The argument "they were going to die anyway" is not acceptable — although some people would apparently like to repeat it. Climate change kills.
More than 5,000 people have died from causes attributable to high temperatures.
These are silent deaths in many cases, people who do not appear on the front pages of the media or lead the evening news.
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on climate change:
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