Can YOU Fix Climate Change?

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Never before in human history have we been richer, more advanced or powerful. And yet we feel overwhelmed in the face of rapid climate change. It seems simple on the surface. Greenhouse gases trap energy from the Sun and transfer it to our atmosphere. This leads to warmer winters, harsher summers. Dry places become drier and wet places wetter. Countless ecosystems will die while the rising oceans swallow coasts and the cities we build on them.

So why don’t we just like… prevent all of that? Well, it’s complicated.

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[lexscarlet]

"we need politicians to..."

There's the problem.

[ShortHax]

The scary truth is, some humans will not care about something until they lose it

[Admrial-Veshkov-Yuri]

I like how the thumbnail is just
NO*

[danklrdzzz]

This is a video that actually talks about the problem, not like these other videos that just say change to electric and throw away your petrol

[SunnyAnsari]

"Powerful People Don't care, and those who care are not Powerful enough."

- Thank you for this great video.

[heyoyogaming]

"Let's all save the world!" everyone said collectively, not knowing how

[polishane]

Remember: electric cars aren't here to save the planet, they're here to save the car industry

[SamratDey-ksjj]

I am from India and almost nobody among our politicians talk/discuss about climate change. The masses are also largely unaware about this serious issue and even the so-called 'educated' people (like those in my college) couldn't care less. Heck, I myself have never given it so much thought until very recently. This has to change, we have to save our planet 😔😑 the only thing which seems I can do is make others around me aware about this and possible mitigation measures...so the ordinary people can vote better politicians in power. Thanks, Kurzgesagt for this really informative video !!

[nicholashilden]

I work in the concrete repair industry in the DC metro area and one of the things that DC has implemented is a requirement that 50% of all concrete waste from demolition is recycled. At first we thought this was going to be a huge financial impact but it turned out to be cheaper to recycle rather than send it as trash. Now we recycle more than our minimum because it’s cheaper to do so. Incentivizing really does work!

Edit: I forgot to clarify, DC subsidizes the recycling of concrete to incentivize companies to use the service more than required and is part of the reason why it ended up being cheaper.

[VarsVerum]

These next ten years will be very interesting indeed…

[liamsudsy]

I struggled for a long time with how my love for the environment converted to a deep desire to save it and yet how overwhelming and ineffective it felt. Eventually I realized I’m neither a politician or social savant, but I do love fish and I know how important they will be both as an ecological force and as a nutrient rich protein source. I cannot make a change by driving myself mad saving one more gram of CO2, but I can join and innovate in a growing industry essential to creating a cushion around the effects of climate change. Focus is essential, and community is essential to fostering the group mindset to keep positive change in place.

[ZackydomPoy]

Currently, I'm studying car design and am contemplating doing a final year project that explores the idea of using bamboo as car body panels and extruded aluminium and 3D printing for chassis production. I'll spare the details but basically, smaller factory floors, lower production emissions and more sustainable cars on top of the switch to electric. I don't know if the tech will ever take off but this is my contribution, at the very least, get a conversation going.

[jeronimo]

"We need politicians who take science seriously." - We are all going to die, aren't we.

[akatsukilevi]

"We need politicians to-"
We're fucking doomed

EDIT: Ik y'all have your opinions, but stop flooding my comments. It's been a week and what I said was a joke.

[ZeroEliteOfficial]

if kurzgesagt owned the world we would be living in a space utopia right now

[frenchkjfan]

Wow, I really want to thank you, Kurzgesagt, for that realistic and inspiring video. You don't try to simplify the issue, it's even the opposite. But precisely thanks to that, once we understand the complexity of the problem/tragedy, we can start having a real discussion. I'm going to share this right away !

[JoNarDLoLz]

Earth is slowly turning into that one school project you ignored and procrastinated for a whole week, and now the feeling of dread and panic is slowly eating you because the deadline's tomorrow.

[SpectrumAnalysis]

"You can't do anything besides get corporations and politicians to care"

We're fucked...

[declanhugors]

This is one of the best written and most informative videos I've seen on climate change. But you left out one solution: Throwing food on paintings and blocking major roadways... that ought to solve the problem