Is America Taking Enough Action On The Climate Crisis? | Earth Stories

Carbon nation is an optimistic, solutions-based, non-preachy, non-partisan, big tent film that shows tackling climate change boosts the economy, increases national & energy security and promotes health & a clean environment.
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Carbon Nation is a feature length documentary about climate change SOLUTIONS. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don't buy it at all, this is a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how SOLUTIONS to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. 'Carbon Nation' is an optimistic discovery of what people are already doing, what we as a nation could be doing and what the world needs to do to prevent (or slow down) the impending climate crisis.
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[@SuperTonyony]

The problem is capitalism, which demands infinite growth, and infinite growth is impossible on a finite planet.

[@Jane_lotus]

Everyone around the world, not just America needs to help this planet

[@harrietharlow9929]

Yes, but the US needs to start.

[@maddogwillie1019]

People need to stop calling addressing climate chance as an opportunity. Opportunities can be ignored, opportunities are choice based...you can take advantage of an opportunity or allow it to pass you by...addressing climate change is a responsibility.... responsibilities can not be ignored. Responsibilities are to be acted upon Human have a responsibility to deal with climate change...our actions caused it and our lack of action has made it worst than it needed to be....so we now find ourselves backed in to a corner...a situation of our own making...we need to stop the activity that has causes climate change and start focusing on how we are going to deal with the long term effects..by long term I mean generations...and for those humans that see climate change as real but do not believe humans caused it...there is a saying...when struck by an arrow its not immediately important to know where the arrow came from...what's immediately important is to put out the arrow.

[@tommytwo9479]

It’s only going to get worse as third world countries modernize. Scary shit

[@maddogwillie1019]

the decades of Climate Refugees is just getting started...

[@sylphe18]

Unfortunately, no profit, no funding. I studied environmental science and we learned to show it as a business case. So, they will see ROI. 🤷‍♀️

[@elitehacker1416]

Just like opportunities, responsibilities are choices and also can be ignored. Saying something is a responsibility over an opportunity actually sounds worse. Makes it sound like more work where in a world full of greedy ppl saying something is an opportunity is a lot more attractive to ppl that only care about money. So in the end making it sound like an opportunity is the best way to go cuz nobody likes to spend more money or create more work for themselves. I understand what your trying to say just think you you said it wrong. Your basically saying us humans don't really have a choice, climate change is real and MUST/NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH BEFORE ITS TO LATE.

[@maddogwillie1019]

@@elitehacker1416 ok.I see your point…as for dealing with climate change before it’s to late…we’ll it’s later than you think…I really don’t think our technology is going to save from the effects…beside the process of warming the planet is already well underway, and there no way of stopping it…we should be looking at building “lifeboats”…mitigating the effects…but that cost money and require sacrifices by the world wealthiest nations and that not going to happen.

[@WLHS]

We are past a point of arguing over man made or natural forces, it’s about protecting humanity and as much other life as possible to help sustain us.

[@peterjones4180]

NO we are not, as yet we have NO convincing evidence that human emissions of Co2 is causing dangerous global warming, paraphrased quote from lead authors of the first two IPCC reports, and still NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

[@danielhanawalt4998]

All these and more solutions combined might be enough. If we do nothing...too late. If we do something, there's a chance, hope. The court of public opinion will likely play a large roll. My house has no old light bulbs. All led. Lowering the thermostat one or two degrees. Still using fossil fuels however. I'm optimistic this will change. Not so much as to when. I especially like the green jobs, not jails part of this. People working, especially when they are working not just for a pay check, but also for a cause is a great thing. People feel better and take more pride in themselves and their communities when they earn. Money for nothing is detrimental for people. Great video.

[@mindyourself7063]

It's not only too late,... it's a foregone conclusion. I'm not a pessimist, but one has to be a realist. Best option is to adopt a flexible/mobile lifestyle. Just like our species had to do 75K years ago with the most recent ice age bottleneck. Just saying.

[@louisemcdaid3962]

Legalise canabalism, just eat the rich

[@sonofdamocles]

@@louisemcdaid3962 eat the material conditions that allow the vast accumulation of wealth by like 1000 people just doesn't have the same ring to it.

[@peterjones4180]

Well if you ACTUALLY had a good grasp on the broad range of the science, then you would know that the scenarios being painted in the video are IMPOSSIBLE, thats a quote from the creators of the climate models this is based on RCP 8.5 , they finally had to face the fact a few years ago that their models are totally wrong and do not conform to the observed data. Its back to the drawing board for them, however the IPCC still uses 8.5 and promotes it as the likely scenario even though its creators announced its useless. When you look at the ACTUAL data its clear temperature , weather, climate while constantly on the move are still totally within normal long term variation.

[@jeremyripton]

@@peterjones4180 Keep telling yourself that as you witness the evidence of Global Warming....As long as it happens to other people you won't believe it. Good luck with that.

[@sonofdamocles]

@@peterjones4180 ACTUALLY that model didn't take into account how heated you get when talking to strangers on the internet. What is it, 60% of IPCC scientists are expecting a 3C temp rise by the end of the century. I for one am looking forward to the coming die off just to see folks like you have to eat their words instead of their failed crops.

[@69sungam]

Im from Europe, for me its intressting to see how us is so far away with there thinking of the climat and the understanding of sience. And to see how the money is so importent... If you dont have a enviroment that you could spend your money...

[@WLHS]

The flooding has been severe around the world ever faster, as are fires.

[@jbird6609]

Its long been known that when volcanoes erupt, the dust in the air can cause weather modification. My personal experience is for a few days last summer, my new solar system took a dive and was making about 10 KW less of power, After checking the wiring, paperwork, I joked it must be in the sky. No joke, that night on the news, smoke from canadian forest fires got in the upper atmosphere and lowered the temp about 10°, according to the news. It was measurable, From my solar tracker It lowered the light meter about 2° from 6 to 4. So if fires can do this why cant people do it? The Earth needs help and we can do it immediately, We dont have to wait for all the changing of life styles that we are trying to do.. If nature can do this , then the danger is minimal, Now it is a question of courage. People argue, dont do it because its too new, Like they told the Wright brothers, men will never fly. College professors are the last people that we should ask about this, We need doers not talkers.

[@Nancy-V]

Your last reply is interesting. I remember when we had tornadoes in 2011, they tied it to the wildfires in Mexico. The smoke caused an increase in stormy weather.

[@mikepilkenton2383]

Don't sell the bike shop, Orville, someday the smoke coming out from that thing will get you run out o f town.

[@kea5763]

Why so few views and comments? I think this is well worth the time to watch.

[@Kiyoone]

Earth is very much fine without humanoids. The other way is not.

[@janenorris1203]

Bring it on!

[@Brad-99]

We humans need to make radical changes how we live !

[@projectsjh1629]

Before you talk to anyone about climate change, pro or con, ask (a) how does heat transfer (3 ways), (b) what are the three thermal metrics for the atmospheric gases (c) what is the ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere and what percentage of that is man-generated, (d) what is the role of CO2 in photosynthesis re plant growth, (e) the past century there has been an average annual global warming of what percentage of a degree C, according to the UN, (f) what are the sources for the statistically flawed 97% consensus, and the equally flawed main refutation? If someone cannot give adequate answers to these basic questions, let alone more difficult ones about climate models, the greenhouse effect and the roles of the ocean and sun then the science has not been looked at. To talk to them, pro or con, is a waste of time. Note that the rare talking heads who can answer these fundamental questions almost always push the agenda of those who fund them.

[@Nancy-V]

And NOAA was caught falsifying temperature data so that it would appear the earth is getting warmer. I don’t even trust their science any longer.

[@Nancy-V]

Just follow the money of the 84% of the scientists who agree… you don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

[@jbird6609]

@@Nancy-V You sound like a conservative troll, Like how about the $100s of millions a year petroleum companies spend to dumb down their followers to believe there isnt any problem. You are what you read so get real, Watch some real news, not conservative propaganda.

[@Nancy-V]

@@jbird6609 I believe the climate is changing, I just don’t believe we are the cause. Scientists know from examining the glaciers that this has happened several times before.

[@jbird6609]

@@Nancy-V I disagree with you but it doesn’t matter what the cause is, What’s important is that we try to remedy all the destruction we are seeing, Having the courage to try something different could bring a temporary remedy to all this, Think about it, models already exist from volcanoes and forest fires, dust already exist, using lime dust has an anti-acid effect on the environment. Why not use this knowledge to lower local temperatures, Lower air conditioning cost in regions.It’s too easy not to try it.

[@earthstewardude]

Too many commercials on this video! Every 7 minutes?

[@danielagarroux]

I wonder why to use America instead of World, as if changing in America would be enough or not enough 🤔 I hope most Americans understand the Earth is all connected and climate change does not see borders 🤭

[@LimitedWarranty]

And Arizona is still hot 5 months out of the year, no change here.

[@sonofdamocles]

notice any difference between the monsoons when you were a kid and monsoons lately?

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

There is still time if every coal fired power plant is replaced right now asap with molten salt thorium reactor breeder reactors using up all the used fuel rods stored in swimming pools at our nuclear reactors. The process of chopping apart the rods releasing the fuel contents cannot start soon enough as a national policy. 95% of the critical fuel necessary for the start of the molten salt reactors is still readily available. Dr Lyons is a total fool and has no idea we can make these reactors at less than the cost of a super tanker which also need to be powered with the same till soon no longer needed in shipyard factories especially here in America putting Americans to work with the money currently being wasted by the Biden administration to produce America's collapse due to inflation.

[@audreyginsburg4924]

What about the aerosol masking effect?

[@MasterDk78]

Is It Too Late For America ? right.. how about the rest of the world?

[@g9qtpi]

In the 1970s scientists were saying there was an approaching ice age, shortly after it was global warming and air pollution would take a hundred years to clear up. Sept 11 2001 was tragic for the US and environmental sciences climate modeling it was three days for air pollution to clears up and just about the same for the twenty-five years for climate temperature to climb two degrees. If science wants to get back the respect and recognition it once had it will need to give full metrics of the previous faulty model and identify the persons and facilities that came up with these faulty models. In laymen's terms if you don't clean up the shit that was laid down, then everybody will continue to believe you're all just piling shit on top of the last pile. Yes, shit is good for the environment unless you need to drink the water or walking in the park.

[@RoySATX]

Here's the problem with all talk of climate change... the title says it all; America is always the one expected to cover all costs while China still gets "Developing Nation" exemptions and credits. And don't bother criticizing me, I assure you I have a much smaller carbon footprint than you do.

[@johnnycarson67]

Remember when the first deadline to do anything about it was 1996? Don't worry. They'll issue another deadline later.

[@davidpineiro7269]

Annoying music

[@tsg2009]

misophonia too

[@TennesseeJed]

Almost every Ashe tree is dead here, now the oaks are too.

[@forcesightknight]

Probably, if we stop the Methane dumping from fraking, which is very significant. It ain't cows, there used to be millions of buffalo on the great plains, that excuse is asinine.

[@jasonjones9798]

Took an hour to finally get to the point of this titled doc….. Geez wtf??? 387ppm we’re currently at 418ppm we’re definitely already fucked ourselves and all generations ahead…..well at least we kind of have a decent seat for the show:)

[@kimweaver1252]

Too late? Yes. Next question....

[@RJS76]

Excellent video.

[@danjf1]

I haven't watched the whole Doc yet, but the answer is NO. We should have signed onto the Kyoto Accords. Yes, it will hurt the economy worldwide for a time, but that is better than at best, a 1-meter sea level rise by the end of the century (~77 years). And that's a best-case scenario, not counting all the other problems that will possibly happen - mass extinctions on a global scale, major droughts, floods, massive hurricanes - oh, wait, all those things have happened (minus the mass extinctions; but they're coming according to scientists). It's a dismal outlook, but the alternatives are far worse. Many experts say down the road wars will be fought over water. But the tipping point has not come yet, so there is hope - we just have to hold the rich, politicians, and countries accountable.🌍🌎🌏

[@leemccabemccabe5627]

Radioactive ☢️ 🇬🇧 🌎 🗽 2024 🙏

[@marklimbrick]

Getting the impression this film is just a vehicle for the solutions lobby. Carbon tax to pay for organic farm tractors and premium prices for beef. Which only Saudi solar executives can afford. Not one comment on consumption being the real issue.

[@elsakoster6537]

QUE USTEDES HACER,,CON LOS BATERÍAS,.??? E LOS SOLARPANELS SON ECHO .? COMO SACAR EL CARBÓN PARA LOS SOLAR PANELS .??

[@woodliceworm4565]

No fall restraint harnesses in the US

[@tomasneel1980]

The words of carol king Well it’s to late baby now it’s too late. Though we really did, try to make it.

[@SuperTonyony]

We didn't try at all, really.

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

We can solve it no problem, but its to late. We stooped the patient bleeding, sadly it was to late, they lost to much blood.

[@maxjones6711]

Yes it's to late! Quick everyone who believes we are doomed in America, needs to quickly move to Canada! Hurry before it's too late for you!

[@alwayslive7460]

IMAGINE IF ALL THE ENERGY WERE PUT INTO HYDROGEN RATHER THAN DINO OIL.. HOW FAR ADVANCED WE'D BE, HOW CLEAN THE SKY'S WOULD BE, HOW GOOD OUR HEATH WOULD NOW BE.. TRULY A TRAVESTY

[@louiselloyd1523]

I wonder if there is a correlation between the fact that the US has the most cases of Covid 19 and the most pollution per capita.

[@chrispetersen4639]

In general the US has a really poorly educated population, the entry as well as the material being taugt is governed by "the mighty dollar".

[@robinwallas437]

I agree there are things we can do to teduce our minimal foot print, which is 0,04% of 1%. Of the total 100%. The planet output the majority of carbon. But we need carbon for plants to grow.

[@Nancy-V]

Maybe they can figure out how to stop killing so many birds with the wind turbines.

[@jbird6609]

How about all the birds killed by cars, should we do away with cars? just more zombie politics.

[@chrislecky710]

You have a choice as to whether you insult peoples intelligence or not, if you do realise where its going to get you.

[@richdiana3663]

It's only 40 years too late. Coulda been worse. We could already be extinct.

[@DJ-GASM]

Is this William Shatner

[@interstellarphred]

4:23 make turbans?

[@cliffordishii3738]

Americans can become and live as Biblical Christians no matter the weather conditions.

[@wraprock-itroll-francisfra9370]

I know right But everyone needs to go back to work. Build building more cement more air-conditioning oh good lord

[@noorjehankhan2347]

Everything depends on the human race to take the initiate to do the best they can to save lives. The laws of nature is above powerful it's immutable laws,it cannot be intervened,but man must take action. Pollution and not preserving planet/E,to our own detriment,the killing of animals,the decimation of the rainforests,wars nuclear weapons/plants,destroying the habitats of animals etc. Will climatic changes happen again,indeed it's the systems and laws of the planet,with its own reasons balance ,and how the systems work. Climatic changes cannot be reversed,the cycle must be completed for the changes to happen to regions and countries. The most destructive ,Earth shifts,volcanic eruptions and earthquakes,etc. The greatest destruction,man's greed power, boasting,who is the most powerful country in the world.

[@CR-rb5hl]

The climate always changes. Scientists are always taking about the last 3 or 4 ice ages. So here is a short climate history... Some 10 million years ago it was cold and the planet froze. Someone started driving their SUV around... Oh that's right. SUV weren't around then, so something happened and the ice age ended. This cycle happened 3 or 4 more times and now here we are at 2021.

[@nsbd90now]

At 53 minutes dude is overdosing on hopium.

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

You didn't give it the actual title of the film, so I wasted more time strating into something I'd already seen. For that, this gets a thumb down, and taking you out of my feed.

[@robinwallas437]

Geo-thermal is a good source of energy, as long as its self propelled out of the ground its a vaible power generator. But big but, the geo thermal power generating is also contributing towards the heating of the planet in a minimal way. But the sun has our climate control. Not us.

[@mtn1793]

The narrator is that history channel guy… The one that does modern marvels and such. American propaganda mixed with documentary.

[@tomblakley7171]

Nothing with this shit ... Time to go for it ☺️ ...

[@JhonnnyTheMan]

ones poor people starts drive teslas we are out of the woods

[@veritasdesigns5067]

Cost more to mine the minerals, and the enrichment makes a product we can’t do anything with. Then fuel. Majority of Tesla charge stations are powered by diesel generators. When you work out the math per kilowatt it’s still cheaper to drive a car. The more computer chips the more water we will use. Ain’t it great people like only focus on a dot vs the bigger picture. Just amazing you know. Then cry about trumps mean tweets. To more regulations which means more jobs sent overseas. So I guess your pea brain must think China and Russia are abiding by the same rules.? Naaaa but I guess it’s about your feelings and feeling good vs logic

[@hillbilly4555]

It’s to late, the dinasours will return on the planet of the Apes📦

[@jeffbarbato1504]

War destroys the world

[@hillbilly4555]

Sence the gasoline engines were invented climate change started, blame Nancy polozi 🤣

[@robinwallas437]

The mis use of terminology. Climate change is a natural thing. Not a man made thing.

[@jbird6609]

What you said, according to who?, where do you get your propaganda?, Not the same as what i see..

[@climatecraze]

Watch your footprints, or some else will ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DTgKGXh7J6ebs

[@SD-gy4eu]

Al gore did a doc with scientist that said fL would be underwater 10 years ago

[@janklaas6885]

🇺🇳58:43

[@hmsdemolition8588]

All them people speaking in tbe beggining of the video are liers.

[@los_rubos]

Peterson!

[@robinwallas437]

The alaskan village having to move inland, its a shame. But its a natural thing. The planet goes through various stages of climate change. If it didnt we would not have had dinausurs or wooley mammoth. Simples.

[@windspeedmetersandanemomet6444]

IT'S ALL CYCLIC ANYWAY. GOOD NEWS IS THE WORLD IS WAKING UP TO A GREENER FUTURE. 😁👍

[@sonofdamocles]

I don't consider palm trees in the arctic a good thing.

[@lpiavelino6598]

more people will start believing in the climate change story when the story tellers end the current global poverty.

[@CLPanda98]

That's like telling your doctor that you'd be more likely to believe his "story" about you having cancer once he ends world hunger.

[@lpiavelino6598]

@@CLPanda98 if you really believe that then please show me an experiment that confirms that carbon dioxide causes global warming. there are numerous experiments by the way which confirm that increased carbon dioxide concentration, increases the rate of photosynthesis. they have been conducted in numerous laboratories to get the exact same asnwer, hence they are being taughtin high schools around the world. for your information, carbon dioxide is one of the densest gases around and doesn't hang around up in the atmosphere to trap any radiation rays. carbon dioxide is a dense gas which is more likely to settle on the earth's surface than go high up in the atmosphere. if they are really concerned about the future climate, they should end world poverty first.

[@lpiavelino6598]

@@CLPanda98 no it's not.

[@ponrix]

Its not real. Volcanoes produce more c02 than all humans combined each year. We only produce 1 percent.

[@climatecraze]

As a meteorologist, I completely agree. That's why I made this ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6TIgYOQjJmqq7s

[@nandishrawat3588]

Incorrect humans emit 60 times more CO2 yearly than volcanic eruptions.

[@climatecraze]

@@nandishrawat3588 So what. More CO2 is good and it helps cool the earth ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/en_Ipp2CZq6ieaM

[@PeterAnger]

Wrong!

[@climatecraze]

@@kathyleach3048 Good try ... we don't even know how many undersea volcanoes are active -- a lot more than anyone thinks -- creating more heat and CO2, etc...

[@pinchmesh2856]

Climate has always changed, a lot too. So, what's the biggie deal ?

[@Micbop]

Yes it has always changed, the real problem is the rate of change. Plants, insects, animals & creation need thousands of years to adapt like they did when the climate went many times from cold to warm, or warm to cold. How come you don't know this??

[@trash6062]

Learn more. Now thats a biggie deal

[@wraprock-itroll-francisfra9370]

I know right But everyone needs to go back to work. Build building more cement more air-conditioning oh good lord

[@wraprock-itroll-francisfra9370]

I know right But everyone needs to go back to work. Build building more cement more air-conditioning oh good lord