Climate Change: Accelerating Progress in a World That Is Out of Time with Chris Field

As the impacts of climate change become more severe, widespread, and costly, the need for accelerated deployment of solutions is clear. Professor Chris Field explores the landscape of progress to date and commitments for the future. He offers options for implementing solutions that will both limit warming and help people and ecosystems cope with its effects.

Chris Field, PhD '81, is the Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies. His research focuses on climate change, especially solutions that improve lives now, decrease the amount of future warming and support vibrant economies.

[kennethbranson]

If, it was clear carbon thresholds were in fact already well beyond 1.5 c levels....does anyone really believe the Governments of the world would admit that fact to the public?

[dennisroland]

Loss of arctic sea ice and thawing permafrost/methane release have gone beyond an irreversible tipping point. Warming is unstoppable, and we are toast. I fear for my children, and as for my grandkids...I can't let myself think about it.

[YuChiGongG]

I believe that we, most people, are still dramatically underestimating just how difficult it will be to change human behavior, at scale, in such a way as needed if goals are to be met. Is this just a refusal, or denial, of most people to see the reality of our predicament?

[richdiana]

We've waited too long to begin any solutions. The focus needs be on mitigation and survival now which will get more difficult in an exponential manner.

[Atheistbatman]

Forget SLR and glacier melt
Decreased plant DIF will destroy crop production any year now
It’s happening regionally now. Only a few too warm nights will halt crop production
This is what is meant by habitat loss and it is occurring now
-54yo horticulturist

[AKrn]

Talk solutions all you want, but I've been hearing about solutions for over 60 years and it 'aint happening.
Quit it already.

[hg]

For a poor country without energy infrastructure and no electric grid it doesn't make sense to invest in fossil fuels. Solar power can deliver energy decentralized without a need of a big electric grid.

[ronaldgarrison]

Thumb down just for very annoying background noisoes. Still, very informative.

[wmanadeau]

The Great Waves of Change are here. I read this free book online years ago, now I'm watching it happen in real time. We have solutions, but lack the political will. If human civilization is to survive we need many more people to see through the confusion and respond.

[blogintonblakley]

Sticking with capitalism and the profit motive is not an option. In fact, Capitalism and the profit motive is THE MAIN OBSTACLE standing in the way of making any progress at all.

[johnthom]

Easy to talk about but impossible to do.

[ravindertalwar]

Congratulations for Wonderful Presentation

[rayw]

RIP Dr Tim Ball. Fought and won case against one warming alarmist. Michael 'climategate' Mann never paid the court costs (Tim's life savings). Hopefully some other warming alarmasist can persuade Mann to pay the $700k to Tim's wife. It would be good to see Mann face Mark Steyne. He won't though as a weasel liar and lawfare keeps his lies going. Tim said Mann should be state pen and not Penn State. I agree. The court thought also in BC.

[mikepict]

Biochar, iron seeding oceans, cloud whitening, exciting the ionosphere with specific frequencies satellite array, or even radiation in the ionosphere by other mechanics. But its to late for much but living underground

[rd]

the tone is very good. very comforting all about governance and policy, as if corporate corruption isnt the problem driving inaction denial and goverment lies

[Glen-uyjt]

What about self reinforcing feedback loops that have been and will be initiated?

[richardscathouse]

The IPCC continues to lie about end game. 🖕 and our ability to effect the ending

[StressRUs]

"How we deliver progress..." in reversing climate change: CONTRACEPTION. Questions? Stress R Us

[mikepict]

Mirrors, thorium, earth sheltered homes and cheese ?

[ronaldgarrison]

The relevance of adaptation is obvious, and very simple: Even in the absence of AGW, natural disasters have always done a lot of damage, and there is every reason to keep working to minimize those effects.