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<i>[ Kolbert - 27 min - it's happening right now ]</i><br>
<b>Climate One TV: Elizabeth Kolbert on Hope, Despair, and
Everything In Between</b><br>
Climate One<br>
Apr 24, 2024<br>
Even before Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” brought climate change
to the mainstream, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth
Kolbert was on the beat. Her reporting in the early 2000s culminated
in her book “Field Notes from a Catastrophe,” which sounded the
alarm on the causes and effects of global warming. <br>
<br>
Nearly 20 years later, Kolbert is still bringing the climate story
to the public with her new book “H Is for Hope: Climate Change from
A to Z.” The book is told in bite size vignettes that paint a
picture of our climate present, what the future may hold and where
there may be space for hope. <br>
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Guests: <br>
Elizabeth Kolbert, Journalist and Author<br>
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<i>[ this is an abecedary book - Referring to the alphabet;
alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius;
abecedarian. [First attested in 1580.] ]</i><br>
<b>H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z.</b><br>
In twenty-six essays—one for each letter of the alphabet—the
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction takes us on a
hauntingly illustrated journey through the history of climate change
and the uncertainties of our future.<br>
<br>
Climate change resists narrative—and yet some account of what’s
happening is needed. Millions of lives are at stake, and upward of a
million species. And there are decisions to be made, even though
it’s unclear who, exactly, will make them.<br>
<br>
In H Is for Hope, Elizabeth Kolbert investigates the landscape of
climate change—from “A”, for Svante Arrhenius, who created the
world’s first climate model in 1894, to “Z”, for the Colorado River
Basin, ground zero for climate change in the United States. Along
the way she looks at Greta Thunburg’s “blah blah blah” speech (“B”),
learns to fly an all-electric plane (“E”), experiments with the
effects of extreme temperatures on the human body (“T”), and
struggles with the deep uncertainty of the future of climate change
(“U”).<br>
<br>
Adapted from essays originally published in The New Yorker and
beautifully illustrated by Wesley Allsbrook, H Is for Hope is
simultaneously inspiring, alarming, and darkly humorous—a unique
examination of our changing world.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.amazon.com/H-Hope-Climate-Change-Z-ebook/dp/B0CFJBR9QS">https://www.amazon.com/H-Hope-Climate-Change-Z-ebook/dp/B0CFJBR9QS</a><br>
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<i>[ yes, says respected, renown climatologist Stefan Rahmstorf -
video 49 min ]</i><br>
<b>IS THE ATLANTIC OVERTURNING CIRCULATION APPROACHING A TIPPING
POINT?</b><br>
Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute<br>
Apr 24, 2024<br>
Prof. Rahmstorf discusses the danger of a major ocean circulation
change with massive climate impacts around the world. <br>
This lecture was held on the occasion of Rahmstorf being awarded the
Alfred Wegener Medal for his scientific achievements, the most
prestigious award of the European Geosciences Union EGU.<br>
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<i>[ Nitrogen -- beyond the habitability of the Earth ]</i><br>
<b>Nitrogen, Agrochemical Corporations, and International Trade: A
Perilous Mix</b><br>
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Gilles Billen shows that industrial agriculture, propelled by
international trade and specialization, has disturbed the nitrogen
cycle. This has provoked the crossing of planetary boundaries and
endangered the possibility of feeding the world. Alternatives do not
require new technologies but different ways of organizing production
and regional networks. Lynn Fries interviews Gilles Billen on
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<b>How to talk to a climate doomer (even if that doomer is you)</b><br>
It’s not too late to tackle climate change, but sometimes it sure
feels that way.<br>
by DAISY SIMMONS<br>
APRIL 23, 2024<br>
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So someone you love is feeling doomy about climate change. Maybe
they’ve experienced a catastrophic storm and know there’s more
where that came from. Maybe they lost hope when the latest round
of temperature records were shattered. Maybe they think it’s too
late to fix the problem (it’s not), or that not enough people
care.<br>
<br>
Maybe the doomer is you. At least on some days.<br>
<br>
To help ease those doomist feelings, we asked a couple of experts
for their take: Susan Joy Hassol, the climate communication
veteran who served as senior science writer on three National
Climate Assessments, and Emma Lawrance, who leads the Climate
Cares Centre at the Institute of Global Health, Innovation,
Imperial College London, which works to understand and support
mental health amid today’s climate and ecological crises.<br>
<br>
Read on for their insights on climate doomism, why it’s decidedly
not too late to tackle climate change, and how you might talk to a
doomer (even if that means talking to yourself).<br>
<br>
<b>You’re not alone</b><br>
Whether you’re thinking of a doomer you love or the one in the
mirror, know that no one is alone in feeling a sense of
hopelessness from time to time. Among U.S. residents who worry a
lot about climate change, less than half are “extremely” or
“moderately” confident they can affect what governments do about
the problem, according to surveys by Yale University and George
Mason University. (Editor’s note: Several study authors work with
the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, the publisher of
this site.)<br>
More people are experiencing climate impacts firsthand, so it
makes sense that more of us are getting anxious about the future.
A 2023 survey found that roughly nine in 10 Americans have
experienced at least one extreme weather event in the past five
years — including drought, extreme heat, severe storms, wildfires,
or flooding.<br>
<br>
“As we hear more about climate science — much of which is cause
for alarm — there can be an adaptive response to feel afraid or
worried,” Lawrance says. “Sometimes that anxiety can be a
motivation to act. But when we feel like, ‘This is too big, too
overwhelming,’ and we feel powerless, it can be really defeating
and overwhelming. Our body sort of shuts down to it, trying to
keep us safe in what feels like an unsafe world.”<br>
<br>
But our feelings about climate change are rarely one-dimensional.<br>
<br>
“Sometimes people report it’s not one feeling or the other,”
Lawrance says. “They feel a lot of ways at once, and feelings can
change day to day.” One day might bring a mix of fear, grief,
anger, guilt, hopelessness, or numbness.<br>
<br>
Especially when you read the news.<br>
<br>
“The headlines in the media are almost always about the problem,”
Hassol says. “It’s about this terrible heat wave, this terrible
storm, this terrible — whatever it is! And then there are the
headlines that say something like, ‘We have X years to act on
climate’ that lead people to think, ‘Well, if we don’t act in five
years, then what? We’re screwed, right?’”<br>
<br>
Doomism comes easy when you think it’s too late (it’s not)<br>
“Is there still time to reduce global warming, or is it too late?”
is one of the top questions Americans have about climate change,
according to a recent survey by Yale University and George Mason
University.<br>
<br>
“We can’t afford to think that way — and it’s not true,” Hassol
says. “The science is very clear that it is not too late to avoid
the worst. … The temperature in the atmosphere should not keep
rising once we get emissions to zero.”<br>
<br>
There is no threshold past which we should stop trying to address
climate change, according to climate scientist Michael Mann, who
has frequently collaborated with Hassol. Every tenth of a degree
change in temperature affects the extent of climate disruptions.
That means the sooner we accelerate efforts, the better, but it
doesn’t mean all hope is lost because we haven’t already solved
the problem.<br>
<br>
“It’s already dangerous. It’s already here,” Hassol says. “But
what we can avoid still is global catastrophe. And we need to
start from where we are now.”<br>
<br>
“If we had started 30 years ago, yes, that would have been better.
But you don’t pass your exit and say, ‘Screw it.’ You just get off
the highway when you can,” she adds.<br>
<br>
Lawrance agrees. “I think ultimately when you examine it,
doomerism doesn’t really hold up to scrutiny because it’s too
black or white, too win or lose,” Lawrance says. “At every point
in time, there are better or worse paths forward. There are always
things that can be saved.”<br>
<b><br>
What can be done about climate change?</b><br>
To achieve that better path forward, the International Energy
Agency says the world needs to do much more this decade, including
tripling renewable energy capacity, halving energy intensity, and
cutting methane emissions from fossil fuels by 75%. It’s going to
be hard work. But we can do hard things; people have done hard
things for millennia.<br>
<br>
“This is the fight of our lives, and it’s a multigenerational
task,” Hassol says. “We need what’s been called ‘cathedral
thinking.’ That is, the people who started working on that stone
foundation, they never saw the thing finished. It took generations
to get these major works done. This is that kind of problem. And
we have to all do our part.”<br>
<br>
Which may require putting doomish feelings at bay, at least long
enough to contribute to efforts in your community.<br>
<br>
“The more I act, the better I feel, because I know I’m part of the
solution,” Hassol adds. “I just turned 65. And like Martin Luther
King said, I may not get to the mountaintop, but I believe that we
as a people will eventually get there.”<br>
<br>
<b>How to talk about climate doomism</b><br>
It can help to talk honestly about feelings of doomism, but it’s
not an easy topic. People might worry about feeling judged. They
might not want to focus on a topic they find overwhelming. They
might feel protective of their position or have deeply held
arguments for why a doomist point of view makes sense.<br>
<br>
There’s no perfect script for these conversations, but some basic
rules of thumb can help.<br>
<br>
First and foremost: “Give yourself grace,” Lawrance says. “It is
quite hard to have these kinds of conversations. You can plant
seeds, but take the burden of having to change someone’s mind off
yourself.”<br>
<br>
Listen more, monologue less. Try to understand what’s behind the
person’s position. “Is it fear that’s driving it? Is it a sense
that they just really don’t know what can be done? Have some
compassion for that because it is a really hard thing to grapple
with,” Lawrance says. And when it makes sense to get into the
science, keep it simple and focus on the bottom line: The science
is clear that it’s not too late to avert the worst climate impacts
in the future.<br>
<br>
As Mann said in a 2022 interview, “The science does indicate that
there is still hope for averting the worst impacts. And because of
that, it would be so tragic if we fell into doom and despair at
the very moment where we most need to act.”<br>
<br>
Talk about how participating in climate solutions doesn’t just
help reduce emissions — it can be good for people who take part,
too. Not only can climate action support a brighter climate
future; it can also bolster mental health. Experts like Lawrance
think addressing climate change must include building up
psychological resilience to its impacts. To do that, they suggest
investing in adaptations that make living through climate change
more manageable.<br>
<br>
“We know the things that support good mental health and well-being
are often very aligned with the things we need in societies that
will point us towards a safer climate future,” Lawrance says.
“Whether that’s less polluted air, food and water security, access
to green space, reduced inequalities — all of these societies that
have those things will have better mental health and lower
emissions.”<br>
<br>
Include examples of solutions in action. Doomers aren’t the only
ones who can point to headlines. Solutions abound when you look
for them: We can still save glaciers, restore wetlands and
sagebrush habitat, protect whales, improve community resilience,
store carbon in soil — the list goes on. And we can get inspired
by progress already made on embracing renewable energy and
electric vehicles. “So you can point to the places where [climate
action] is working,” Hassol says. “And say ‘Look, they did it, we
can do it, too.’ It’s so important for people to understand that
we can get this done.”<br>
<br>
For Hassol, knowing we can rise to the climate challenge is
different from trusting it will happen.<br>
<br>
“I know we have the technologies we need and that we know what
policies work. So I have hope because I know we can do it,” she
says. “But I also have constructive doubt. Will we rise to this
challenge? Will we do what we have to do in time? I’m not sure.
But having that constructive hope knowing that we can do it keeps
me working for it.”<br>
<br>
Tom Toro is a cartoonist and writer who has published over 200
cartoons in The New Yorker since 2010.<br>
<br>
We help millions of people understand climate change and what to
do about it. Help us reach even more people like you.<br>
DAISY SIMMONS<br>
Daisy Simmons, assistant editor at Yale Climate Connections, is a
creative, research-driven storyteller with 25 years of
professional editorial experience<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/how-to-talk-to-a-climate-doomer-even-if-that-doomer-is-you/">https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/how-to-talk-to-a-climate-doomer-even-if-that-doomer-is-you/</a><br>
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<i>[ NPR plays at games ]</i><br>
<b>How do you build without over polluting? That's the challenge of
new Catan board game</b><br>
APRIL 22, 20245:30 AM ET<br>
Nathan Rott at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., <br>
<br>
In the original version of the popular board game Settlers of Catan,
players start on an undeveloped island and are encouraged to
"fulfill your manifest destiny." To win you have to collect
resources and develop, claiming land by building settlements,
cities, and roads.<br>
<br>
A new version of the board game, Catan: New Energies, introduces a
21st-century twist — pollution. Expand responsibly or lose. In the
new version, modern Catan needs energy. To get that energy players
have to build power plants, and those plants can run on renewable
energy or fossil fuels. Power plants operated on fossil fuels allow
you to build faster but also create more pollution. Too much
pollution causes catastrophes.<br>
<br>
"Generally it's tough to depict reality in a game. The reality is
always so much more complex," said Benjamin Teuber, managing
director of Catan's production company and co-developer of the new
game. Games, he adds, need to be fun.<br>
<br>
<br>
The newest iteration of Catan will hit shelves this summer. And it
aims to mirror reality in a couple of clear ways: Energy from fossil
fuels creates more planet-altering pollution than renewables; too
much pollution leads to bad things; those bad things are felt
unequally.<br>
<br>
"Sometimes flooding hits everybody, just as we see [in the real
world]," said Teuber. "It doesn't matter who created the pollution.
It affects everyone."<br>
<br>
Teuber, who co-developed New Energies with his late dad, Klaus
Teuber, said the game was an old idea they dusted off during the
Covid-19 pandemic. It's one that's become increasingly relevant as
the real world grapples with the effects of real pollution: a
rapidly warming planet that's worsening wildfires, floods, and
heatwaves.<br>
<br>
The game's developers are aware of the relevancy. "It's a very
interesting topic in every culture that we publish in," Teuber said.<br>
<br>
Polls show climate change is viewed as a major concern across many
parts of the world. But adapting to the changes and addressing its
roots have proven difficult. Teuber said he thinks board games can
help move the conversation forward. Board games generally require
people to sit around a shared table, to read each other, to
negotiate and take risks, "without having a severe and bad
consequence," he said. "Unless divorce is the result."<br>
<br>
Climate change experienced through board games<br>
<br>
Catan: New Energies is not the only new board game centered on
climate change. Daybreak, the latest game from the creator of
Pandemic, a popular cooperative board game, tasks players with
working together to cut carbon emissions and limit global warming.<br>
<br>
In a blog post on Daybreak's website, the game's co-designer Matteo
Menapace wrote that he and co-creator Matt Leacock were inspired to
make the game because they were both worried about climate change
and weren't sure what to do about it.<br>
<br>
"The problem with the question 'what can I do about climate change,'
is how it implies climate action is like a single-player game, with
you alone fighting against this huge invisible enemy," Menapace
wrote. They believe addressing climate change and its causes will
require a collective effort. That's why Daybreak requires "total
cooperation," Menapace wrote. "It's a big leap from the current
state of climate (in)action, but not an unreasonable one... and we
aim for this game to play a role in accelerating this shift."<br>
<br>
Catan Studio, the developer and publisher of Catan games, isn't as
explicit in its intentions with its new game. The phrase "climate
change" doesn't show up in any of the Catan: New Energies'
promotional materials, packaging, or rulebooks. "Pollution" is the
catch-all term for the problem.<br>
<br>
Teuber said they talked about adding the term but decided to focus
on energy and presenting players with the option of fossil fuels or
renewable. "We assume players will draw their own conclusions as
they engage with the game," he said.<br>
<br>
The game's studio does note in its press materials that according to
"evidence-based research and expert sources, [the] new game elements
will get players thinking and talking about important issues."<br>
<br>
A 2019 review of published research on board games and behavior by a
team of Japanese researchers showed that "as a tool, board games can
be expected to improve the understanding of knowledge, enhance
interpersonal interactions among participants, and increase the
motivation of participants." Though, it noted, the number of
published studies on the topic is limited.<br>
<br>
Dialogue from gameplay<br>
<br>
"What games are really powerful at is starting dialogues," said Sam
Illingworth, an associate professor of science communication at
Edinburgh Napier University in the UK.<br>
<br>
In the gaming world, there's a concept called the Magic Circle — a
theory attributed to Johann Huizinga, a Dutch cultural historian,
who in the 1930's posited that play creates a separate world with
separate rules.<br>
<br>
"It's the idea that we suspend disbelief on the gaming table,"
Illingworth said. "Like in the game Monopoly, it's perfectly good –
strictly advisable – for me to want to bankrupt you, which is
behavior that's morally repugnant away from the gaming table, but it
means that those social hierarchies can break down and we can have
conversations that we wouldn't normally be able to have."<br>
<br>
In 2019, Illingworth co-designed a playable expansion to the
original Catan that added climate change and sustainability to the
gameplay. They called it Catan: Global Warming and posted the rules
and instructions on how to adapt a regular Catan game online.<br>
<br>
In the add-on, if players add too many greenhouse gasses, the whole
island is destroyed and nobody wins. "So that creates a game state
where psychologically there's obvious causality between actions and
what happens, right?" Illingworth said. "So rather than just having
a conversation about what might happen, you're actually experiencing
it."<br>
<br>
In Catan: New Energies, if pollution reaches too high a level to
continue, the win goes to the person who built the most renewable
energy power plants.<br>
<br>
While workshopping the new game with colleagues, Teuber said they
would often play too aggressively, aiming to "grow, grow, grow,"
they would build out fossil fuel power plants, he said. "We always
manage to over pollute."<br>
<br>
Test groups did the same. But after those games, the players would
often come back and say, "We had heavy discussions afterwards,"
Teuber said. "We all felt kind of bad, we learned and thing or two,
and the next game we played differently."<br>
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href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/22/1245096795/catan-board-game-climate-change-pollution">https://www.npr.org/2024/04/22/1245096795/catan-board-game-climate-change-pollution</a><br>
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