Aaron Thierry explores the Risks and Realities of Climate Change. Part 1 Must We Change?

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In the first installment of his inspiring three part series at the University of Sheffield, Dr. Aaron Thierry explores the risks and realities of climate change along with our place on Earth in the pursuit of an answer to the question; must we change? Part 1: https://climatestate.com/2018/10/05/aaron-thierry-explores-the-risks-and-realities-of-climate-change-part-1-must-we-change/Part 2: https://climatestate.com/2018/10/06/young-scientist-can-we-change-avoid-catastrophic-consequences/Part 3: https://climatestate.com/2018/10/06/will-we-change-courage-in-the-anthropocene/ @You Tube Part 1:…

Paul McCartney: Despite Repeated Warnings (Extended Music Video)

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Despite Repeated Warnings by Paul McCartney Paul McCartney: Despite Repeated Warnings Extended Music Vid Despite Repeated Warnings by Paul McCartney. Music video made by Climate State. Album: Egypt Station Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3uLrSFrNqa8CULSIU7e9v5 ‘Egypt Station’ OUT NOW: https://paulmccartney.lnk.to/EgyptStationYT Original track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhvZazALhyA Video source: Paul McCartney Live New York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QGxFpSb6Sc Extras: Paul McCartney on ‘Despite Repeated Warnings’ (‘Words…

Expert talks global warming and what needs to be done

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Dr. Ramanathan outlines the current state of climate change, at the Super Pollutant Day conference September 2018. Speakers Dr. Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego David Beckman, President, Pisces Foundation Original release (with panel discussion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HCLqTgbNk4 Teaser image by University of California…

Transformation: Rockström, are we condemned to a Hothouse Earth?

2018, Clean Tech, Climate Change, CO2 Sequestration, Communication, Economy, Electric Car, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Policy, Project, Solar Power, Solutions, Wind PowerLeave a comment

Mission 2020 and Exponential Roadmap presentation with Johan Rockström and Christiana Figueres at Global Climate Action Summit 2018. Are we condemned to a Hothouse Earth? Speakers Christiana Figueres: Former IPCC, Founding Partner, Global Optimism and Convenor, Mission 2020 Johan Rockström: Professor of Environmental Sciences at Stockholm Resilience Centre, Incoming Director of the Potsdam Institute for…

Climate Change is an Existential Threat to Civilisation

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#EnvironmentNaturalResourceSecurity Climate One, Climate Change and the Threat to Civilization with Michael Mann (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WiiP2KTRXg Veerabhadran Ramanathan: Climate change morphing into an existential problem (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmmFwfF8Gig World Economic Forum: Humanity’s most existential risks are getting worse. Here’s a major reason why https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/humanity-s-most-existential-risks-are-getting-worse-heres-why UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Climate change: An ‘existential threat’ to humanity, UN chief…

The Incredible Track Record of Early Climate Models

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Thirty years ago, NASA scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that the age of climate change had arrived. Ashley Byrne interviews Jim Hansen for DW (published August 24, 2018) https://www.dw.com/en/worldlink-meet-mr-climate-change/av-45197919 Hansen et al 1981 https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/ha04600x.html Hansen et al 1988 https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/ha02700w.html From the Archives, 1988: Global Warming Has Begun, Expert Tells Senate https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/climate/2015-paris-climate-talks/from-the-archives-1988-global-warming-has-begun-expert-tells-senate STUDY FINDS WARMING…

John McCain: Climate Change Most Critical Issue of our Future (2003)

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Senator John McCain introduces legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (January 8, 2003, at Capitol Hill). Witnesses testified about proposals to limit greenhouse gas emissions, global climate change, and regulations that would create mandatory limits on all sectors of the economy. https://www.c-span.org/video/?174514-1/global-warming Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to join my friend and colleague,…

The Coming Disruption of the Carbon Bubble

2018, Adaptation, Climate Change, Communication, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Global, Policy, SolutionsLeave a comment

In order to avert the most serious climate scenarios, governments and people around the world need to phase out fossil fuel emissions, coal, gas, and switch to clean energy and electric transportation. This video presents some recent discussions and fundamental obstacles. Speakers include Lester Brown (Earth Policy Institute), Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (Potsdam Climate Impact Research),…

CLIMATE SCIENTIST: We Need Disruptive Change

2018, Climate Change, Communication, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Global, Policy, SolutionsLeave a comment

Excerpt of a May 4th 2018 discussion, Anthropocene Lecture, in Berlin, with Bruno Latour (Philosopher) and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), watch the full talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-n_44M2nLw Bruno Latour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_LatourHans Joachim Schellnhuber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Joachim_Schellnhuber Film and production: Dusan SolomunModerated by Bernd M. Scherer Further information https://www.hkw.de/en/programm/projekte/2017/anthropocene_lectures/anthropocene_lectures_start.php

Sea Level Rise is a Hockey Stick

2018, Adaptation, Climate Change, Communication, Sea Level Rise, Solutions, USALeave a comment

Larry Goldzband (Bay Area Conservation), Jim White (INSTAAR), Tiffany Troxler (Florida International University), and citizen scientists discuss sea level rise today and for the future. We’re planning for 4-7 feet (+2 meters) of sea level rise by the end of the century, which is about twice as much as was projected just some years ago.…