https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995
“Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders.”
The risk if you're wrong: conflicts over shrinking arable land, resources, and climate refugees fleeing disasters could escalate into a world-ending war. Or regional wars that completely erase all that economic development.
The risk if climate scientists are wrong: we make a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world for nothing.