American billionaire Elon Musk pointed out that "climate change does not threaten humanity with destruction, and the transition to using sustainable energy will be gradual." Musk added at an event in Rome organized by the ruling political party, "Brothers of Italy": "We all extract coal from the ground and release it into the atmosphere and the sea. This leads to pollution, and if it continues, the end result will be climate changes." Musk noted that "such a possibility is clear in the long term, but saying it will happen in the short term is an exaggeration." The American billionaire continued: "I believe the practical and reasonable approach is to reduce tens of billions of carbon emissions over the coming decades because we are conducting a dangerous climate experiment. However, I do not believe there is a threat to civilization; humanity will not destroy life on Earth."