Nobody is downplaying it. Yes, it's going to get worse no matter what, relative to how it is now. But continuing to burn fossil fuels will almost certainly increase how much worse it is over the medium-longer term (decades-centuries) compared to rapidly curtailing use.

That's your interpretation, not mine.

Well, what do you advocate for? Semantic accuracy is good, but quibbling over it takes up time that could be better spent on ranking proposals.