The fact that the climate battle will/is be faught politically is something that a lot of young people don't realise (I think). Get to know yourself and your own opinion and spread it, you can't live parallel to this world, we all live in it together, so we need everyone to participate!
@@evolutionofmaggie This. In the US we are stuck with the unenviable situation of having to back one party because of a vast reduction of harm, even though the party we have to back is not in any way a party that is "good on climate" - Hopefully we can get that party in power, and then demand immediate 1) voter reform including ranked choice voting and 2) climate action. (Ranked choice voting would allow people to actually vote for the best party on climate and begin to threaten the establishment, without risking the extremely anti climate at the moment GOP. It's depressing that Biden/Harris is so much better for the climate than Trump, even though they are a poor climate choice, but here we are) And thank you Kurtis!
@@erikmnelson77 I can't believe we didn't change the electoral college, and how things are done. I am sickened that Bernie Sanders isn't our current president. I probably have made the same decision as you to vote for crappy establishment democrats but I resent it and listen hard when people who disagree speak, because they make a lot of sense. Like Kim Iversen made some sense to me recently, and she is voting 3rd party, because she still believes in voting your conscious. This will probably be my first time voting Democratic in like a 12 year streak of Green voting. Very reluctantly. Still not even sure I am doing the right thing.
Erik Nelson you keep on wishing and when you finally figure out they’re never going to listen and they’re all on the same team and it’s not our’s, then maybe we can all move forward together. I truly look forward to that day but until such time I refuse to be complicit in what both parties are doing to this country. I understand you are doing what you think is best and I respect that as I hope you will respect my decision as I think we both have good intentions. Ultimately I truly feel a majority of us are on the same team, we just don’t know it yet. In the words of the immortal George Carlin: “it’s a big club and we ain’t in it”.
It's strange to me to watch these videos. I grew up in Calgary and my mom works in geophysics and seismic processing. She's the bread maker in our family and so our livelyhoods are dependent on that same pipeline you're blocking, and it's not just my family. Calgary has been hit harder than any other city in Canada. Unemployment rates are now hitting 15%, that's 10% below what they were during the great depression and I think it's reasonable to assume it's going to get worse. I think it's important to take in that people are suffering, no doubt about it. On the other hand I absolutely believe in what you're doing, there just isn't any meaningful dialog over in Parliament about the climate crisis and this is exactly what will spark it. Our MPs need to start pushing for difficult climate change policies, and we need to have policy in place for when cities like Calgary suffer. Calgary can't be left behind in favor of progress, not after we've given so much to the rest of Canada. Stay up in your tree you crazy monkey, you're going to make everyone ask themselves difficult questions, and I fully support that.
"Calgary can't be left behind in favour of progress." Beautifully stated. I think Calgary really has great opportunity to invest and produce a lot of green energy and it's hard to get people to realize that no oil does not mean no jobs. It's about shifting the job market and making new jobs available because we're still going to need energy
I've been watching your videos for years now and I'm starting to realize that you are really taking it up a notch with creating change in the world. Keep inspiring my generation to do great things - we need it.
Thank you for what you are doing. It's refreshing to see someone speak so well on such important topics while actually taking real action. I hope what you are doing inspires others to take action and get involved. We need to get used to standing up to corporations who want to profit off of damaging the earth - it isn't going to just stop one day. There will always be people who are financially motivated to make decisions at the detriment of our planet. We need people to continue doing things like this, and for the awareness of what's happening to generate actual responses.
What’s sad is that most people fighting for climate change are young and can’t vote, it’s unfair that young people have no political say even though they are usually more educated on topics like this than most older people.
Dam imagine if this was the CBC comment section. I can just sense all those angered Albertans. They are truly good folks. Have family that live their but eh they have to understand that we can’t negotiate with science. Also putting all their money into oil is not good.
Your willingness to literally be 20m in the air to protest the pipeline is giving me newfound energy to lead my university's green club next year. Thanks for doing this Kurtis!
Im from the southern united states. If you dont know, the southern united states is SUPER conservative by canadian standards. Many rich people down here simply want to hold on to their money even though there is no reason for them to have it because all it is doing is sitting in their bank accounts. These same people are not for working to slow/stop climate change and help the environment because of its short term impact on the economy. These are the same people that say the black lived matter movement is “reverse racism”. Its honestly sad seeing so much selfishness from my friends families. In fact, some people at my school are bullied for their beliefs on protecting the environment. Its just not right. Climate change shouldnt be an issue split between political parties. Climate change affects all of us and I wish the American government was in unity on saving the environment. What you are doing is amazing Kurtis! We must try to gain support for this movement. Its the only way to make change and keep civilization going for the generations to come.
this kind of felt like a pep talk. my local friday for future group sadly couldnt be as active this year bc of the pandemic. but we are getting back into it (with a bit creativity bc we respect important social distancing masures). there are gonna be local elections soon. I feel like people have been tending more to conservative parties for a sense of safety and also bc they (the conservatice parties who form the gonvernment) managed the pandemic crisis pretty good in my country. but these parties arent doing enough for climate crisis!
I've felt so sick of hearing people say world issues aren't political, or can just be fixed with a vote. I'm trans, and it feels very much like the places that have two major parties in many places don't feel comfortable to vote for (I'm Australian, we do have some rights, but it still isn't perfect for say, Americans, where there's only the two parties really, and both sides aren't the best right now), and for us to feel accepted we're very often screwed by the system already. A vote is just pick your poison. This goes for many different things, sometimes it just doesn't feel like either side supports you. And on climate change, I feel the same as you about the rich, it is extremely concerning how much power they have, and it doesn't feel like I can do too much to change that. The system itself needs to change and we need equality, and fast. I'm rambling, oops, but seriously know that you are superb for what you do for the world. Also, best wishes to Amita and their campaign, they sound amazing!
Very thoughtful of you to think of workers. People cutting trees in the Amazon are often struggling with extreme poverty, pushed by people who aren’t. To act against climate change, we need redistribution of wealth, to give the poor a choice, and take away that unfair lever from the rich.
Kurtis, thank you so much for opening my eyes to how detrimental and urgent climate change is. Not too long ago, I, like you, was once a "climate change denier", not in the traditional sense, but in the sense of how I didn't see just how horrible the situation currently is. This is truly an emergency, which is on track to cause more damage than any war or pandemic we've ever had. Videos like yours give me hope though.
On this video specifically, I'd say This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein for climate stuff, and for wealth redistribution: Utopia for Realists by.... I forget, but there's a link in the video description
Social justice is extremely hard and I think broadly unsolved. Maybe even harder to solve compared to climate change, because in case of climate change we kinda know what to do. I am on the side of technology and economy arguments. We need to make fossil fuels more expensive and renewable energy less expensive. Therefore I support renewable energy research, I myself studied it and I just got masters degree in renewables. What you are doing is increasing the costs of fossil fuels directly and that is very important. To further accent this trend, I believe global carbon tax could be very powerful in fighting climate change. After all, prices rule everything. If renewables are cheaper option people and companies will take it, no persuasion needed.
0:22 same thing happened to me in nigeria... I was there 2018. Wasn't fun waking up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat... and when we ran out of water, the wait for fresh water was torture! I couldn't wait any longer, so I fetched water from the well, boiled it and burned my mouth while drinking it... if we don't do something about the increasing heat, things will get way worse than my experience in nigeria
Noah .. I would recommend you go talk to the local groups and listen to their views. Find those that can tell you about the local issues and how they intend to solve them when they come to power. So many parties are populated with parrots who have little understanding of local context and just want to dangle green policies without dealing with legacy. Good luck... and regardless of who you join make sure they understand why you have chosen them.
The problem with wind and solar is that their production currently requires significant amounts of rare earth elements, so that there won't be enough to power the whole planet. This is in addition to the inherent unpredictability of the power source, since it depends on the wind blowing or the sun shining. To have an electric grid like the one we have now, there needs to be a stable baseline. Otherwise we would have to significantly change the way we use electricity. And that takes too long. We need the climate solutions NOW, actually we needed them yesterday. And nuclear power is the only completely CO2 neutral stable source we know of. It is also a myth that it has more dangers - actually modern nuclear plants are designed so that even when something goes wrong, it is completely under control. This also makes them much cheaper, because the high price of standard nuclear is caused by the need for zero error tolerance.
@@okanagansage modern nuclear plants are built with several layers of completely passive safety measures. even if a meltdown were to happen with nobody in the building to do anything about it, it remains contained and, in fact, is halted by the addition of a large amount of water. completely passively. nuclear is the only way forward. don't spread this misinformation that nuclear is "risky" or "dangerous", because it just simply isn't.
@@LeaHildebrandtRossander Rare earth elements? That's only used minimally in the industry. That has been debunked. For "intermittency" of power, there is hydro, geothermal (constant) and battery storage (with the plunging cost of them). Renewables are safer and faster to build and cheaper. Nuclear safe? Ask the Japanese. Earthquakes, tsunamis, terrorist attacks. Don't take my word for it. Look at where the money is being invested.
This is the first year in my 30 years alive i've suffered heat stroke. I live in Scotland. In the last 2 months we have felt a peak temperature of 29'c for atleast 9 days straight. That's very unusual...
@@coolfred9083 I'm Pro. He's all right. He's more than alright, he's a pretty special guy. His efforts are noble and even though they may be futile, it certainly is steps in the right direction that we need to be taking.
I have no air conditioning like most people in Germany because we have one of the second most expensive Electric Bills in the world because our stupid politicians have stopped our Nuklear Electricity and now we are relying on coal, gas and luckily also on clean energy. Keep up the good work btw
I am a physicist, and on top of the sad increase of fossil energy use, and increased electricity prices, it was also a huge blow to the scientific community. Lots of big projects that were developing new science for nuclear energy had to be closed, since the reactors weren't allowed any more 😔
I suspect a large percentage of the oil is already being moved by rail instead of the pipeline, though I understand that rail may have a lower capacity than the pipeline. However, rail has a higher risk of accidents spilling large quantities of crude than the pipeline. The oil will move as long as there is a demand, of course, due to market forces. Do you think the additional likelihood of rail spillage is worse than the pipeline? Or is the pipeline less environmentally friendly due to the clearing and heavy industrial work required to install it despite the reduced spillage risk over rail? I understand pipeline disasters are a different scale, but many minor accidents add up, too.
Another reason why pipelines are really bad is because they're adding infrastructure to the oil industry. That can make it harder to transition away from fossil fuels, and we really need to transition away from fossil fuels fast!
Not watched your videos in a while i will be honest, but this caught my attention. and im following.... I won't lie! I am neieve to climate change, living in a bubble where i don't notice it and it doesn't affected me as much. i follow the herd... but recently.. this has opened my eyes! I am now walking more instead of driving, and doing my bit to cut down on the amount of elecricity i use. keep up the good work! i will be following!
Agree, agree & agree! I'm the lucky ones who can afford AC on two roms and it has been extremely hot this year in Spain and most of my house plans have died. Only cactus & palm trees are doing okay in this extreme heat
The politics in germany are a little bit different. We got a lot of parties of which 6 parties have a noticable amount of votes. Usually what happens is, that the 2 center parties and one or 2 smaller ones get into a coalition to reign as they please (so just placebo discussions during the 4 year period). That means, that lobbyism here is actually quite the thing, as on that point, nothing is holding you back from taking the money and going all out against all sense and justice. Im talking supporting Nord Stream, Building another Coal Powerplant, lowering the financial support for renewable energy, granting a bonus when you buy a car (gas, diesel or electric), saving plane companies with billions of euros without having strict regulations on what they shall do with it, even when they are proven the not pay taxes by having letterboxy and daughter companies in suitable countries. The list goes on a long way. At least we got a trend since the last election, that the 2 biggest parties are losing votes at quite the fast rate. And the left and green parties are gaining a lot. Sadly there is also a relatively new right party that gained an absurd amount of votes. Like +10% in a period of 4 years. (Talking climatechange denial, proven racism and faschism, hustle, etc.) At this point I just hope for a minority government so that the green party finally has impact in the goverment. TL;DR German politics are f*ed up, but they might get better. I don't actually don't know why I actually wrote that, but it seemed like quite a lot of people didn't know how politics "worked" in germany. So there is that..
If we are serious about the climate crisis then dealing with our energy needs should be our top priority. As far as I can tell, a new energy network will have to rely on a large grid powered by big solar farms, wind farms, dams and so on (to be efficient). Anyone who talks about changing society to be more equitable sounds like they aren't taking the problem seriously. Unless sustainable solutions become so miniaturized and cost effective that everyone can easily afford them to provide for their own power needs (and thus equity is easily achieved), then we are looking at a system that will seemingly be best served by bigger institutions like corporations or governments (for better or for worse).
I don't think it's wrong to ask the gov for infrastructure rather than have each household pay for it individually. Imagine landlords here for a second. That idea would never work out
@@carolime13 Asking for infrastructure to be developed sounds like a perfectly genuine and direct way to address the climate crisis. Asking for the government to solve all inequality (by doing things my way) sounds disingenuous and it doesn't directly follow from the big issue we have before us.
and made me unsubscribe. He is radicalizing himself. First BLM, then Extinction Rebellion. What's next? M19CO or FARC? He needs to to do research on the organisations he openly supports. I do support climate activism, not violence.
@@L1ft0ff dude he just said black lives matter. Never linked to the organization going by that name. You need to address yourself if you think saying black lives matter in the context of income disparity is calling for violence.
@@L1ft0ff BLM does not support violence. Some people are committing violent acts in their name, which is wrong. BLM opposes violence against black people; that's what it's all about. They do not support violence of any kind. You need to do research on the organizations that you oppose.
Jeff doesn’t just like have 100 billion cash in his checking account. It’s equity in Amazon. He’s *worth* a ton, but if he tried to liquidate that, the share prices would tank. Supply and demand. So when I hear people say he could do this or that for 100B, it seems kinda silly.
Granted I have studied geology and drilling for fossil fuels, (I studied more on watersheds and the impact of AMD via ephemeral streams.) BUT!... I am not a climate denier, I am not a person who pushes for nat. gas and oil production. I am not a person who denies that pipelines intrude on environmental ecosystems. BUT. In a geological standpoint/frame of mind, the process of horizontal extraction of nat gas and oil is not invasive as some may think. An area, of say 1 square mile of infrastructure, can produce an area of hundreds of miles along ""fault lines"" (strike/dips) and basic stratigraphy. It's a difficult standpoint that this comment makes, but in this day an age, we do not have govt. officials who are able to pull masses together and say, "Hey! Let's stop the fracking industry! I know that it's a quick and easy way to produce energy and while it does bring loads to the economy, we have to stop this action. Let's move towards a more expensive infrastructure (at first) for clean and renewable energy. i.e. geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar. I personally don't think we are comfortable enough yet as a species to toss dirty energy out. Unfortunately this is a business model and money is involved. I hope that one day in my lifetime we as a species is able to look at cost vs impact, and choose impact over cost...
I agree with just about everything you said in this video except one small thing: "free" healthcare. When you use the term free, it plays into that conservative with a capital C narrative that we are all bottom feeders just leeching off of the system and we want everything for free and aren't willing to go out and work for it for ourselves. That could not be further from the truth. When people say free healthcare I think what they mean is they want to get what they have paid for. We're all paying for a healthcare whether directly or indirectly, in the United States, and what the left is asking for is not free healthcare but rather getting what we have paid for without getting ripped off. I think everybody can agree that getting what you've already paid for is a reasonable thing and an expected thing in many circles of our economy. In fact, if somebody does not get what they paid for then that is considered quite a bad thing and in some cases a crime and many people will take that to court because it is not right. If only we could apply logical thinking and mathematics and facts to all things.
I agree with this guy on the pipeline protest. I don't agree with attacking rich people, the rich do create millions of jobs, which stops people getting into poverty and create billions in Taxes.. which keeps people out of poverty. But I am against the Pipeline.
Walk around inside your house and take everything that is plastic, polyester, or nylon and throw it all out in a big pile in your yard and see what's left in the house. It won't be much. Those are all petroleum-based products. Petroleum is so intertwined with our lives at this point that is truly unfathomable by most people.
They already are. Keep up, Geek. The pipeline is the thing that is not affordable. It such an economic gamble that the original company building it decided not to. Then the government bought it, and pumped in several billion dollars in subsidies and still it seems economically risky to the point where most of the insurance companies have decided to stop insuring the pipeline. On the other hand, renewables are more affordable than ever, they are rapidly displacing coal and gas, and they are clearly the infrastructure we need if we want to survive on this planet. Renewables at all time low cost: www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2020/01/21/renewable-energy-prices-hit-record-lows-how-can-utilities-benefit-from-unstoppable-solar-and-wind/#63df7a702c84
In australia for education there is a literal line through the country you live inland that line you get aircon, you dont live inland of that line too bad! You dont need it!
Hey Kurtis, what are you thinking about socialism and its possibilities to create a better economy and society for the future? Do you think that we will rather safe the planet and the people in capitalism than in socialism?
I think what we need is something that isn't called socialism or capitalism, it's a mix and it's also different. Whatever you want to call it, we gotta start working on it now
Dear Mr Baute I used to enjoy your scientific content, i was one of the early subscribers back when you had hundreds of views and a handful of subs. I appreciated the unbiased and simple explanations, even though I understood the topics well beyond the explanation given. The simplicity and well thought out presentations helped me be better at explaining scientific facts to people who aren't blessed with our level of intelligence and knowledge. It was basic, cold-hard science, to the best of information available. I'm really sorry your channel turned towards politicized topics. I am certain that politicizing matters turns people away, people who may have been willing to listen to scientific arguments but are immediately turned away by a political stance. I am not a climate change denier, but I always prefer a discussion about this topic to be based on facts and rational solutions, in order to not drive away the skeptic crowd. We, the people who trust science and are willing to make changes, are a minority, so alienating the skeptics instead of trying to reason with them is a mistake. We're already a minority, turning people against us won't help... Just my 2 cents. I know from experience that politicizing a matter won't solve it, it will only make people ignore facts and support even harder their own stance based on beliefs, feelings and preconceptions. Time for me to unsubscribe. Best of wishes
Scientists have spent my entire life sitting in the sidelines, trying to stay non political about climate change. It hasn't worked. The problem is still accelerating. Our house is on fire and I'm going to do everything I can to stop it. I'm sad you won't join me, but I'm going to move without you
Hey, I’ve sent you a message via your web page, but basically, I’ve been wanting to make Spanish subtitles for your videos in order to share them to people in my country, Argentina. The option of community collaborations seems disable (at least for me), so if it is helpful don’t doubt to contact me.
Hi! Sorry, I saw that but I've been so busy up here trying to make a video each day. It's disabled? It should be working until September... 🤔 Will try to figure out what's up
While Income inequality is a huge problem. I do have to take issue with equating net worth with actual wealth. The vast majority of billionaires' wealth is tied up in stocks which are unrealized assets. When stocks are sold, they are taxed. They're also taxed when they're traded. They're just not taxed when they're held like basically any other asset. Unlike any other asset their value changes rapidly (usually increasing). The vast majority of Jeff Bezos' wealth is tied up in the company he started. If he were to sell it all, the value would fall sharply, decreasing not just his networth but the value as a whole. How do you tax assets that change in value minute by minute? how often do you tax a single item thats just being held? I'm not disagreeing that there is huge problem. I'm disagreeing that this money exists as a real asset and is useable by really anyone, even Jeff Bezos can't use it unless he sells it or trades it. What is your solution for getting billionaire's money? I guess my problem with this isn't charging billionaires more. its that you'd have to completely rewrite and redefine the economy. This can't be done with simple changes in the tax code or by altering tax rates.
Funny how in the video where you recommend the most radical societal changes, the next video in the series is no longer in "Up next" and the view count gets cut in half
I definitely understand your reasoning behind this, but coming from someone who grew up in alberta, the oilfield is what kept our family afloat. So many albertan families rely on oil to survive, so many kids are raised on money made from oil. There’s definitely 2 sides to this topic, and I don’t want to take a side against you, I simply want to give a reminder that oil isnt all bad i guess? On the other hand, the environment is extremely important, so idk where to stand here.
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"I am truly *sorey* for that inconvenience" Canada Man strikes again
Canadian politeness lol
*”withaout”*
The fact that the climate battle will/is be faught politically is something that a lot of young people don't realise (I think). Get to know yourself and your own opinion and spread it, you can't live parallel to this world, we all live in it together, so we need everyone to participate!
With that fact I wish we had better presidential options in the states
@@evolutionofmaggie This. In the US we are stuck with the unenviable situation of having to back one party because of a vast reduction of harm, even though the party we have to back is not in any way a party that is "good on climate" - Hopefully we can get that party in power, and then demand immediate 1) voter reform including ranked choice voting and 2) climate action. (Ranked choice voting would allow people to actually vote for the best party on climate and begin to threaten the establishment, without risking the extremely anti climate at the moment GOP. It's depressing that Biden/Harris is so much better for the climate than Trump, even though they are a poor climate choice, but here we are)
And thank you Kurtis!
@@erikmnelson77 I can't believe we didn't change the electoral college, and how things are done. I am sickened that Bernie Sanders isn't our current president. I probably have made the same decision as you to vote for crappy establishment democrats but I resent it and listen hard when people who disagree speak, because they make a lot of sense. Like Kim Iversen made some sense to me recently, and she is voting 3rd party, because she still believes in voting your conscious. This will probably be my first time voting Democratic in like a 12 year streak of Green voting. Very reluctantly. Still not even sure I am doing the right thing.
Erik Nelson you keep on wishing and when you finally figure out they’re never going to listen and they’re all on the same team and it’s not our’s, then maybe we can all move forward together. I truly look forward to that day but until such time I refuse to be complicit in what both parties are doing to this country. I understand you are doing what you think is best and I respect that as I hope you will respect my decision as I think we both have good intentions. Ultimately I truly feel a majority of us are on the same team, we just don’t know it yet. In the words of the immortal George Carlin: “it’s a big club and we ain’t in it”.
Dutch youngh Socialist member here :)
It's strange to me to watch these videos. I grew up in Calgary and my mom works in geophysics and seismic processing. She's the bread maker in our family and so our livelyhoods are dependent on that same pipeline you're blocking, and it's not just my family. Calgary has been hit harder than any other city in Canada. Unemployment rates are now hitting 15%, that's 10% below what they were during the great depression and I think it's reasonable to assume it's going to get worse.
I think it's important to take in that people are suffering, no doubt about it.
On the other hand I absolutely believe in what you're doing, there just isn't any meaningful dialog over in Parliament about the climate crisis and this is exactly what will spark it. Our MPs need to start pushing for difficult climate change policies, and we need to have policy in place for when cities like Calgary suffer. Calgary can't be left behind in favor of progress, not after we've given so much to the rest of Canada.
Stay up in your tree you crazy monkey, you're going to make everyone ask themselves difficult questions, and I fully support that.
"Calgary can't be left behind in favour of progress." Beautifully stated. I think Calgary really has great opportunity to invest and produce a lot of green energy and it's hard to get people to realize that no oil does not mean no jobs. It's about shifting the job market and making new jobs available because we're still going to need energy
please keep doing this, the world needs you
shut up furry
@@sebastianc.5825 who asked
@@m0w0ss doin ur maam doin doin ur maam
I've been watching your videos for years now and I'm starting to realize that you are really taking it up a notch with creating change in the world. Keep inspiring my generation to do great things - we need it.
"from los angeles to seattle"
Europeans: so um is that like a lot?
Generally any distance between cities in north america is a lot by european standards
It's about the distance from Berlin to Moscow.
So yes, it is a lot
Keep it going man, loved your content since I stumbled across it and love your morals more
Please run for parliament
"A transition that doesn't leave anyone behind."
Thank you for doing this Kurtis.🙏
Thank you for what you are doing. It's refreshing to see someone speak so well on such important topics while actually taking real action. I hope what you are doing inspires others to take action and get involved. We need to get used to standing up to corporations who want to profit off of damaging the earth - it isn't going to just stop one day. There will always be people who are financially motivated to make decisions at the detriment of our planet. We need people to continue doing things like this, and for the awareness of what's happening to generate actual responses.
Me = sadness cus I live in the U.S and we only care about ourselves
Thank you Kurtis.... these are the kinds of things people need to be talking about.
What’s sad is that most people fighting for climate change are young and can’t vote, it’s unfair that young people have no political say even though they are usually more educated on topics like this than most older people.
I really like the view of the tree canopy and sky at the end in those videos.
Thank you, Kurtis. Thanks a lot... :)
Dam imagine if this was the CBC comment section. I can just sense all those angered Albertans. They are truly good folks. Have family that live their but eh they have to understand that we can’t negotiate with science. Also putting all their money into oil is not good.
Your willingness to literally be 20m in the air to protest the pipeline is giving me newfound energy to lead my university's green club next year. Thanks for doing this Kurtis!
Awesome. You can do it!!!
I'm 30 also! Happy belated birthday Kurtis. Keep it up!
Happy BDay pal!
Damn this got political really fast. Thanks for the message.
Im from the southern united states. If you dont know, the southern united states is SUPER conservative by canadian standards. Many rich people down here simply want to hold on to their money even though there is no reason for them to have it because all it is doing is sitting in their bank accounts. These same people are not for working to slow/stop climate change and help the environment because of its short term impact on the economy. These are the same people that say the black lived matter movement is “reverse racism”. Its honestly sad seeing so much selfishness from my friends families. In fact, some people at my school are bullied for their beliefs on protecting the environment. Its just not right. Climate change shouldnt be an issue split between political parties. Climate change affects all of us and I wish the American government was in unity on saving the environment. What you are doing is amazing Kurtis! We must try to gain support for this movement. Its the only way to make change and keep civilization going for the generations to come.
Stay strong. You are an inspiration to all of us
Hang in there, bud
heh
Lol
this kind of felt like a pep talk. my local friday for future group sadly couldnt be as active this year bc of the pandemic. but we are getting back into it (with a bit creativity bc we respect important social distancing masures). there are gonna be local elections soon. I feel like people have been tending more to conservative parties for a sense of safety and also bc they (the conservatice parties who form the gonvernment) managed the pandemic crisis pretty good in my country. but these parties arent doing enough for climate crisis!
*against the climate crisis
Thank you Kurtis. Thank You- Thank You- and Thank you to the rest of the camp.
Stay safe and stay strong!
I love how he gave up his comfort zone for saving Earth. Amazing!!!!
You’re doing the world so much kurtis!
I've felt so sick of hearing people say world issues aren't political, or can just be fixed with a vote. I'm trans, and it feels very much like the places that have two major parties in many places don't feel comfortable to vote for (I'm Australian, we do have some rights, but it still isn't perfect for say, Americans, where there's only the two parties really, and both sides aren't the best right now), and for us to feel accepted we're very often screwed by the system already. A vote is just pick your poison. This goes for many different things, sometimes it just doesn't feel like either side supports you. And on climate change, I feel the same as you about the rich, it is extremely concerning how much power they have, and it doesn't feel like I can do too much to change that. The system itself needs to change and we need equality, and fast. I'm rambling, oops, but seriously know that you are superb for what you do for the world. Also, best wishes to Amita and their campaign, they sound amazing!
You're not rambling. I hear you! It can feel futile at times, but we have to protest and elect moral leaders. We can do this ✊
@@ScopeofScience I hope so! Thanks :D
I’d love to see a politician with the same morals as you have ☮️💚
So I'm going to have to climb a tree to finally meet you when I'm living in Vancouver... Keeps things interesting. I'll get Autumn to give me a boost.
Thank you for your work. True role model
Very thoughtful of you to think of workers. People cutting trees in the Amazon are often struggling with extreme poverty, pushed by people who aren’t. To act against climate change, we need redistribution of wealth, to give the poor a choice, and take away that unfair lever from the rich.
Kurtis, thank you so much for opening my eyes to how detrimental and urgent climate change is. Not too long ago, I, like you, was once a "climate change denier", not in the traditional sense, but in the sense of how I didn't see just how horrible the situation currently is. This is truly an emergency, which is on track to cause more damage than any war or pandemic we've ever had.
Videos like yours give me hope though.
What are some resources to further educate myself on this? Thank you for everything you are doing!!
On this video specifically, I'd say This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein for climate stuff, and for wealth redistribution: Utopia for Realists by.... I forget, but there's a link in the video description
@@ScopeofScience thank you!
Social justice is extremely hard and I think broadly unsolved. Maybe even harder to solve compared to climate change, because in case of climate change we kinda know what to do.
I am on the side of technology and economy arguments. We need to make fossil fuels more expensive and renewable energy less expensive. Therefore I support renewable energy research, I myself studied it and I just got masters degree in renewables. What you are doing is increasing the costs of fossil fuels directly and that is very important.
To further accent this trend, I believe global carbon tax could be very powerful in fighting climate change. After all, prices rule everything. If renewables are cheaper option people and companies will take it, no persuasion needed.
0:22 same thing happened to me in nigeria... I was there 2018. Wasn't fun waking up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat... and when we ran out of water, the wait for fresh water was torture! I couldn't wait any longer, so I fetched water from the well, boiled it and burned my mouth while drinking it... if we don't do something about the increasing heat, things will get way worse than my experience in nigeria
Amazing work! I'm so proud of what you do! how can i support you and the cause?
Thank you! There are links in the video description. :D
Anyone know who to vote for in the U.K. for this? I’m assuming Green Party is the best bet
Noah .. I would recommend you go talk to the local groups and listen to their views. Find those that can tell you about the local issues and how they intend to solve them when they come to power. So many parties are populated with parrots who have little understanding of local context and just want to dangle green policies without dealing with legacy. Good luck... and regardless of who you join make sure they understand why you have chosen them.
I live in the UK, and I'd say the Green Party is the best bet, yeah. But Chris also has some good advice. 😆
Corbyn's Labour was an amazing opportunity. But now that Labour is under Starmer, just stick with Green.
Boris Johnson
What is you opinion on nuclear power plants? I have heard some people say it is our only way to a green future and was wondering what you think.
Wind and solar are now more economical and less dangerous.
Its a good move long term but very expensive like most things that can help this climate crisis solar wind and hydro are much cheaper solutions
The problem with wind and solar is that their production currently requires significant amounts of rare earth elements, so that there won't be enough to power the whole planet. This is in addition to the inherent unpredictability of the power source, since it depends on the wind blowing or the sun shining. To have an electric grid like the one we have now, there needs to be a stable baseline. Otherwise we would have to significantly change the way we use electricity. And that takes too long. We need the climate solutions NOW, actually we needed them yesterday. And nuclear power is the only completely CO2 neutral stable source we know of. It is also a myth that it has more dangers - actually modern nuclear plants are designed so that even when something goes wrong, it is completely under control. This also makes them much cheaper, because the high price of standard nuclear is caused by the need for zero error tolerance.
@@okanagansage modern nuclear plants are built with several layers of completely passive safety measures. even if a meltdown were to happen with nobody in the building to do anything about it, it remains contained and, in fact, is halted by the addition of a large amount of water. completely passively.
nuclear is the only way forward. don't spread this misinformation that nuclear is "risky" or "dangerous", because it just simply isn't.
@@LeaHildebrandtRossander Rare earth elements? That's only used minimally in the industry. That has been debunked. For "intermittency" of power, there is hydro, geothermal (constant) and battery storage (with the plunging cost of them). Renewables are safer and faster to build and cheaper. Nuclear safe? Ask the Japanese. Earthquakes, tsunamis, terrorist attacks. Don't take my word for it. Look at where the money is being invested.
greetings and support from germany!
This is the first year in my 30 years alive i've suffered heat stroke.
I live in Scotland.
In the last 2 months we have felt a peak temperature of 29'c for atleast 9 days straight. That's very unusual...
You're smashing it! Wish I could be there with you
Don't we all. Unfortunately, most of us have real jobs
@@donbrasz I can't tell if you're pro or against what Kurtis is doing
@@coolfred9083 I'm Pro. He's all right. He's more than alright, he's a pretty special guy. His efforts are noble and even though they may be futile, it certainly is steps in the right direction that we need to be taking.
@@donbrasz Yeah I agree
Thanks for doing this tough work and thanks for educating!
Thank you Curtis for camping up in a tree for our collective future 🦥🌍
I have no air conditioning like most people in Germany because we have one of the second most expensive Electric Bills in the world because our stupid politicians have stopped our Nuklear Electricity and now we are relying on coal, gas and luckily also on clean energy.
Keep up the good work btw
Germany stopping nuclear was dumb
Kurtis Baute yes
I am a physicist, and on top of the sad increase of fossil energy use, and increased electricity prices, it was also a huge blow to the scientific community. Lots of big projects that were developing new science for nuclear energy had to be closed, since the reactors weren't allowed any more 😔
You’re doing what a lot of us can’t do. What I can’t do. Thank you
I live in Seattle and it was extremely hot here too, it almost feels like we are living much further south than we're supposed to
You are such an inspiration! Thank you for standing up for what’s right
Have they confronted you yet or anything? I just want to know if they mad or naw.
I've had a few comments online, thats all so far. They are not excited about what I'm doing, and I understand that. Its a tricky situation.
Kurtis Baute a tricky situtation that is well needed. A lot of respect from me for doing this!
This man somehow summed up everything that going on in 8 min
the money stacked on its side from building to building seemed a bit random to bring up, but all your other points are pretty good
I suspect a large percentage of the oil is already being moved by rail instead of the pipeline, though I understand that rail may have a lower capacity than the pipeline. However, rail has a higher risk of accidents spilling large quantities of crude than the pipeline. The oil will move as long as there is a demand, of course, due to market forces. Do you think the additional likelihood of rail spillage is worse than the pipeline? Or is the pipeline less environmentally friendly due to the clearing and heavy industrial work required to install it despite the reduced spillage risk over rail? I understand pipeline disasters are a different scale, but many minor accidents add up, too.
Another reason why pipelines are really bad is because they're adding infrastructure to the oil industry. That can make it harder to transition away from fossil fuels, and we really need to transition away from fossil fuels fast!
Not watched your videos in a while i will be honest, but this caught my attention. and im following.... I won't lie! I am neieve to climate change, living in a bubble where i don't notice it and it doesn't affected me as much. i follow the herd... but recently.. this has opened my eyes! I am now walking more instead of driving, and doing my bit to cut down on the amount of elecricity i use. keep up the good work! i will be following!
Good job
You're a hero man!
Kurtis, what do you think of nuclear power?
He's not against it, but he's not for it either
The fact that people think issues aren't easily fixed, when they are, is so ridiculous to me.
Love what you're doing!! Huge inspiration :)
Agree, agree & agree! I'm the lucky ones who can afford AC on two roms and it has been extremely hot this year in Spain and most of my house plans have died. Only cactus & palm trees are doing okay in this extreme heat
The world needs more people like you
Love ya man!
During Hurricane Katrina people were told 5 days before the storm arrived to leave. They chose to stay. How are those deaths blamed on climate change?
The politics in germany are a little bit different. We got a lot of parties of which 6 parties have a noticable amount of votes. Usually what happens is, that the 2 center parties and one or 2 smaller ones get into a coalition to reign as they please (so just placebo discussions during the 4 year period). That means, that lobbyism here is actually quite the thing, as on that point, nothing is holding you back from taking the money and going all out against all sense and justice. Im talking supporting Nord Stream, Building another Coal Powerplant, lowering the financial support for renewable energy, granting a bonus when you buy a car (gas, diesel or electric), saving plane companies with billions of euros without having strict regulations on what they shall do with it, even when they are proven the not pay taxes by having letterboxy and daughter companies in suitable countries. The list goes on a long way.
At least we got a trend since the last election, that the 2 biggest parties are losing votes at quite the fast rate. And the left and green parties are gaining a lot. Sadly there is also a relatively new right party that gained an absurd amount of votes. Like +10% in a period of 4 years. (Talking climatechange denial, proven racism and faschism, hustle, etc.)
At this point I just hope for a minority government so that the green party finally has impact in the goverment.
TL;DR
German politics are f*ed up, but they might get better.
I don't actually don't know why I actually wrote that, but it seemed like quite a lot of people didn't know how politics "worked" in germany. So there is that..
If we are serious about the climate crisis then dealing with our energy needs should be our top priority.
As far as I can tell, a new energy network will have to rely on a large grid powered by big solar farms, wind farms, dams and so on (to be efficient).
Anyone who talks about changing society to be more equitable sounds like they aren't taking the problem seriously.
Unless sustainable solutions become so miniaturized and cost effective that everyone can easily afford them to provide for their own power needs (and thus equity is easily achieved), then we are looking at a system that will seemingly be best served by bigger institutions like corporations or governments (for better or for worse).
I don't think it's wrong to ask the gov for infrastructure rather than have each household pay for it individually. Imagine landlords here for a second. That idea would never work out
@@carolime13 Asking for infrastructure to be developed sounds like a perfectly genuine and direct way to address the climate crisis. Asking for the government to solve all inequality (by doing things my way) sounds disingenuous and it doesn't directly follow from the big issue we have before us.
Love and solidarity 💚
It would be so funny if he was in the wrong place and the pipelines jus get built a few meters away.
Your comments on BLM made me so happy
and made me unsubscribe. He is radicalizing himself. First BLM, then Extinction Rebellion.
What's next? M19CO or FARC?
He needs to to do research on the organisations he openly supports.
I do support climate activism, not violence.
@@L1ft0ff dude he just said black lives matter. Never linked to the organization going by that name. You need to address yourself if you think saying black lives matter in the context of income disparity is calling for violence.
@@L1ft0ff BLM does not support violence. Some people are committing violent acts in their name, which is wrong. BLM opposes violence against black people; that's what it's all about. They do not support violence of any kind. You need to do research on the organizations that you oppose.
Any updates on the protests?
AAnnd this is why conservatives will not support the climate policies that you wish to implement
What exactly?
@@Schmogel92 2:42 - 6:32
Jeff doesn’t just like have 100 billion cash in his checking account. It’s equity in Amazon. He’s *worth* a ton, but if he tried to liquidate that, the share prices would tank. Supply and demand. So when I hear people say he could do this or that for 100B, it seems kinda silly.
These videos need more views!
01:03 You had a Brasilian demo.
Granted I have studied geology and drilling for fossil fuels, (I studied more on watersheds and the impact of AMD via ephemeral streams.) BUT!...
I am not a climate denier, I am not a person who pushes for nat. gas and oil production.
I am not a person who denies that pipelines intrude on environmental ecosystems.
BUT. In a geological standpoint/frame of mind, the process of horizontal extraction of nat gas and oil is not invasive as some may think. An area, of say 1 square mile of infrastructure, can produce an area of hundreds of miles along ""fault lines"" (strike/dips) and basic stratigraphy.
It's a difficult standpoint that this comment makes, but in this day an age, we do not have govt. officials who are able to pull masses together and say, "Hey! Let's stop the fracking industry! I know that it's a quick and easy way to produce energy and while it does bring loads to the economy, we have to stop this action. Let's move towards a more expensive infrastructure (at first) for clean and renewable energy. i.e. geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar.
I personally don't think we are comfortable enough yet as a species to toss dirty energy out. Unfortunately this is a business model and money is involved.
I hope that one day in my lifetime we as a species is able to look at cost vs impact, and choose impact over cost...
I agree with just about everything you said in this video except one small thing: "free" healthcare. When you use the term free, it plays into that conservative with a capital C narrative that we are all bottom feeders just leeching off of the system and we want everything for free and aren't willing to go out and work for it for ourselves. That could not be further from the truth. When people say free healthcare I think what they mean is they want to get what they have paid for. We're all paying for a healthcare whether directly or indirectly, in the United States, and what the left is asking for is not free healthcare but rather getting what we have paid for without getting ripped off. I think everybody can agree that getting what you've already paid for is a reasonable thing and an expected thing in many circles of our economy. In fact, if somebody does not get what they paid for then that is considered quite a bad thing and in some cases a crime and many people will take that to court because it is not right. If only we could apply logical thinking and mathematics and facts to all things.
I agree with this guy on the pipeline protest. I don't agree with attacking rich people, the rich do create millions of jobs, which stops people getting into poverty and create billions in Taxes.. which keeps people out of poverty. But I am against the Pipeline.
Very important Video!
Spread and share the message people! :)
Did you edit and upload this in the tree?
Yes. It was difficult
@@ScopeofScience Damn bro. How do you charge your equipment?
Why did we have record highs here that we haven't seen in 100 years
Thank you
Walk around inside your house and take everything that is plastic, polyester, or nylon and throw it all out in a big pile in your yard and see what's left in the house. It won't be much. Those are all petroleum-based products. Petroleum is so intertwined with our lives at this point that is truly unfathomable by most people.
Why are you simping for billionaire oil executives, dude?
@@LexYeen since that is not what I'm doing, I will not be addressing your comment Beyond this. Good day
When will the workers reach where you are?
Unfortunately, we'll have to rely on gas and oil until the alternatives become efficient and affordable.
They already are. Keep up, Geek.
The pipeline is the thing that is not affordable. It such an economic gamble that the original company building it decided not to. Then the government bought it, and pumped in several billion dollars in subsidies and still it seems economically risky to the point where most of the insurance companies have decided to stop insuring the pipeline.
On the other hand, renewables are more affordable than ever, they are rapidly displacing coal and gas, and they are clearly the infrastructure we need if we want to survive on this planet.
Renewables at all time low cost: www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2020/01/21/renewable-energy-prices-hit-record-lows-how-can-utilities-benefit-from-unstoppable-solar-and-wind/#63df7a702c84
Last time i was here this early...was actually never.
I noticed your clothes are different; how do you change without taking off the harness?
In australia for education there is a literal line through the country you live inland that line you get aircon, you dont live inland of that line too bad! You dont need it!
Hey Kurtis, what are you thinking about socialism and its possibilities to create a better economy and society for the future? Do you think that we will rather safe the planet and the people in capitalism than in socialism?
I think what we need is something that isn't called socialism or capitalism, it's a mix and it's also different. Whatever you want to call it, we gotta start working on it now
Dear Mr Baute
I used to enjoy your scientific content, i was one of the early subscribers back when you had hundreds of views and a handful of subs. I appreciated the unbiased and simple explanations, even though I understood the topics well beyond the explanation given. The simplicity and well thought out presentations helped me be better at explaining scientific facts to people who aren't blessed with our level of intelligence and knowledge. It was basic, cold-hard science, to the best of information available.
I'm really sorry your channel turned towards politicized topics. I am certain that politicizing matters turns people away, people who may have been willing to listen to scientific arguments but are immediately turned away by a political stance. I am not a climate change denier, but I always prefer a discussion about this topic to be based on facts and rational solutions, in order to not drive away the skeptic crowd. We, the people who trust science and are willing to make changes, are a minority, so alienating the skeptics instead of trying to reason with them is a mistake. We're already a minority, turning people against us won't help...
Just my 2 cents. I know from experience that politicizing a matter won't solve it, it will only make people ignore facts and support even harder their own stance based on beliefs, feelings and preconceptions.
Time for me to unsubscribe. Best of wishes
Scientists have spent my entire life sitting in the sidelines, trying to stay non political about climate change. It hasn't worked. The problem is still accelerating. Our house is on fire and I'm going to do everything I can to stop it. I'm sad you won't join me, but I'm going to move without you
@@ScopeofScience well I certainly appreciate your dedication. Best of luck to you
@@tamaslapsanszki8744 Very well put.
But what are your demands ? Can’t they just wait you out or forcibly remove you ?
Stop the pipeline. That's all.
Doing amazing Kurtis!
Hey, I’ve sent you a message via your web page, but basically, I’ve been wanting to make Spanish subtitles for your videos in order to share them to people in my country, Argentina. The option of community collaborations seems disable (at least for me), so if it is helpful don’t doubt to contact me.
Hi! Sorry, I saw that but I've been so busy up here trying to make a video each day. It's disabled? It should be working until September... 🤔 Will try to figure out what's up
While Income inequality is a huge problem. I do have to take issue with equating net worth with actual wealth. The vast majority of billionaires' wealth is tied up in stocks which are unrealized assets. When stocks are sold, they are taxed. They're also taxed when they're traded. They're just not taxed when they're held like basically any other asset. Unlike any other asset their value changes rapidly (usually increasing). The vast majority of Jeff Bezos' wealth is tied up in the company he started. If he were to sell it all, the value would fall sharply, decreasing not just his networth but the value as a whole. How do you tax assets that change in value minute by minute? how often do you tax a single item thats just being held?
I'm not disagreeing that there is huge problem. I'm disagreeing that this money exists as a real asset and is useable by really anyone, even Jeff Bezos can't use it unless he sells it or trades it.
What is your solution for getting billionaire's money? I guess my problem with this isn't charging billionaires more. its that you'd have to completely rewrite and redefine the economy. This can't be done with simple changes in the tax code or by altering tax rates.
Funny how in the video where you recommend the most radical societal changes, the next video in the series is no longer in "Up next" and the view count gets cut in half
TH-cam has a very strong far right lean, and a barley even a little left lean. This shouldn't even be radical, it's obvious 🤷♂️
Kurtis for president!
Amita Kuttner for Prime Minister*
Hey kurtis if you ever read this thanks man I appreciate what your doing. The world needs more people like you.
Amita is MY prime minister
Oh yeah!!
I definitely understand your reasoning behind this, but coming from someone who grew up in alberta, the oilfield is what kept our family afloat. So many albertan families rely on oil to survive, so many kids are raised on money made from oil. There’s definitely 2 sides to this topic, and I don’t want to take a side against you, I simply want to give a reminder that oil isnt all bad i guess? On the other hand, the environment is extremely important, so idk where to stand here.
This is some engaging content
I sweat so much from my hands that those wrinkly fingers are almost a daily.
The funny thing about this metaphor is that using air conditioning makes
climate change even worse.
Keep up the good work
Please run for parliament