If you have been sitting around waiting for the ice caps to melt (I know I have), the powers-that-be have granted a reprieve.
Not only did the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station experience its coldest October since 1981 (following its coldest winter ever in 2021), but the man who – just four years ago – said things such as

"The countries that build great zero-carbon companies and industries will be the ones that lead the global economy in the coming decades."

"Unless we move fast toward zero, bad things (and probably many of them) will happen well within most people's lifetime, and very bad things will happen within a generation."

"In other words, by mid-century, climate change could be just as deadly as COVID-19, and by 2100 it could be five times as deadly."

is now whistling a different tune. In a memo published two days ago, the Great Benefactor Bill Gates declared:

Truth #1: Climate Change is a serious problem but it won't be the end of civilization.
Truth #2: Temperature is not the best way to measure our progress on climate.
Truth #3: Health and prosperity are the best defense against climate change.

In summary, Uncle Bill has decided to not destroy humanity with climate change.

Thanks, Bill!