The Future of Earth: 1000 Years From Now

In the last 250 years, humans have drastically and irreversibly transformed the Earth. Greenhouse gases emitted by human industries have changed the planet’s climate, presenting the single greatest threat humanity has ever faced. If humans can cause such incredible damage to the Earth in 250 years, what will our planet look like in 1000 years time?

Sources:

Only 11 Years Left to Prevent Irreversible Damage from Climate Change
 
Ate of Environmental Damage Increasing Across Planet but Still Time to Reverse Worst Impacts
 
How the Environment Has Changed Since the First Earth Day 50 Years Ago
 
World’s Biggest Terrestrial Carbon Sinks Are Found in Young Forests
 
The Global Value of Water in Agriculture
 
Water for Sustainable Food and Agriculture
 
Global Ocean Absorbing More Carbon
 
Ocean Warming
 
Turning to Nanotechnology for Pollution Control
 
Nanotechnology: Clean Energy and Resources for the Future
 
Electrospun Nanofiber Air Pollution Filters

Founder / Director: Peter Schumaker
Chief Editor:Tristan Reed
Content Editors:
Dr. Bassem Sabra (PhD)
Dr. Sean McKenna (PhD)
Original soundtrack by Joseph McDade

[Radtadlol]

Nuclear reactors using thorium produce FAR less waste and has an almost zero chance of having a meltdown. Nuclear gets such a bad rap

[Diedinium]

Man the animation in these videos is amazing, you guys deserve way more views.

[AcademiaDados]

"Eventually the laws of nature will right humanity's wrongs" -- gave me the chills.

[screamsofthedead]

You did nuclear power a real disservice. It is safely disposed of otherwise we wouldn't be using it. While I get the "nuclear waste barrel" is instantly recognizable, it doesn't look like that at all and conjures images of unsafe disposal which isn't true. It would probably have been better to say "use nano-materials to more efficiently dispose of radioactive waste."

Edit: For those wondering or interested, I'm referring to a video by Kyle Hill titled "We solved nuclear waste decades ago." Give it a watch. It's very informative. And while you're at it, watch his other videos about nuclear power.

[santircastillo]

Dear person from the future reading this in 3022, is this accurate?

[Writer-Two]

For the issue of radioactive waste, the easiest way to solve this would be to switch to a new fuel source such as Thorium. Thoriums waste only stays around for 100 years at most and is far less radioactive, and most of all could be reused again to provide even more power. The thing is this tech already exists but governments refuse to invest the billions or trillions of dollars needed to upgrade and refit their reactors. Instead they are doing the opposite shutting them down and permanently.

[tierraen]

The future has much potential for our destruction, but every year it becomes more profitable to be greener. I have hope for us. We may not meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals, but I think we will get close enough for Earth to not become apocalyptic.

[crazydud]

Nuclear waste isnt nearly the issue people believe it to be. Most of it is the garments of the workers or the like and is safe to be disposed of regularly after a handful of months. Almost all nuclear waste is inert within a decade and the little bit that isn't is able to be stored so many miles below the surface even the worse earthquakes we have on record wouldn't even be close to a risk to the waste itself.
3 mile island was had no explosion and was completely contained, practically just a pr incident. Even Fukishima has officially claimed 0 lives due to radiation. Only Chernobyl was a true nuclear disaster and it was run by a government that both didnt care and doenst exist any longer, so many safety precisions are in place it is nearly impossible for another disaster to occur and certainly not to the same scale.

[jacobchambers]

Honestly was expecting this video to say:

"not much has changed, but we live underwater..."

[niccoswanson]

i really was hoping you were going to talk about all the benefits of nuclear power. this just shows you did very little research into the subject of nuclear power.
once you look past all the people who baselessly fearmonger you will discover that it truly is one of the best ways to have clean energy. at least for the next 100 years. at which point we will hopefully be mostly transitioned to renewables.

[paradigm]

I see a lot of people in these comments calling humans a "plague" or a "cancer". That's the worst possible way to see your own species and society. I firmly believe that looking at what we can become, who we can be, and the better we can do is the right way forward. I think being proud to be human and wanting the best for it's future is the best thing we can do for the planet.

For example, if you see you and everyone around you as filth, then cleaning up trash on the side of the road becomes "just another day". However, if you decide to see yourself as a human who is capable of great things that can do your part, then you see the trash and pick it up. Which makes you feel better about humanity.

[SamuelTheCoello]

Fun fact: While we survived CERN re-launching, they have a decade-long plan to expand their infrastructure into one that is over 3x it’s current size.

I’ve had dreams of a particle accelerator in the far future that circled our planet, similar to the ring of Saturn. In the far, but relatively… near future.

[JokerForLife]

Why do i have to see the future in this video the second i sit down on the toilet 💀🚽

[Godfather]

Our music from the 1950’s-2020s/2030s will be played from hundreds years from now for sure

[JamesJohnson-iqwb]

Nuclear fusion will def be a thing in 100 years and it's 100% clean, safe, and produces basically no waste. It can also be much more efficient than other methods provided you develop the right technologies (1000 years ago we had vikings and now we have people in space and nuclear reactors so I'm sure future scientists will find a way to make really good fusion.)

[kadenceflorence]

you guys and kurzgesagt are the goats of this app fr

[epsilon]

I love your videos but I feel like this missed the mark in regards to nuclear and the fact fusion wasn't mentioned either is also mind boggling.

Still keep up the good work like your other videos not so much this one.

[electron]

We al ready have safe nuclear waste storage.

[braelyn.b__]

Me: I want kurtzgezagt
Mom: We have kurtzgezagt at home
*kurtzgezagt at home*

[colechapman]

I wish people wouldn’t spread anti nuclear propaganda like this, nuclear power plants are very very safe and nuclear waste is not the issue behind nuclear power. The issue is the cost and time limitations of building a plant