The three myths of climate change | Linda Mortsch | TEDxToronto

[bifftadrickson]

I'm just glad we can throw money at it, and it will be all better!

[erthman]

There has never been any time in human history when people didn't have to adapt to climate change. This is what we do no matter what the cause so let's get over ourselves and stop politicizing it.

[darylkilgallon]

taxing the poorest in societies wont fix anything but it will help the wealthier become even wealthier

[jacobmeyerson]

3 questions:
1. How was life able to flourish so much in the jurassic era when carbon dioxide levels were 5 times greater in the atmosphere?
2. Why are NASA scientists and others theorizing that exoplanets with the most abundant life will most likely be a few degrees WARMER than our planet?
3. If global warming really was a solid theory why did they have to re-name it climate change?

Also, how is a temperature fluctuation consistantly less than 1 degree Celsius serious cause for concern? Especially since none of "the inconvenient truth" future climate predictions came true? Weren't some major cities supposed to be flooded by now?

[leeholmes]

Models, with the guy in the audience. Why is it that we are asked to accept computer modelling, while at the same time, legitimate scientists with a conflicting set of data are prevented from having an equal footing on this "so-called" debate. As far as I'm concerned, the jury is still out.

[davelowe]

Honestly, I'm a scientist and I can't understand what it is that she's trying, but failing to say. Maybe it's that her delivery seems aimed at a toddler, but either way...

[johntownsend]

Sadly, scientists have become purveyors of emotional arguments for questionable science, while stating, " I am a scientist and I believe in facts and data." Well, show mw the science and favts that back up your position and explain why the skeptics' science is wrong.

[tommygollick]

Fun facts for ya; Phanagoria, Russia has been under water for centuries, because of sea level rise, LONG before "human global warming". Based on climate models, the Maldives should have long been swallowed by the ocean. Germany is in the top ten for it's usage of "renewable energy", but still is the 6th highest emitter of CO2, in the world. Deforestation makes up to 25-29% of CO2 emissions, almost doubling that of transportation, but is never talked about as a cause for CO2 emissions. The geological devastation of land and animals would be 10 fold that of CO2 emissions, if we got rid of nuclear power and replaced with wind and solar, because of the land mass needed to produce the level of energy consumed. But hey, keep telling yourself global warming and current solutions aren't political.

[thomascranmer]

As a geologist, I'd like to hear from the climate change believers why in the last three million years why about 30 glacial advances and retreats occurred and why conditions now are different.

[dennismenace]

"Climate catastrophe is upon us because of predictions from our models even though they've been grossly wrong for the last 50 years."
I'm just summing up the video.

[paulaharrisbaca]

We call adaptation “evolving” (or we used to). The Melkovitch cycles are pretty hard to stop. But we’ll cope. We always have.

[EarthMagicBrno]

She isn't a scientist - she's a modeler. Real science would never make claims based on models that are not supported by the real data.

[MediaSock]

I can't stand how she's talking to us like we're children.

[drewhageman]

If she’s a scientist why does she keep making emotional arguments

[yaryar]

If the ocean reaches my city I would relocate to higher ground, maybe 75 miles north, not 2, 500 miles north to Canada. Why would some in Bangladesh travel around the world to find higher ground?She’s using irrationally and fear, which makes many not want to listen to her perspective

[timmcgrath]

“We scientists we like the facts.”. Doesn’t offer any facts to audience.

[lengthmuldoon]

She claims to be a scientist - fascinating

[mattyk]

She openly said she depends on models and predictions. How may have been even close to accurate?

[singingway]

Good information, but delivery is so measured and cadence so regular, I had to fight sleep to get through it. A science relaxation tape! This why scientists aren't the best communicators. We non-scientists try to help communicate their findings, but often get challenged with "...but YOU aren't a climate scientist!"

[henkbielderman]

Oh Gawd! 2 minutes into your talk and I was beginning to lose the will to live!