THE NOT SO FINAL COUNTDOWN:
Barack Obama has only four years to save the world. That is the stark assessment of Nasa scientist and leading climate expert Jim Hansen who last week warned only urgent action by the new president could halt the devastating climate change that now threatens Earth. Crucially, that action will have to be taken within Obama’s first administration, he added.
— President ‘has four years to save Earth,’ the London Guardian, January 17, 2009.
For AOC in 2019, we had 12 years to go: AOC: No, Seriously, We Only Have 12 Years Left.
For Bernie, the following year, it was six or seven years:
Six years ago Bernie Sanders claimed that humanity only had about six years left to stop the existential threat of climate change.
Bernie said the way to stop it was by passing the Green New Deal. The GND was projected to cost between $10 and $90 trillion.
Bernie doesn't talk… pic.twitter.com/uhtuUgstnO
— MAZE (@mazemoore) February 21, 2026
Tweet continues, “Bernie doesn’t talk as much about climate change as he used to. Now he fundraises off of ‘Fight the Oligarchy.'”
To be fair, Bernie has been “fighting the oligarchy” during many presidential administrations:
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 11, 2025
But for those proclaiming the end of the world is nigh, maybe just stick with 57 years on the sandwich board to be safe: