# There Is No Planet B for Most of Humanity by Martin Rees > “It’s a dangerous delusion to think that space offers an escape from Earth’s problems. Coping with the climate crisis is a doddle compared to terraforming Mars. Nowhere in our solar system offers an environment even as clement as the top of Everest. There will be no ‘Planet B’ for most of us.” > **— Martin Rees**, *Nasa’s Webb telescope is a joy. But it’s the private ventures that push at limits, The Guardian, 2022* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Nasa’s Webb telescope is a joy. But it’s the private ventures that push at limits](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/02/james-webb-space-telescope-thrilling-future-for-mankind) — The linked publication contains the quoted passage and its surrounding argument. - **Master research record:** [[research/Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future|Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future]] — preserves this object inside the open Martin Rees source dossier. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?|Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Are "Going" to Mars through the Marsification of Earth|We Are Going to Mars through the Marsification of Earth]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Space Exploration|Space Exploration]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Planet B|Planet B]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “It’s a dangerous delusion to think that space offers an escape from Earth’s problems. Coping with the climate crisis is a doddle compared to terraforming Mars. Nowhere in our solar system offers an environment even as clement as the top of Everest. There will be no ‘Planet B’ for most of us.” — Martin Rees, Nasa’s Webb telescope is a joy. But it’s the private ventures that push at limits, The Guardian, 2022 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-there-no-planet-b-most ```