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Understanding
Related to Readings and resources database (Cause Area)
to investigate
Resources to check out
Climate change (extreme risks) → 80,000 Hours Problem Profile ~ 20 min
Also, see Learn More section for more resources
Could climate change make Earth uninhabitable for humans? → EAG Talk ~ 30 min
Is climate change an existential risk? → Document ~ 60 min
A technical look at the level of existential risk associated with climate change. It considers various mechanisms for catastrophe including runaway climate change and resource shortage.
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Cause Prioritization considerations
- What causes is this cause more important than?
- What causes could be more important that this?
- How does this interact with other causes?