Climate change has been the talk for decades with pressures on nations, governments and the public to find sustainable solutions – before the fate of our planet is out of our hands.

If the doomsday clock isn’t enough to scare people into showcasing how close we are for humanity to end because of climate change… maybe a supercomputer will.

As part of a study, the supercomputer analysed data on the Earth’s climate, and tectonic plates, as well as the ocean’s chemistry and biology.

Although, despite the UN climate chief announcing that we have ‘two years left to save the world‘, the end is not as near as you might be thinking.

Researchers from the University of Bristol presented a distant future where climate change could potentially eradicate humanity – a picture that looks very different from Earth today.

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They predict that tectonic plates will shift and merge to form a new supercontinent called Pangea Ultima.

Dr. Alexander Farnsworth said: ‘The newly-emerged supercontinent would effectively create a triple whammy, comprising the continentality effect, hotter sun and more CO2 in the atmosphere, of increasing heat for much of the planet.

This would result in a ‘mostly hostile environment devoid of food and water sources for mammals.’

Farnsworth continued: ‘Widespread temperatures of between 40 to 50 degrees Celsius, and even greater daily extremes, compounded by high levels of humidity would ultimately seal our fate.’

Meaning that all mammals including humans would ‘expire due to their inability to shed this heat through sweat, cooling their bodies.’

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By this time, only 8 – 16% of the future land would be habitable, with frequent volcanic eruptions, and a much hotter climate due to the brighter sun.

The new environmental conditions would be immensely difficult for a lot of species to adapt to.

Ultimately though, the supercomputer predicted the apocalypse won’t happen for another 250 million years.

But that shouldn’t relax people too much. The researchers stressed that this long-term forecast should not detract people from the urgency to address climate change as soon as possible.

‘It is vitally important not to lose sight of our current Climate Crisis, which is a result of human emissions of greenhouse gases,’ added study co-author Dr. Eunice Lo.

‘While we are predicting an uninhabitable planet in 250 million years, today we are already experiencing extreme heat that is detrimental to human health.

‘This is why it is crucial to reach net-zero emissions as soon as possible.’

New scientific reports have indicated that the world is on the edge of ‘irreversible climate disaster’ which even in the most optimistic scenario would require widescale changes in order to combat.

Climate change is one of the world’s major issues and has been for a while, with disturbing scientific predictions becoming the norm alongside outlandish projects backed by billionaires in an aim to combat global warming.

Perhaps the scariest part of it all is how inevitable it seems, and it only appears to be growing worse too. Many have criticized certain billionaires for contributing to climate change through their actions, and while there has been a widespread push for a more sustainable future, it might still not be enough.

Climate activists have brought great awareness to the dangers of our current consumption (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

This has only further been cemented by recent scientific reports, in which experts have claimed in the State of the Climate 2024 report that not enough is being done.

“We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster,” the report, led by William J Ripple, begins, “This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled. We are stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis.”

The report then continues to outline that despite warnings laid out in the past 50 years, “we are still moving in the wrong direction,” with worrying signs that only further seem to cement an undesirable future for the Earth.

One of the most worrying aspects of the report is the section that details the increased consumption of the world’s population that has led to further risk of an unsustainable future.

It explains that “decoupling the growth” in variables like an increasing human population, per capita meat production, and livestock population “with greenhouse gas emissions may be difficult.”

Revealed is that while renewable energy consumption did rise 15% from 2022 to 2023, this was partnered also by a 1.5% rise in fossil fuel consumption, which is overall around 14 times greater than solar and wind energy consumption overall.

Fossil fuel consumption continues to rise despite warnings against it (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Additionally, tree losses were significantly larger too, rising from 22.7 to 28.3 megahectares, which is also partly down to an increase in wildfires, which remain a biproduct of global warming.

China, the United States, and Indian account for over half of all global emissions, with a total worldwide count reaching above 40 gigatons of carbon-dioxide-equivalent for the first time ever.

These are far from the only issues outlined by the lengthy study, but it’s conclusion remains that despite major awareness of the issues, “the world has made only very minor headway on climate change, in part because of stiff resistance from those benefiting financially from the current fossil-fuel based system.”

This indicates that very little will change in the near future at least if those profiting from it don’t relent, and that we have only “worse to come if we continue with business as usual.”

Last week, we had some disconcerting news from UN Climate Chief, Simon Stiell, who announced we only have ‘two years left to save the world‘ from the impending threat of climate change – unless we make some radical changes.

One of the quickest and most effective ways of driving down greenhouse gas emissions and giving ourselves a fighting chance against global warming is to move to a renewable energy system.

Encouragingly so, seven countries across the globe now generate nearly all of their electricity from renewable energy sources.

This comes from new data compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Albania, Bhutan, Nepal, Paraguay, Iceland, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo generate over 99.7% of their electricity from geothermal, hydro, solar, or wind power.

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Furthermore, an extra 40 countries were found to generate at least 50% of their electricity from renewable energy technologies in 2021 and 2022, including 11 European countries.

Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson, who analysed the data, said: ‘We don’t need miracle technologies.

‘We need to stop emissions by electrifying everything and providing the electricity with Wind, Water and Solar (WWS), which includes onshore wind, solar photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, geothermal electricity, small hydroelectricity, and large hydroelectricity.’

Professor Jacobson also noted that other countries like Germany have demonstrated the capability of running off 100% renewable-generated electricity for short periods.

Looking at the UK, 41.5% of its electricity is generated from renewable sources in 2022 which is up 10.5% from the year before.

Meanwhile, in Scotland, renewable energy technologies generated the equivalent of 113% of the country’s overall electricity consumption in 2022.

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‘These record-breaking figures are a major milestone on Scotland’s journey to net-zero, clearly demonstrating the enormous potential of our world-class renewable energy resources,’ Claire Mack, chief executive of Scottish Renewables, said at the time of the study.

Scientists at the University of Exeter and University College London noticed that overall commercial costs have decreased immensely.

In turn, they believe solar energy has reached an ‘irreversible tipping point’ that means it will likely become the world’s primary source of energy by 2050.

‘Due to technological trajectories set in motion by past policy, a global irreversible solar tipping point may have passed where solar energy gradually comes to dominate global electricity markets, without any further climate policies,’ the researchers wrote in the study.

‘Solar energy is the most widely available energy resource on Earth, and its economic attractiveness is improving fast in a cycle of increasing investments.’

This is undoubtedly a positive step forward in essential climate action and hopefully, other countries reliant on finite sources will follow suit of these countries.

January 28 is the big day that we find out where the Doomsday Clock will sit in 2025, and with it, we’re expected to tick closer to midnight than ever before.

The Russia-Ukraine war, conflict in the Middle East, and the general state of the Earth are all expected to factor into the Doomsday Clock’s new position.

When it comes to the latter, it’s an issue that many seem to be sleeping on.

In 2024 alone, the USA is said to have experienced 27 weather and climate disasters, ranging from tropical cyclones to winter storms – each costing over $1 billion. 2025 got off to an equally devastating start, with the Southern California wildfires leading to at least 29 deaths and causing over $250 billion in damage.

Climate change deniers will say it’s not a thing, but with 2024 being the warmest year on record and global temperatures soaring to 1.5°C (2.7 °F) above pre-industrial levels, the Earth is clearly changing.

The California wildfires have already got 2025 off to an unfortunate start (Mario Tama / Staff / Getty)

Although we dread to think what the future of the planet will look like, scientists at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have warned that the knock-on effect will likely lead to millions of deaths.

A study published in Nature Medicine predicts that some 5.8 million Europeans will die due to climbing temperatures between 2015 and 2099. Looking at models from 854 European cities, Barcelona is expected to see a spike of 246,082 temperature-related deaths. This is followed by Rome (147,738 deaths), Naples (147,248 deaths), and Madrid (110,131 deaths) as literal hotspots where death tolls are poised to soar due to climate change.

There’s an unexpected side effect that 3.4 million cold-weather deaths will be prevented, but on the whole, an excess of 2.3 million deaths isn’t exactly good news.

Worryingly, the team points out that this doesn’t include deaths from catastrophic weather events, meaning the final toll will be a lot higher.

Scientists warn that we need to pay attention to climate change (Bloomberg Creative / Getty)

Discussing the research, author Dr. Pierre Masselot said: “Our results stress the urgent need to aggressively pursue both climate change mitigation and adaptation to increased heat.

“This is especially critical in the Mediterranean area where, if nothing is done, consequences could be dire.

“By following a more sustainable pathway, we could avoid millions of deaths before the end of the century.”

Even though around 70% of these deaths are thought to be preventable if we act quickly, this doesn’t seem likely.

Scientists have warned that global warming is accelerating beyond our control, and with President Trump signing his “Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements” executive order to pull out of the Paris Agreement, things could be about to get a lot worse.

Signed in 2016, the Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change that hopes to keep the rise in the global surface temperature well below 2 °C (3.6 °F) above the pre-industrial level. Unfortunately, it set a guideline of 1.5°C which has already been crossed.

While Trump might not seem too concerned by climate change, the deaths of millions is definitely something for the rest of us to think about.