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Strong rec Nagyman · 2022-04 · on “IPCC’s starkest message yet: extreme steps needed to avert climate disaster”

Climate change is a scale, from bad to really really bad, and positive change is already happening. Here's some uplifting news in a well articulated video worth watching: [this video] Apathy is their weapon, and it's very effective.

Strong rec civilized · 2022-04 · on “The only thing we should be talking about is the climate crisis”

I agree that we should be giving a lot more attention to climate change. I don't think it's the only thing we should be talking about, but we should be regularly asking ourselves if there is more that we can do (and there certainly is). I highly recommend this video from the wonderful Kurzgesagt science video series: [this video] Climate change is bad and we need to take it seriously, but there is a lot of reason for hope. A lot of trends are pointing in the right direction and we need to support those trends. Climate policy is still in a bad state, in large part because of the gerontocracy, but younger people are entering politics with a different view.

Strong rec willio58 · 2023-06 · on “53% of parents say climate change affects their decision to have more kids”

I posted about this before and one commenter said something that stayed with me. Something along the lines of if all the people that feared having children due to climate change didn't have children, the only people having children would be those who had no fear of climate change. Kurzgesagt has a great video that touches on this - [this video]

Recommends bckr · 2022-07 · on “Most Americans think NASA’s $10B space telescope is a good investment”

There's this idea that we should be sad about this. I say, if you're sad about it, I understand. I feel a little sad, too. But I'm also curious about what comes next. What will only get a chance to live thanks to the things that have died? What will humans be able to do in the aftermath? It sounds morbid, but if you just let yourself play with these thoughts they can lead somewhere different and interesting. The future is not full of only despair[] . [] [this video]

Recommends shagie · 2023-03 · on “IPCC climate crisis report delivers ‘final warning on 1.5C’”

From Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell: Can YOU Fix Climate Change? [LINK] and We WILL Fix Climate Change! [this video] Make sure that you watch the second one if you watch the first one.

Recommends instagib · 2024-03 · on “Liebreich: Net Zero Will Be Harder Than You Think – and Easier. Part II: Easier”

If you don’t mind YouTube, here is a decent video and a follow up more positive one I found. It does mention concrete and many other forms of co2 production we haven’t figured out yet. 2022 Kurzgesagt in a nutshell. [LINK] 2023 less doomerism climate change update: [this video]

Cites wdr1 · 2022-04 · on “Nuclear power helped prevent ~2M deaths in the last 50 years”

It baffles me how it's completely normal to avoid any mention of nuclear power when discussing climate change. Kurzgesagt just did a great video[1] on what we should be hopeful for addressing climate change, but again, absolutely zero mention of nuclear power. [1] [this video]

Cites gnramires · 2022-04 · on “Americans’ views on the war reveal a striking generational divide”

I think in this case it's more than that... Russia (or at least Putin) is trying to impose a certain worldview that's very regressive: pro-oil, heavy censorship, against several human rights (including LGBT), autocratic regime. I think there's a lot of merit to resisting this regime, resisting being taken by force and turned into the opposite of what they want (which was to join more progressive European countries, from what I gather). It's all connected... if you let oil-hungry autocrats rule the world, climate change is completely out of the window. Also human rights and ideals we should all stand for. I do want peace as soon as possible. I believe a compromise might be necessary. I think