we see that in the increasing numbers of extreme events claiming lives - heatwaves, wildfires, flash floods (to name examples from this month alone).
But to claim that 4 BILLION (half the global population) could die by 2050? That's unfounded. It's already bad enough.
Deaths from climate extremes are preventable - and politicians need to take note. To avoid further casualties, we need urgent, decisive action to cut emissions to net zero, asap.
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## Contents
00:00 - Have we underestimated risk?
01:00 - The Planetary Solvency report
03:32 - The scary table
05:46 - FACT CHECK: "4 billion dead"
09:49 - Risk Matrices
11:11 - Existential dread break
12:00 - Politicians are gaslighting us
13:53 - Climate is becoming less predictable
17:00 - Precautionary Principle
#ClimateChange #risk
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Thank you SO MUCH to all my fabulous patrons, I really appreciate your support. Special thanks to my Patreon Saints: Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell, Gary Stark, Charles Vane, Sarah Den, Mark Brandon, Sebastian Machuca & Juha ♥️
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References and resources
global-tipping-points.org/planetary-solvency
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241507691
swissre.com/dam/jcr:b851c59c-d3e0-4f87-817c-62691b985bc5/2022-11-sri-expertise-publication-impact-of-climate-change-life-health-risks.pdf
www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Quantifying_the_Impact_of_Climate_Change_on_Human_Health_2024.pdf
climatetippingpoints.info/2026/08/11/fact-check-have-actuaries-predicted-that-billions-will-die-beyond-2-degrees
Lenton et al 2019 nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03595-0
climrisk.org
Zommers et al 2020 nature.com/articles/s43017-020-0088-0
Just Have a Think's vid: youtube.com/watch?v=X-FJvzgrM00&t=117s
Climate change kills. And we see that in the increasing numbers of extreme events claiming lives - heatwaves, wildfires, flash floods (to name examples from this month alone).
But to claim that 4 BILLION (half the global population) could die by 2050? That's unfounded. It's already bad enough.
Deaths from climate extremes are preventable - and politicians need to take note. To avoid further casualties, we need urgent, decisive action to cut emissions to net zero, asap.
##################################################
## Contents
00:00 - Have we underestimated risk?
01:00 - The Planetary Solvency report
03:32 - The scary table
05:46 - FACT CHECK: "4 billion dead"
09:49 - Risk Matrices
11:11 - Existential dread break
12:00 - Politicians are gaslighting us
13:53 - Climate is becoming less predictable
17:00 - Precautionary Principle
#ClimateChange #risk
##################################################
Thank you SO MUCH to all my fabulous patrons, I really appreciate your support. Special thanks to my Patreon Saints: Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell, Gary Stark, Charles Vane, Sarah Den, Mark Brandon, Sebastian Machuca & Juha ♥️
##################################################
References and resources
global-tipping-points.org/planetary-solvency
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241507691
swissre.com/dam/jcr:b851c59c-d3e0-4f87-817c-62691b985bc5/2022-11-sri-expertise-publication-impact-of-climate-change-life-health-risks.pdf
www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Quantifying_the_Impact_of_Climate_Change_on_Human_Health_2024.pdf
climatetippingpoints.info/2026/08/11/fact-check-have-actuaries-predicted-that-billions-will-die-beyond-2-degrees
Lenton et al 2019 nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03595-0
climrisk.org
Zommers et al 2020 nature.com/articles/s43017-020-0088-0
Just Have a Think's vid: youtube.com/watch?v=X-FJvzgrM00&t=117s
