Climate Change: A Silent But Deadly Horseman of the Apocalypse?

The so-called 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' were designated as 'Death', 'Famine', 'War' and 'Conquest'. 'Climate Change', however, could turn out to be worse than any of these previous four. The third segment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has, many scientists feel, largely been overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and soaring energy prices (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/03/dire-warning-on-climate-change-is-being-ignored-amid-war-and-economic-turmoil). The third segment of the IPCC report is thought by many to be the last comprehensive assessment of climate science, that will be published, whilst there is still time to avoid the worst ravages of climate breakdown. This segment (just like the earlier second tranche) appears, however, to have 'flown largely under the radar' of world opinion. The 'noisier' horsemen (especially 'War' and 'Famine') seem to be preventing many people from seeing the likelihood that our planet will become incapable of supporting any human life. The third segment of the IPCC report basically maintains the world is not shifting quickly enough towards low carbon economies. One must be honest and record that a) we may have less time to avoid the worst ravages of climate breakdown, than scientists predict; b) the attention spans of humans for world events have always been very limited and c) most industries and politicians appear to be ruled entirely by self-advantage and short-termism. The prognosis doesn't look great!