To be clear: there’s a night-and-day difference between Biden and Trump, with the former having actually taking significant action, and being likely to take more if reelected. Trump will look to maximize both extraction and consumption of fossil fuels in a way that Biden simply didn’t and won’t.

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But it’s not a binary “we’re fucked” or “we’re fine”, it’s an ever worsening gradient of terrible conditions. Even within that, how many people get the brunt of it depends on the extent of the damage.

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