Well, the longer we take to take action to prevent climate change, the more likely humans will end up becoming extinct. However, at least it won't happen in our lifetimes.

I do think we do need to do all we can to prevent climate changes to reduce the likelihood of humans going extinct.

@snytiger6 By a normal male lifespan I have another 13 years so extinction won't happen in mine but it might in someone turning 30.

@rainmanjr I was thinking that with climate change, and excluding any nuclear wars, it would take at least at least 500 years for the last humans to die out.

I'd say the biggest dangers have to do with how climate change will ultimately affect the availability of food. Not just for humans but for most animals.

@snytiger6 Obviously I think it's coming much faster than that. It won't be one thing which kills the last human (if that happens) but many. Food and water scarcity will be a factor though. As I've said, new life will spring up so it's not the end for animals.

Most governments uses incentives and/or punishments in order to try to steer their economies into a desirable direction. The U.S. policies are hardly anywhere near as draconian as those of China, and there are no proposals to go anywhere near that far.

In the case of ESG, it is a case of whether to just let the excesses of capitalism go unchecked or to incentivize business to be socially responsible and not just prioritize profits, but to also try to make a better world. (Thus the inclusion of the comic I added with the article).

I guess it all comes down to priorities and whether you put profits over people, or if you think the rich, who got rich through exploiting the labor and ideas of other people have any responsibility to the people whose labor made them and keep them rich. Personally, I think that those who do the actual work, shoudl receive a greater benefit from the fruits of their labors, instead of almost all of it going to the top.