Scientist Acknowledge that Climate Change is the main factor in global demographic decline NOT Women's education! "Carbon emissions may continue to rise, the polar ice caps may continue to melt, crop yields may continue to decline, the world’s forests may continue to burn, coastal cities may continue to sink under rising seas and droughts may continue to wipe out fertile farmlands, but the messiahs of hope assure us that all will be right in the end. Only it won’t.” — Chris Hedges
The ruling elite's disregard and misinformation about climate change could potentially result in climate chaos, extensive famine, and societal collapse within this century. Amber Kerr, a research scientist at UC Davis, asserts that the idea of six billion people dying by 2100 due to climate change "is simply not correct. There is no widely accepted forecast that supports such a high level of mortality caused by climate change, for any reason," not even comparable to the extinction of the Neanderthals.
Ken Caldeira, a senior scientist at the Carnegie Institution, states, "There is no analysis of probable climate damage in reputable peer-reviewed literature that suggests a significant likelihood of climate change leading to the starvation of six billion people by the end of the century." A crucial element of these scientists' responses is their word choice. They highlight the lack of "mainstream predictions" or peer-reviewed studies suggesting that climate change will result in such severe human fatalities. Additionally, they do not consider factors such as climate migration, declining fertility rates, and aging populations vulnerable to natural decreases intensified by extreme climate conditions.
It is crucial to note that scientists typically refrain from extrapolating beyond the immediate data in formal publications due to professional norms. Moreover, organizations such as the United Nations and its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are significantly swayed by economic interests and political considerations, which may overshadow the scientific narrative. This often delays the implementation of effective policies that could avert catastrophe, as nations prioritize short-term profits over the planet's long-term well-being.
Hans Joachim Schellenhuber, the esteemed climate scientist and Director Emeritus of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, posits that a tendency to 'err on the side of least drama' has emerged under current conditions. He contends that traditional analytical methods may become outdated when the survival of civilization is at stake. Additionally, it is noteworthy that while global populations are generally declining, the notable exceptions are those with higher melanin levels in their bodies—a trait believed to be an evolutionary adaptation by nature to safeguard fertility against extreme climatic conditions.
The 2022 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that the lasting impacts of colonization hinder the adaptive capacity of many communities to climate change. The nexus of climate justice and postcolonial justice presents critical questions regarding the shared roots and mutual reinforcement of coloniality and anthropogenic climate change. Indeed, some argue that climate change itself thwarts efforts towards the recolonization of Southern equatorial nations, as global conflict is untenable without substantial ground forces or at the risk of compromising the genetic future by depleting a population's fertile males. Russia's demographic crisis, exacerbated by the war with Ukraine, could halve its population by the century's end, while nearly every European nation depends on migrant populations to sustain their living standards.
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