"Turner stated, 'Fifty years aren't up yet. I'd say that's generally the case. The nuclear threat is the most imminent threat. But global climate change and environmental destruction of the earth and our resource base, that's the other great threat.'"
"In a 2013 interview, Turner remarked, '75 is too late to be starting new ventures. Particularly ones that take many years to reach fruition. I wouldn't want to start anything without having a reasonable chance of seeing it be successful before I die or am incapacitated.'"
Ted Turner, who passed away at 87, consistently warned about global threats such as nuclear weapons, climate change, and overpopulation. In a 2013 interview, he expressed skepticism about starting new ventures at 75, believing he might not live long enough to see them succeed. He had previously stated a 50% chance of human extinction within 50 years, reiterating the immediacy of the nuclear threat and environmental destruction. His late-life activism included significant contributions to the United Nations Foundation and initiatives like Captain Planet.
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