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- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change just released their synthesis report: the final piece of the Sixth Assessment Report. With the help of @ClimateAdam let’s take a look at what it actually says.
Read the Summary for Policymakers: report.ipcc.ch/ar6syr/pdf/IPC...
Read the Full Report: www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/
Further reading about climate science, the IPCC reports, and what it all means: climatescience2030.com/
A playlist full of IPCC videos: • IPCC Sixth Assessment ...
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The IPCC still hasn't uploaded the full report, but you can read the Summary for policy makers here: report.ipcc.ch/ar6syr/pdf/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf
And if you're looking to learn more, check out climatescience2030.com/
In an 'Inconvenient Truth' Al Gore told me all the Arctic ice would be gone by 2013! Is that still on the cards or was that another man-bear-pig moment?
@@Rob-ik3fd Don't worry, you'll get your blue ocean event with your depleted social security package - xoxo GOP
Air and water pollution kills far more people everyday than a warming climate, yet it barely rates a mention, even among climate activists. Why is that?
I have one question , what's the real earth temperature right now. It seems nobody wants to tell the truth rather just lying oh its just 1.1 right now when back in 2015 it was already 1.1
Obama started "climate pollution " demonizing CO2 which is a misrepresentation and scientifically wrong. The EPA, by changing the designation of CO2 to a pollutant is to perpetuate the goal of eliminating fossil fuels by convincing the public to turn against cheap, plentiful and reliable energy making it easier to regulate.
" It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it "
Thank you for all your summaries on 6AR, Miriam and Adam - such an essential public service you are providing 🙏
it was a pleasure summing together to summarize the summary - thanks for having me on!
Please keep posting updates on your channel too, Adam. Enough can't be done or said to get us out of this predicament. I truly doubt that we will but, the best we can hope for is something less than a full-on hellish existence for our children.
@@climateteacherjohnj7763 how many more 100' of trillions are you happy with being stolen from the people, in order to achieve absolutely nothing.... Zero!
Well other than wealth transference up the chain from the poor to the rich.
That's what it's achieved.
Funny that....
@@climateteacherjohnj7763 Good luck. Humans won’t change
Wind/solar/batteries is an insane solution...the material requirements are far beyond what's possible, which will drive prices to the moon if we attempt to scale them up.
I grew up with bottles made from glass. They had a value in money so whenever someone was using what was packed inside that bottle, they took the bottle to the store and got money in return. This way, the industry didn't have to make more bottles so less carbon emissions. Making batteries for a laptop in a million shapes and sizes is also not helping to reduce carbon emissions and pollution.
Of course, plastic bottles are easy for companies because the idiot who buys whatever it is packed inside those bottles is paying for the bottle but gets nothing back, the bottle is becoming landfill garbage and the said company needs new bottles.
How this glass bottle was working? If you had a bottle to give back you were paying only the cost of what's packed inside the bottle. If you didn't have a bottle, you were paying for whatever it was packed in that bottle and 3 times the price of the bottle.
Sounds unfair?
How many bottles you paid your entire life only to throw them to the garbage bin, how much money were you throwing away by doing this?
The whole family, we had probably 30 bottles at all times in our house. (20 beer bottles, 4 oil bottles, 2 milk bottles and the rest were common bottles used for various things).
We had glass jars too and we were used to walk. Only drivers were driving cars. Driving your own car was seen as being a slave of your own doing. To go to a holiday with your family and to be forced to drive it was considered the stupidest thing someone was doing because while the rest of the family was starting the holiday, the driver was forced to drive.
Now people are brainwashed to believe something that's not true. It's the same mechanism like a smoker thinks that smoking calms the smoker down.
Driving is tiring and it most definitely is not holiday.
I always appreciate how clearly you explain these reports - thing arent great, for sure, but it's always good to know how much we can still accomplish if we build the political will.
It's building the political will that is impossible. There is almost 0 chance that we will limit warming to 2°C of warming by the end of the century, and most likely, we'll do 2.5 at best, realistically doing 3.2.
Nothing is going to be accomplished. This is a requiem written in advance. I wish it wasn't true and used to have hope in technology. The reality is just bleak.
Too many people call this doomerism. It is realism. Accepting our fate doesn't make things worse. You stop being distracted and focus on what you can do around you for you and your family and that is all we can do anymore.
@@Mike80528 Whenever there is a chance to make things better, hopelessness will make things worse. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.
I'm glad you've found some peace, but please, own up to your ideology, admit you're part of the problem and unashamed of it.
@@fellinuxvi3541 Sorry, but your ignorance doesn't make me the enemy.
You want to debate this? Go for it. ANY aspect of recovery from global climate change. You name it and I will provide a DETAILED and CITED explanation as to why it won't work. The fact is that it is YOU who chooses to cherry-pick the science. I do not blame you. Reality truly sucks.
@@Mike80528 Okay then, debunk the IPCC report, they are are the ones who clearly state there is hope, and provide the policies which will accomplish these goals, so debunk it.
I am thankful to people like you who have the ability and interest and then take the time to read, understand and summarize the summary for the rest of us who care about the environment but really don’t know what to do about it. I’m 75. I’ve been hearing about global warming and engaging in little recycling projects for at least 50 years. I believe that industrialization got us into this mess and more advanced technologies can and with social cooperation can get us out of it. I’m pleased that Adam indicated that some progress has been made. I think that the way that policies and technologies that protect our environment will be accepted and implemented will depend upon their ability to appeal to and facilitate our selfishness instincts. Food, clothing, shelter communication and transportation are what everybody wants and needs. To get these things we have exploited and destroyed our environment. So how can we exploit without destroying? Make it profitable. I just bought my first electric car. I love it and I hope it benefits the environment but first, I love it. I know that lithium ion batteries are not environmentally friendly so mining is a trade off from drilling but hopefully newer battery technologies ie. Sodium ion batteries will be less harmful. I think I can feel that your generation appears to be buying into Green Energy and the supporting technologies and I hope that you can and will make sustainability cool and turn this earth ship around before it’s too late. Great work and Thank You!
thanks for watching and leaving such a thoughtful comment. glad to have you among us :)
@@zentouro Thank you for doing all the work!
you've been hearing about global warming for 50 years? Well, no, because 30 years ago they threatened to cool down.
You've been writing about global warming for 50 years, which is 1 degree Celsius. Does this 1st degree bother you? Then why don't you go to Siberia? Humanity thrives when it's warm. At least 5 degrees are still missing from the ancient or medieval optimum. Who raised the temperature then? Who lowered it? There was no industry.
Very informative and good length, thanks. What software are you using for your text transitions etc?
I do everything in Adobe, so all the animations are built in after effects
One thing that could throw all of our efforts into the dumpster and lead to the worst case scenario is systemic violence across the planet (wars all over) over resources..
Which is already starting. The water wars are starting, and things look dire.
I don't have hope for our global economy making the necessary changes, because everything points to the fact that we have to reduce our global output, physically, of goods. This runs completely counter to how the economy functions on a basic level, where infinite growth is required for the economy to remain stable.
We are in a right pickle.
But the heating isn't necessarily incremental, it's exponential with feedback mechanisms
Except for every other warming episode since the dawn of time.
Where is the heat equation IPPC come on do the math ,ask a physicist
@@ice-cp2vz ?
@@johnk-pc2zx ?
Great summary! Every time you hear "people" add "and animals" since this impacts wild animals and is just as important as saving human lives. Many will not be able to adapt fast enough.
Thank you so much for covering this!
A great summary of the summary of the summary of the summary. Thanks, as always, for your excellent and informative videos! :)
The "incremental change" part is very relevant, because mostly when talking about climate change, there are wild claims about doomsday scenarios and the point of no return. Realistically, we know that the economy will vehemently refuse to reduce emissions, so talking about a point of no return practically translates to: "It doesn't matter what we do, we can't stop it anyway. So we should continue emissions as always and instead focus on preventing the consequences of climate change rather than pointlessly fight the cause"
"Incremental change" on the other hand means that every reduction, no many how tiny, will make some difference and fighting the cause is still worth it. If you really want to stop climate change, this point should be hammered home rather than talking about doomsday scenarios.
you speak so clearly, makes it an easier listen
Thanks for the great summary. What did the report say about the societal cost-benefit analysis of the proposed massive reduction in available energy vs the warming mitigation costs? Especially the cost to the world's developing countries and the poor.
Brilliant summary! Thank you
Thanks for the excellent work, really loved the citations with corresponding chapters
Glad you enjoyed it!
I honestly find all this a bit silly at this point.
It's like we're in a car hurtling towards a tree and yet we're having to describe the tree species and bark morphology before considering touching the brakes.
I don't care about working out how bad it's going to be, put the bloody brakes on already, hand brake too, stop being crazy.
Log out and sit in a dark room and leave us alone
@@dcodework2421 My apologies, I thought this was a comments section, not a paint huffing party.
@@dcodework2421 You fail to realize the high level of frustration that so many of us feel about this issue as emissions continue to climb while the impact grows. If you don't know how to respond in a civil manner, take it to 4chan.
@@dcodework2421 who is "us"? There's no one there in the room with you. You're alone. Turn the lights on to take a look.
it was silly from the start. the problem is you leftists are anti-science and don't understand much
I've heard unwarranted optimism for over 50 years and we're still kicking the can down the road. We haven't changed, we can't change. Nature will do it for us.
We can change but not within the current order. Revolution is required.
50 years. And the world hasn't come to an end. And you STILL haven't spotted the scam??
1.1 degree in 175 years. And that's based on data most ppl don't trust. The loss of trust falls on the science community, not the public.
It's not scientists that are the problem... It's not the public that is the problem. It's the economy that is the problem. Or more directly it's the people who benefit most from the economies around the world that are the problem.
The main source of inefficiency in our systems is the competitive drive for profit.
That's the problem.
Until we address that we are fooling ourselves.
Most of the damage to the climate has been done since 2000.
{shrugs}
The damage is continuing to accelerate... not slow down. We can claim small successes... but that is just an attempt at inspiring more change. So far, we've worked really hard and still our economies are accelerating the damage being done.
We need cooperation... not competition, and the financial drive to damage the climate and exploit the planet in order to gain a competitive or wealth advantage is much stronger than the desire to limit these behaviors.
At least among the people who set policy and lead the world's institutions.
{points at policy makers and the wealthy}
They are the problem.
Surprise!
✊ your eyes are definitely not clouded.
Preach.
So you reckon the Chinese should stay poor? China outputs more CO2 than the rest of the world combined.
Or do see prosperity as some kind of sin that must be atoned for by imposing austerity on the countries that raised the world out of poverty?
@@workdevice7808 Seems doubtful, that China will "stay poor". On the other hand, I wasn't talking about any particular country. I was talking about our systems and how they behave.
People seem to think there is some fundamental difference between the West and China. There isn't. All use authoritarian systems.
The conflict is personal between the people who make policy and own. The vast majority of the people in the world just want to get on with their lives.
Love this collab and especially appreciate the piece on non climate benefits of climate action!! Great work 🎉
thanks ankur!
The so-called “non-climate benefits” are what it’s all about. It’s nothing to do with climate.
LOLOL. as if there are *any* benefits of climate action. LOLOL. grow up, would you?
@@RobertMJohnson 3rd grade dropout over here
Great content, and to the point!
In Australia the penalties for protesting the climate emergency are being increased. The courts hold the view that "On the day of the protest, there was no specific emergency"
The government is making preparations to combat protest, gaining recognition in the courts for the climate emergency seems to me to be the place to start otherwise we lose this battle before it even begins.
Buck up!
Billy Gates has promised to release Convid2 any day now. No one will care about climate warming then.
@@richardscathouse idiotic comment
Yeah, aus reaction to the climate crisis is embarassing and disgusting given the desertification there. Im sorry about it.
You are overstating the situation. The courts have never said what you quote. Protest is still a legitimate activity, though I do acknowledge Tasmania has enacted retrograde legislation regarding protest that affects workplaces.
@@KeepItSimpleSailor the two most recent cases (Sydney Harbour Bridge protest and Karratha Road Protest) both had judgements that included words to the effect of my comment.
The penalties are being greatly increased
I dont understand your comment about overstating ?
Great summary of the summary of the summary!
I've got bad news for you. We will be having the same conversation in 5 years.
Nah, we got this. Don’t give up. I see a lot of amazing things in the world to base hope on and have faith in the adaptability of earth and all it’s creatures. We’re gonna balance the Earth out and get her well again.
You might be there for the next 5 years, but I guarantee not the next 10 years.. not even me..
No one knows that. I sympathize with the realistic pessimism based on what we’ve seen in the recent past. But you don’t KNOW what will happen 5 years from now. Let’s take actions rather than making cynical comments.
So the summary, is a statement agreed by politicians. I can’t see anything wrong with that, I mean look at how Covid demonstrated the sophistication of politicians around the world in their understanding of both science generally and the use of models in particular.
I hope this is sarcasm. And no the summary isn’t a statement agreed upon by politicians.
Nice.
@@kx7500 Why delude yourself? Who are these people then?
@@dcpack what do you mean “these people”?
the people who got us into this aren't going to get us out of it
Thank you! All of my efforts will be used to fight for the goals laid out on 2:00
Thank you! Your talk gives me hope.
Thank you for the summary of all summaries! Just great!🥰
Are there books you could recommend I read? I am very interested in climate change and am an activist in my own country, but have never worked on this topic specifically and I would like to educate myself.
totally, I made a q&a a couple months ago where I list a bunch of books. and very helpfully another commenter listed out the books I recommended
here's a link! th-cam.com/video/HGX-K50mlFo/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for the summary. I have my doubts about how effective we are going to be at actually stopping emissions growth and cutting them by 40% even by 2040s, let alone 2030. Even the 2020 COVID-19 shutdowns cut the emissions by a whopping 4% and that was with entire economies coming to a halt.
I’ll be uploading a summary of this summary of the summary later this summer
This is so helpful and clearly laid out -- thank you for making it!
Thank you for the quick summary
I know climate activistism has been working because I always hear investors whine about climate change policies. Some literally say they think the green economy is a scam. The scam, of course, is buying their investments in oil, cryptokitties, and gold 😂😅😢
Too bad we're most definitely going to miss our "window."
The best case window is literally revolutionary across society. Like, an anarchist revolution.
@@kx7500 Humans need to voluntarily, dramatically change their ways.
That involves willingly giving up all these pathetic luxuries and addictions.
But humans won’t do that, this nothing will ever change.
@@OneFreeMan17 as material conditions force us to change for our survival and class consciousness is developed it can, has, and will change.
@@kx7500 Well good luck, I’m beyond believing that.
@@OneFreeMan17 consider looking into anarchism
If anybody is wondering what are the best solutions I recommend the Drawdown Project, it's really comprehensive in covering what actions can make the biggest difference.
So hang on, you said all scenarios that can limit warming to 1,5° include peaking greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. Does that mean currently emissions are still rising?
Because at 01:27 you say "we're still putting more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere" and then climate adam says at 02:42 that "policies have led to several billion tonnes of avoided emissions per year"
Am I understanding this correctly that:
- We have not emitted as much as we could have emitted
- But we're still emitting more every year in comparison to the years before
-> So emissions are still rising, even though thanks to policies, a little bit slower. (?) Correct? :)
yup, you're correct
exponential habitat loss happens real quick
Thanks for your work
2:40 I've never thought that Grima would be lecturing me about climate change someday.
Great video, thanks to both of you!
Good job! Thank you
Write your town hall or mayor or whatever and tell them we need to have comprehensive food strategies to deal with the impending food shortages.
He'll write back to you and say "Thanks but I'm fine thanks"
@@grindupBaker if they bother replying at all
Let’s not demand people in power to make change for us, lets take the power from them and make the change ourselves
Excellent!! I say that you lead the way by FIRST getting off the grid, selling your car, and going Vegan!
Don't wait for government. Get started!!!
Yes.
January 6th style?
Jesus and the rapture will happen before that, Raymond. try growing a brain
@@johnsmith2797 nah, october revolution type
I would love to say. I was hopeful. but With the fossil fuel projects that are currently planned for production over the next 2 decades and the fact we are back in the cycle of denialism and paid disinformation campaigns. by the fossil fuel industry. I don't see us holding the temperature below 3 degrees
👏 Thank you for this!
Any time!
I will add what I've added elsewhere.
Waiting for governments isn't a winning scenario.
consumerism got us into this mess, and believe it or not, consumerism can get us out.
To that end everyone can do something.
Myself I bought an EV, which is one of the more expensive things we can do.
Others have put solar panels up
There's also heat pumps (3 different kinds no less)
Even if you can't do any of those things, you can:
drive a gasoline car less (you'll create less pollution, and save gas money)
You could also cut down on meat consumption.
There's lots of things we can do and this isn't the end of the list.
If several billion people (not even 1/2 of everyone) were to do just ONE of the things I've listed, or
which they can come up with themselves, we would all notice the difference.
Governments and industries would be stunned.
Remember what you BUY or DON"T buy, decides our fate.
Also important's avoiding businesses that partake in environmentally bad practices.
@@nathanpollard1223 so all of them.
As clever as your reply is, no.
Look at Patagonia, & its environmental practices.
Links*:
Patagonia’s $3 billion corporate gift is also a convenient way to avoid taxes
Good On You | How Ethical is Patagonia?
* not actual links, due to TH-cam moderation. Instead, you can easily use the info to find the articles
appreciate how clearly you explain these reports
For the last 30 days most of the daily CO2 readings at Mauna Loa have sat at or above 424 ppm with several close to 425 ppm. There's also been several dismal year to year increase figures posted. So it seems that all the positive changes that have been made are having no effect on the CO2 levels. Could it be feedback loops are the reason?
Stop breathing. You may be that additional millionth. Tell me, where (or what) is the "dismal" of which you speak? So simple minded...
WOW! Amazing you were able to get that down to 5 minutes! once again an amazing video!
I have just finished going through the report and you have already made a video! Great job!
I.... did not sleep last night. Wouldn't necessarily recommend!
@@zentouro Thank you (both) for your work!
They lack of conversation about animal agriculture is so frustrating.
100%, most of it can be avoided if we promote veganism..
So important thanky ou very much with all my heart
I dont see the downside to the warm period we find ourselves in. Increased food production is a bonus , greening of the world ( plants love Co2) less people dying from exposure to the fridgid . Historically we are a very cold planet that warms briefly and then cools then warms then cools etc etc etc . Enjoy this well we have it!😊
It is so unrealistic at this point to aim for 1.5 degree C increase in global temperatures. They need to shift the target to under 2. We are still emitting co2 at increasing rate as of now, how is it possible to cut it by half by 2030?
It’s possible but only if we had a global revolution in the next handful of years.
Damn that was good. Really concise.
Congratulations on great follow up guys! Hope we can hear more from you soon!
We're at 1.2C above pre-industrial now, and we could well hit 1.5C sooner than many of the predictions. 😔
I also think tipping points and feedback loops are not fully understand well enough and not being covered enough. We need to act faster to avoid the worst-case scenarios.
we ar expected to hit 1.5 or more by 2027 for at least two out of five years. its much worse than you will ever find in an IPCC report
When are we going to start talking about degrowth? Just asking for a friend...
i wouldn't hold your breath waiting for the IPCC to talk about degrowth
@@zentouro I'm doing my master's thesis on economic simulations with reinforcement learning in order to see available paths and implementations for degrowth ... Hope it ends well and soon, sometimes I think I'm just way too late...
Thank's for the videos and the reply btw, greetings from spain :)
very cool! if/when you put any writings on that out into the world i'd love to read it!
@@Isotoph Ah a fellow hieromancer, you chaps did sterling work during the pandemic
Helpful vid, thank you
That the prices of solar and wind are plummeting, does have a shadow-side which shouldn't be ignored. Mines with rare earth materials in the DRC and China have horrible labor conditions and cause a lot of local environmental degradation. We should keep costs low (because unfortunately in capitalism it's all about the bottom line) but we shouldn't allow for these conditions either.
It's all squarely at the foot of the capitalist question. And the way countless of men rush to its defense and call climate change a hoax is embarrassing as a species.
Safe and sustainable labour practices, access to renewable energy and a planned economy are all needed yesterday without geopolitical nuisance and sanctions.
The problem is capitalism, correct.
@@toyotaprius79 “a planned economy”
Planning an economy isn’t inherently bad, but if you mean by the state like I suspect, you are no ally to freedom of workers or to the environment. You are just another capitalist painting themselves red. Vanguardists are a cancer to the left.
Thanks for stickin in the communication struggle, will share.
At this point, we’re fighting for the worsening conditions of the climate to be less of an existential threat. I think the fact that we’ve lost this initial fight to sustain the livability of the previous century should be a deep warning signal that our tactics need revision, especially given that industry is more concentrated and powerful than it was in the 1980s when mitigation was first attempted and stamped out.
Deeply concerned that we’ll be here, 10, 20 years down the road looking at even more windows of opportunity closing. Despite technical advancements, we lack the parallel organizational and social power advancements to make that tech responsive and deployed for collective benefit.
We urgently need to grow massive movements.
SO important the videos you are putting out - keep going!
Except that coal, gas, oil are all increasing in consumptio except for 2009 and 2020.
"You're going to die out, you know that don't you?"
- Ford Prefect speaking to the Golgafrinchams after they decide to make their adopted currency, the tree leaf, more valuable by burning the forests.
🎉
Fantastic summary. Thank you so much!
What if the IPCC refers to the feedbacks and tipping points on Earth System? How about we talk about PAST emissions (which will stay with us for a loooooong time)? When you keep those in mind, it´s already a matter of faith to believe we will mitigate merely with technology and more solar panels the most serious effects on human civilization: food-chain supply interruption, growing unhabitability of vasts amounts of land, fresh water scarcity, more natural disasters, like droughts and wildfires; economic, social and political chaos, war risks, existential threat (all of those has been openly discussed in recent years)... of course, we need to do things, but not with the intention of *fixing*. Earth system is already set towards (likely) what has been called Hothouse-Earth, and that will follow us as a punishment for our own self-importance and arrogance. Why? because our economic system pushes us towards endless expansion and endless exploitation of biosphere and other fellow human beings. Capitalism is a nihilistic system that guides us towards self destruction.
And no mention of the Nuclear death cloud circling the earth from the bomb testing and numerous nuclear accidents of the last few decades.
🤣🤡👎 dumb
Yo imagine living in a country with minimal emissions and knowing you will be the first to suffer the effects and that there is literally nothing to do... Damn...
Thank you to you and Adam for the important informative content y’all make. So so so appreciated.
What's your thoughts on all the mentions on DAC in the report. I fear DAC will be used to delay, but it's also required to hit any target, despite its current extreme failure rate.
I like the idea of municipalities pushing reform for better climate action, where national governments miss. It's where I personally put my effort 😊
I'm definitely not an expert on DAC, but my main thoughts are even the most optimistic scenarios still have some amount of fossil fuel burning in 2100, and that is part of why all these scenarios assume the use of carbon capture. Call me an optimist, but I think it is possible to live in a world without any coal, especially!, in 2100, which would seriously reduce the need for capture. That being said, the longer we go without reducing emissions the harder keeping the temperature in check becomes.
I /really really/ don't want the same people profiting off DAC that have profited off all the emissions, that's for sure.
@@zentouro yeah fully agree. Governments giving oag companies money for dacs is a horrible idea: See the US and Canada. I'd prefer massive university programs shotgunning as many ideas as possible.
Thanks for what you do 😁
Considering recent progress, hopefully we've reached or are near a tipping point for climate action. Especially considering the effects have gotten even worse (California right now, Pakistan with the floods, Somalia with the drought, etc)
According to the example from SPM C.2.4., it seems economically feasible that mitigation costs for improving air quality is smaller than the economic benefits of having a healthier population.
Well, it has the slight problem of requiring a completely different and more rational economic system than what we currently have. (I think it could have been worth mentioning that.)
In our current system, the costs for health services needed due to environmental destruction will still appear as growth in the columns.
Also, due to the interest rate system (which always creates a lack of money as you borrow 10 with the expectation to pay back 11), there will always be a lack of money; the economy will always have to grow; and capitalism will always have to expand in order to not collapse. But of course, the world is not limitless because resources aren’t.
One could argue that as it comes upon resource limitation, capitalism will collapse, and make a future for whatever remains of biological life possible.
But perhaps the influx of ”disruptive” industries and bizarre financial products also hints at something quite terrifying; namely the possibility that capitalism will survive until the very end, as a self-eating system: A catabolic thing; the snake eating itself in many incrementally smaller lapses.
So yea cheap does not mean good, because solar panels and windmills also require resources and we are currently still using fossil fuels to extract said resources.
We are still amplifying the problem while we talk about costs, the cost is pretty obvious it is our planet at stake not some imaginary number on a bank account.
Thank you for this! But unfortunately, as a climate researcher myself, I can't help but agree to the fact that there is no force greater than money or greed. Of course some things need to improve, but we do have more than enough evidence and more than enough solutions. But still, there's no action from the big emitters. Unfortunately, there's no salvation of the environment under capitalism. Even though renewables are super cheap right now, oil companies simply won't shift because renewables are not *as profitable* as fossil fuels 😓 and governments in general end up in the hands of these types of big companies. We need to redesign our economy, otherwise simply arguing for the saving of the human race won't be enough. As crazy as it sounds, the economic elite prefers to destroy our civilization than decrease their profits a little bit...
Thank you for summarizing the summary of the summary!
😂😂😂😂😂
How can you be so optimistic?
the opposite isn't tenable for actually getting any work done, and i/we need to get a lot of work done
@@zentouro No, we need to disappear.
Humans have done enough to prove they don’t deserve this planet.
Because they don't understand the massive depth of corruption global capitalism has created on this planet.
The oil industry will not let things change. They hold a death grip on our planet
Yet you support the oil industry by buying computer, phone, clothes etc.. and use internet which servers need as much energy as a small city.
Live as you preach and move into a hut in the forest 👍😆
@@kalidor2299 what a braindead anti intellectual take. the problem is on the systemic level, not individual
Revolution is required
@@kx7500 Humans are too cowardly and too addicted to luxuries for that
What about animal agriculture?
Warming is already ar 2 degrees.
That was 1981
Save Our Planet - Change
the biggest issue is the lack of anarchy in government. If we prioritize our communities over that of a wannabe leaders, then we'd leave many bureaucracies and corruption/misspending behind. Authority is abused by the nature of authority.
Anarchy never works, it only leads to feudalistic communities.
The government is inherently against freedom lol, but yeah otherwise agreed
Also what a insanely succinct summary of a massively complex report. Kudos for doing this for the laypeople like us.
These videos are great for keeping informed! I loved the emphasis on incremental change here.
Won't any of you guys talk about the Willow Project ? @ClimateAdam @zentouro @AnkurShah
+1 !
Nice nice!!
The problem with the economic argument for climate action is that it considers the economy as a whole when in reality groups within the economy work against eachother and this competition is perceived as normal and non-negotiable or just not understood by the majority of people in what its consequences are.
What's cheap about mass producing solar and wind? The mining alone has a hugely unsustainable and unrealistic environmental impact. We do need to move to renewables with urgency BUT we also need to massively draw down our energy requirements. We (humanity) cannot simply continue to grow with current or foreseeable technologies. As such, any approach that does not also tackle our collective fantasy of unlimited population and economic growth will fail miserably (and it is currently failing).
Not to mention the unrecyclable batteries poisoning the landscape!
@@richardscathouse - Very much so, yep
The harder the message the less it sinks in.
So, society (and its legal and economic model) at large has failed us...
Correct. Capitalism, including the state is the problem and always will be. It must be abolished in favour of a system that serves those that make it up, a mutualist system rather than a parasitic one.
2:31 thought I was getting climate facts from the evil brother from Thor for a sec
If climate change destroys humanity he cant rule us. But whatever his reasons its good to have him on our side.
I won't be around in 2050, but my children and their children will.
That dude has crazy eyes
Civilization as we are experiencing it, is a heat engine…
I watched the panel presenting the Sixth Assessment Report Summary. Urgent action is necessary by all sectors of society, but the idea that global warming will be reversed, given the cascading tipping points already triggered, is not plausible. I will continue to do what I can as an individual to cut my carbon emissions, but I urge everyone to look at the tipping points already operating to realize that even with drastic actions, life on this planet is going to be a continuous environmental crisis for some time. IPCC reports at various times have stated that climate change is now rapid and irreversible, so how now can they suggest we will 'incrementally" overcome the life-crushing trends they outline. Action is the antidote to hope. Hope is not the antidote to inaction.
According to the lore as given. I can't win. Even thought I've retired from production switched to an EV and live a shut-in lifestyle consuming nearly anything. 🖕 IPCC nothing satisfies you. 😡👎
IMO we need an attitude change. Instead of wanting our "right" to travel, engage in high powered and/or high consumption entertainment, concentrate on what we need to be healthy and comfortable. Food, water, shelter. Anything beyond those pursuits are up for changing or eliminating.
What a horrible horrible suggestion.
You think neofeudalism is the answer join the Amish. Please try
Agreed, 100%. People need to give up all these pathetic luxuries and enjoy life minimally.
@@rig4365 What a great argument.
Coward.
Too long, didn't finish. You mean well, but there is a reason that, for example, TH-cam limits "Shorts" to one minute or so. Also, you draw in the usual deniers (like any channel that covers climate) and by now I think it is clear that the politics of addressing climate change are not won or lost by IPCC reports. Money makes the world go 'round, and until combating climate change is believed by enough people to be profitable there will not be the deep changes that are needed.
there's also a reason this isn't a short! go watch something else if this is too long winded for you.