[spoiledtechie]

and that 4.2 Million people doesn't include the 7 Billion people in the world that need fossil fuels in order to have power. Cars, buildings etc. Because of fossil fuels, life has been much better for the 7 billion.

[consp]

I would not include all in that equation. Victims of increased heavy precipitation might disagree with that statement, not as a whole but at least in some parts.

[yeahitslikethat]

By "Need" you actually mean want and "better" than what? We are living in a big house that is burning down.

But a big house is better?

You're making all this a means to an end, but we haven't gotten to the end yet.

The end the means of petroleum created is death.

That's neither needed nor better.