The reality is that while the amount of carbon dioxide emitted has a comparatively small impact on the number of people flooded, even with the largest carbon emissions and the highest sea level rise, there will be many fewer people flooded because of adaptation, especially in a world that is richer (and the whole world is getting richer and therefore increasingly able to afford it). Even with rising seas, the most likely scenario is that in the future, fewer people will die from climate-related flooding, not more.
