What can we do about climate change? Implement a bounce back tax on carbon taken out of the ground. It is designed to make carbon fuels (coal, gas, oil) gradually cost more, to inspire innovators and entrepreneurs to use alternative sources of clean renewable energy. All the money collected would "bounce back" to individuals and families, fairly and evenly distributed, to help them deal with any increase in fuel costs. See Citizens Climate Lobby for details.
there's no universal answer. I know lots of people that wouldn't get off their asses unless there's fear without hope. that's when they stop procastinating.
Where can I find a comparison between rates of CO2 increasing for each of the five previous great extinctions compared to the current one, please? Thanks!
This video series is really important, though I think you guys need to apply some pretty animations (like Thought Café, TED, etc.) in order to attract more viewers.
We can have both hope and fear. Fear can motivate us to step up, to do more than we otherwise would have done, to ease our anxiety. I know I would be miserable knowing about the potential worse case scenarios and just running and hiding from trying to prevent that possibility. I can't ignore that because I want to be accurately informed about what's happening in the world that could negatively affect me and those I care about, so that I can know which strategies to focus on (political engagement, direct action, etc.) and which not to worry so much about (individual personal emissions insofar as reducing them handicaps me relative to the rest of society, who might not push as hard for good climate action without my voice at the table.) I am hopeful that we can reduce losses and avoid human extinction from climate change, but I am fearful of what happens if we don't try. This combination is what motivates me.
Great point. I am a student in Bible college, and the leading pastor-the head of a huge global ministry -said the reason he has rejected climate change is because the Bible commands is not to fear. So he does not buy it because it comes with a fear message. He pointed out the That The Lord said He would provide for us everything we need to live in abundance. So you are right. when I search on the web I too find so many things GOD PROVIDED AS SOLUTIONS! AND GOD PROVIDED SCIENCE. I just don’t know what to think about how they say the earth is only 4000 years old…I have a hard time believing that. But I still want to beleive the rest of it is true.
Thank you for this video, Dr. Hayhoe! You make really great points, and made them well. Global annual GHG is the only true measuring stick for success/failure. No one has made any real impact on that with either messaging. By all means, try the messaging that makes most sense to you, all of you. I don't have the answer either. Nobody has cracked the code yet. 'I have nothing to offer the British people but blood and toil, tears and sweat,' said Winston Churchill. I don't see a message of hope there, only bald naked truth. Which is what makes the most sense to me when I talk about climate change. But that's just me.
There's a simple solution to make people act on climate change. That is, to show them what's happening in thier own City or town. Show them the water levels are decreasing, and pollution in their City is increasing per year. People act when they are directly being effected. Show them the stats of people being hospitalized due to respiratory problems in their City etc.
I respectfully disagreee... partially. You're right that doomsday messaging isn't very effective on its own, but neither is hopeful messaging. What we really need is complementary doomsday and hopeful messaging. The former gets people scared, and brings them to a place where they take climate change seriously. The latter guides them to a place where they are given an easy option to actually do something to help. I think this latter option should also involve a degree of deception - if we're depressingly honest it's already too late to mitigate a lot of the worst of climate change, we need to trick people into thinking that there's still enough time and opportunity to actually make things better. Not for them, but for future generations.
I'm one of the "depressingly honest" sort. Even at that, there are ways we can even partially mitigate the situation - put the "doomsday" issue off for decades, prepare for migration of some very effected populations and resources, and slow population growth. If we go on "full speed ahead", the real problems are coming much sooner than we think!
I realize that scientists are very conservative with their final results and reporting, but sometime you just have to give the facts uncensored regardless or how they looks or if you like it or not. If other people don’t like the final results, that’s their problem right, they have to bear the consequences. I have never even mentioned half of the stuff my Professors have discussed with me. Yikes!
Can someone provide a link to the study she mentions about climate scientists underpredicting climate events, happens at 1:30. Thanks!
What can we do about climate change? Implement a bounce back tax on carbon taken out of the ground. It is designed to make carbon fuels (coal, gas, oil) gradually cost more, to inspire innovators and entrepreneurs to use alternative sources of clean renewable energy. All the money collected would "bounce back" to individuals and families, fairly and evenly distributed, to help them deal with any increase in fuel costs. See Citizens Climate Lobby for details.
IPCC collected a trilliin already.... but wheres the money?
Another excellent video. Thank you! Fear without hope shuts people down.
there's no universal answer. I know lots of people that wouldn't get off their asses unless there's fear without hope. that's when they stop procastinating.
These are great videos, dig how you are informing people. Keep it up because with enough support history has shown that it curves towards good!
Parabéns dra. Khatarine, foi uma ótima abordagem sobre o tema! Foi uma ótima ajuda para entendermos e melhorarmos nossa vida em nosso planeta!
Where can I find a comparison between rates of CO2 increasing for each of the five previous great extinctions compared to the current one, please? Thanks!
This video series is really important, though I think you guys need to apply some pretty animations (like Thought Café, TED, etc.) in order to attract more viewers.
You have brilliant content. Thankyou for these videos. :)
We can have both hope and fear. Fear can motivate us to step up, to do more than we otherwise would have done, to ease our anxiety. I know I would be miserable knowing about the potential worse case scenarios and just running and hiding from trying to prevent that possibility. I can't ignore that because I want to be accurately informed about what's happening in the world that could negatively affect me and those I care about, so that I can know which strategies to focus on (political engagement, direct action, etc.) and which not to worry so much about (individual personal emissions insofar as reducing them handicaps me relative to the rest of society, who might not push as hard for good climate action without my voice at the table.) I am hopeful that we can reduce losses and avoid human extinction from climate change, but I am fearful of what happens if we don't try. This combination is what motivates me.
Great point. I am a student in Bible college, and the leading pastor-the head of a huge global ministry -said the reason he has rejected climate change is because the Bible commands is not to fear. So he does not buy it because it comes with a fear message. He pointed out the That The Lord said He would provide for us everything we need to live in abundance. So you are right. when I search on the web I too find so many things GOD PROVIDED AS SOLUTIONS! AND GOD PROVIDED SCIENCE. I just don’t know what to think about how they say the earth is only 4000 years old…I have a hard time believing that. But I still want to beleive the rest of it is true.
Thank you for this video, Dr. Hayhoe! You make really great points, and made them well. Global annual GHG is the only true measuring stick for success/failure. No one has made any real impact on that with either messaging. By all means, try the messaging that makes most sense to you, all of you. I don't have the answer either. Nobody has cracked the code yet. 'I have nothing to offer the British people but blood and toil, tears and sweat,' said Winston Churchill. I don't see a message of hope there, only bald naked truth. Which is what makes the most sense to me when I talk about climate change. But that's just me.
There's a simple solution to make people act on climate change. That is, to show them what's happening in thier own City or town. Show them the water levels are decreasing, and pollution in their City is increasing per year. People act when they are directly being effected. Show them the stats of people being hospitalized due to respiratory problems in their City etc.
I respectfully disagreee... partially. You're right that doomsday messaging isn't very effective on its own, but neither is hopeful messaging. What we really need is complementary doomsday and hopeful messaging. The former gets people scared, and brings them to a place where they take climate change seriously. The latter guides them to a place where they are given an easy option to actually do something to help. I think this latter option should also involve a degree of deception - if we're depressingly honest it's already too late to mitigate a lot of the worst of climate change, we need to trick people into thinking that there's still enough time and opportunity to actually make things better. Not for them, but for future generations.
I'm one of the "depressingly honest" sort. Even at that, there are ways we can even partially mitigate the situation - put the "doomsday" issue off for decades, prepare for migration of some very effected populations and resources, and slow population growth. If we go on "full speed ahead", the real problems are coming much sooner than we think!
But the facts themselves are scary.
I realize that scientists are very conservative with their final results and reporting, but sometime you just have to give the facts uncensored regardless or how they looks or if you like it or not. If other people don’t like the final results, that’s their problem right, they have to bear the consequences. I have never even mentioned half of the stuff my Professors have discussed with me. Yikes!
I just want to hug you