[jwr]

I had similar thoughts, but then I started realizing that investing in fighting malaria or cheap ultrasound scanners will matter little if in 30-50 years much of our planet becomes uninhabitable, which is now nearly certain unless we take immediate action.

These days I think almost all resources should be thrown into inventing and developing carbon capture technologies.

I don't mean to belittle the achievement or sound harsh, but when thinking of priorities one has to consider what will happen if something is not done.

[Gibbon1]

All these things need to be done. My thoughts center around how do you provide a decent sustainable existence for the other 2-3 billion people on earth[1]. There are a lot of things that need to be done to make that happen. Really affordable basic healthcare is one of those things.

[1] Hint we can't do this via the raw growth and exploitation used to lift the first billion people out of poverty.

[jwr]

Yes, all these things need to be done. But, again, most of these things will matter little if in 30-50 years much of our planet becomes uninhabitable, which is now nearly certain unless we take immediate action.

Those 2-3 billion people on earth you mentioned? Most of those live in the tropical zones and if we do not concentrate on fighting climate change NOW, will not have a place to live. Healthcare will be a secondary issue.

[azinman2]

You can walk and chew gum at the same time...

[SketchySeaBeast]

And here I think our highest priority should be stopping the heat death of the universe. Makes global warming seems really small in comparison, no use spending energy on it.