AI and climate change
AI has a massive carbon footprint and can't be relied on to solve climate change
Psychological barriers to climate change action
A list of psychological barriers that prevent people from accepting human-caused global warming and taking action
Grief of climate scientists
Climate and earth scientists are struggling with grief and despair as climate and ecological breakdown intensifies
Climate emergency caused by human behavior
The current Climate and Ecological Crises are not the result of normal fluctuations of Earth, they are the direct result of human behavior.
Excessive consumption in first world countries
This Black Friday we spent a record amount on online shopping. Our consumption habits are not in line with maintaining a livable earth.
Climate change denial
Denial about the climate and ecological emergencies is putting the safety and survival of humanity at risk
Moving beyond political polarization
Learn about the barriers to raising awareness about the climate crisis and ways we can move beyond climate denial and political polarization
Governments aren’t doing enough to prevent climate breakdown
The federal government and big business aren’t doing enough on climate, even though the majority of Americans want more action
Corruption of Fossil Fuel industry
Fossil fuel companies are making record profits while ignoring climate activists and lobbying governments to subsidize and protect them
Excessive consumption of the rich and famous
The lifestyle of the rich and famous doesn’t respect planetary boundaries and shouldn’t be used as the measuring stick of success
Politicians and public manipulated by Fossil Fuel Industry
Fossil fuel execs manipulate and lobby politicians so they’ll protect the industry and won’t pass climate policy
Why we Act: February 2022 IPCC Report
Coverage of the Feb 2022 IPCC report from the UN.
“Our current future trajectory is a long drawn out tragedy. We have the privilege right now to know about it, we have the capacity to act on it, and history has shown us that anybody can be part of movements for change. We have the luxury of a rich history, which can teach us about them for inspiration.”
“So we have a responsibility, but there is a mass movement here which can help to make change happen. We believe collectively in the power of good people and you can still join us because there is still time.” This talk is from the Extinction Rebellion Open Call on March 15th. Watch the full recording here.
Explained: February 2022 IPCC Report
Coverage of the Feb 2022 IPCC report from the UN.
The IPCC reports are written in really difficult, technical language that makes them almost impossible to understand. We filmed this discussion about the most recent report, with the help of Dr Charlie Gardner from XR Scientists, to draw out the meaning behind the technical language and explain what’s really going on.