Could Trump’s Second Term Break the Climate? ft

[@ClimateAdam]

check out our vid reacting to Trump's comments here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXXHZ6uwisd-fqc

[@toyotaprius79]

I'd like to see you do a reaction video to the climate related videos from "Saint Andrewism" "Our Changing Climate" and "Second Thought". Pretty sure all three of them made videos on our world's liability to fall into fascism periodically and what that means in a fossil fueled dominant global economy

[@bartroberts1514]

Some light analysis based on the prior administration's like efforts in coal: Large reduction in administrative personnel (either numbers or competency) handling U.S. oil and gas subsidies, permits, and licenses combined with a 20% tariff on oil and gas imports necessary to keep refineries running, likely catalyze a trajectory for oil and gas that parallels U.S. coal’s rapid decline during Trump’s first administration, despite political appointee attempts to support it. From 2016 to 2020, the coal industry dropped by a third in terms of production and employment, primarily due to economic pressures and growing competition from renewables and natural gas, regardless of policy support. Similarly, U.S. oil and gas could face a marked decline, particularly in new projects, while demand for renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) accelerates as viable alternatives. Administrative bottlenecks and production slowdown are inevitable: drastic personnel cuts would likely create significant backlogs and delays in processing oil and gas permits and subsidies, similar to how regulatory inertia contributed to coal’s decline. Even with domestic oil still cheaper than imports (due to the tariff), new production would stagnate as refineries would need to be shut down for significant retooling to handle domestic oil which is currently exported for processing abroad, leading to reduced output both immediately and over time. Smaller companies, in particular, might struggle with cash flow issues or lose investment appeal, which was also a key factor in coal’s steep job and production cuts. Their remedy is to electrify. The 20% tariff on oil and gas imports would increase the cost of foreign oil and external oil processing of US oil either directly or by retaliatory tariff, making U.S. production less attractive in the short term but also driving up domestic energy prices. Higher prices at the consumer level would likely make EVs and renewables more attractive, just as higher coal prices once encouraged a shift to natural gas and renewables. As with coal, rising costs could accelerate market shifts away from oil dependency, albeit with some inflationary pressures on energy and transport costs until savings from renewable's lower operating cost are realized. Investors could get hung out to dry as smart money hesitates to fund long-term oil and gas projects due to the uncertainty of administrative delays and shifting policies. Remember, much of the money going to fossil comes from government-administered funds, and those administrators will be cut back or replaced with political appointees of lesser competence, so will also bottleneck. In the coal industry, a similar market uncertainty deterred investors, and without substantial public funding, the industry saw steep declines. Oil and gas projects, especially those still in planning stages, might see slower development and higher costs, reducing investor interest over time and steering capital toward renewables and other low-carbon technologies. The higher oil and gas prices resulting from tariffs and slow permitting could accelerate the transition to EVs and renewables as the costs of these alternatives become more competitive with fossil fuels. Good for Tesla, but Musk may be too busy doing to the US government what he did to Twitter to get involved. Lessons from the coal industry’s decline indicate that, once renewable technology reaches a critical mass, even strong policy support for fossil fuels may have limited impact. The U.S. oil and gas sector could therefore encounter a similar scenario, with renewables and EVs experiencing robust growth due to cost competitiveness (already cheaper than ICE's), state incentives, and technological advances. The combination of administrative restrictions, higher costs on imported oil, and continued consumer shift toward renewables and EVs sets the stage for a decline in oil and gas similar to the coal industry’s experience from 2016 to 2020. While the policy intent might be to protect the oil and gas sector, economic realities and market forces could drive an accelerated transition to renewable energy. Just as with coal, oil and gas may see declining profitability, employment, and market share, with renewable energy and EVs poised to capture the gap left by a shrinking fossil fuel sector.

[@michaellovullo7363]

Why do climate activists want more people and more health care in the first world?

[@wlhgmk]

The situation in Australia is instructive. Let's hope that America and the world follow suit. The federal government of Australia and many of the State governments in Australia were hostile to adopting renewable energy and put in various hostile regulations. (one of them even added a tariff to the power bill for people who installed solar panels on the roof). But the people of Australia just got on with it and installed more solar and batteries every year. Some companies did the same. The economic argument was just too persuasive to ignore. Now, kicking and screaming and dragging their knuckles, some of the governments are joining their citizens. Trump may find that the momentum is just too much for him to reverse.

[@john1boggity56]

And...very soon we'll have small scale nuclear across the country. This is a seriously tricky space to navigate.

[@ClimateAdam]

For sure - so much action can (and does!) happen from the ground up, rather than the top down.

[@jbmurphy4]

Texas which is a very red state, is now investing more heavily into renewables than California. That’s purely down to the economics, so others will likely follow. Hopefully RFK puts up some fight against fracking too.

[@SimulacresSimulacres-h6i]

Please do more collabs, I found you from Hank Green and I feel now the need for amplifying the voices that would go otherwise unheard is more important than ever.

[@ClimateAdam]

I love doing collabs! Who would you like to see me team up with??

[@djtomleeuwen]

Climate, inclusivity, science, LGBTQ, women's right, etc. etc. This is going to be a black page in history.

[@anguscampbell1533]

You missed blacks and Latinos in that list-and women

[@Kristoff_Blocksmith]

2024-2028 will be my least favorite part of history

[@MiS_4n_THr0_pic_NiH_il.i5t]

HAHAHA someone hate watched, good for you, maybe someday a little bit of humanity might seep into your brain from this video. But yeah dem or repub, neither are gonna do anything at all about the environmental collapse happening right now. It ain't good for profits. Oh and it won't be too long till there is no history to speak of anyways so meh to your black page.

[@bobsinhav]

American people spoke and they made their preferences clear

[@kenetickups6146]

@@bobsinhav yeah, democracy doesn't work

[@CurtOntheRadio]

Thanks. Gruesome times.

[@AveLegionnaire]

I am very sad for what’s happening to my country.

[@SamWilkinsonn]

This comment resonates with 195 countries.

[@PaulaTourville-po7fg]

I am frustrated and angry with the sheer stupidity .

[@Endaxess]

My grass is still green so climate change isn't real. I can't believe people buy into this green scam.

[@bobsinhav]

Tough luck! People got freaked out by nuclear energy in 1970s and 80s and the rest is now history.

[@GabrielNeumann714]

@@bobsinhav Since Trump is denying the human-made climate change it is very clear where it is going!

[@jeffreymorris7242]

Almost half of us tried to stop this. Very sorry it happened.

[@bitey-facepuppyguy2038]

@@marnie8007 I appreciate any point of light, from ANY country. Just keep that in mind.

[@SteadyEddie543-cb4uv]

I know we been fending off trump here for 8 years and the racists keep bringing him back!

[@TimRobertsen]

Next time ;)

[@mr-boo]

I don’t think racism is the biggest explanation for why he won. It’s the information bubbles and then just fabricating stories shamelessly. Freedom of speech has been abused this election cycle like it has none other. From the state of the economy, to the magnitude of the border problem, the framing of their opponents, the discrediting of anyone challenging the God King Trump, he who can do no evil. The worst thing you can do is put all those who voted for him away as racists. That just means in four years you will have a similar election shock. Engage with those people, understand their real concerns, and show them, relentlessly and compassionately, what is in their best interest.

[@dandilion62]

Thank you guys for all that you do!!!!

[@ClimateAdam]

thank you so much for being a CliMate!

[@oleonard7319]

as I've said over and over again Climate Change is no longer a issue of Science. It's a sociological and Psychological issue

[@ClimateAdam]

climate change has always been a scientific, social, economic, psychological... (the list goes on)... issue. it touches every aspect of our world and every aspect of our lives.

[@naomieyles210]

And climate change is rapidly becoming a major Economic issue, given disaster management costs, adaptation costs, and the breakdown of insurance markets.

[@oleonard7319]

@@ClimateAdamno what I'm saying is the issue is no longer about science. It's about the will to do anything about it. People have made the choice to sacrifice future generations for themselves

[@ishathakor]

@@oleonard7319 it was always about that. even back when climate change research was brand new it was still about the will to do something about it. climate change is the everything problem

[@oleonard7319]

@@ishathakor It's worse now

[@skpjoecoursegold366]

1 step forward............................47 steps backward.

[@SamWilkinsonn]

6:40 “we [America] don’t even want to sit at the table to talk about things. It means America is saying we don’t have a say in what’s going on in the international community.” - funny that, they force their way to the head of the table whenever money’s to be made. They must be squeezing the final bits of profit out for some really fancy graves.

[@maxmorimoto6481]

It truly depressing and heartbreaking that 75M people voted for that climate change denying atrocity. I voted for Harris PRIMARILY cuz I knew how trumps response would be to climate change.

[@jacobsukovaty520]

@@maxmorimoto6481 would rather have freedom than worry about the climate

[@darrellrees4371]

@@jacobsukovaty520 Serious question: Why does anyone feel more secure about anything (including one's freedom) with someone as unstable and ignorant as DJT?

[@jacobsukovaty520]

@@darrellrees4371 trump wasn't the letting murders into the country he actually defends the 2 and first amendment democrats do not democrats where forcing people to go electric by stopping gas car and appliance production so.

[@maxmorimoto6481]

@@darrellrees4371 fr

[@teethompson7756]

​@@jacobsukovaty520How does restricting the Press and the right to protest ensure freedom? These are things he's said and done in his first term and in his campaigns.

[@sonicblackhole3559]

I am a meteorologist and all signs point towards a dust bowl type event occurring in 2025 or 2026 without major efforts taken to mitigate it

[@javieralvarez1072]

where?

[@jollygoodfellow3957]

What could even be done?

[@teethompson7756]

Interesting 🤔... I just watched the movie "Interstellar" and it never explained the dust storms. Now I understand.

[@brighton_dude]

I'm gonna be a mangrove! Thank you for an excellent video and thank you to Dr Gilbz for participating.

[@ClimateAdam]

thanks so much, fellow mangrove!

[@VeganWellnessTribe]

Watching both vids! Thanks you two, I’m so thankful for the information you present.

[@richdiana3663]

Kamala wasn't going to be able to save the biosphere, but she wouldn't destroy it as fast as Trump will.

[@hollyexley]

I'm interpreting a lot of nervous laughter in this one 😬Things are baaaaaaaaaaad but I hope they won't always be

[@ClimateAdam]

in the immortal (and incorrectly quoted) words of peaches: "laugh the pain away"

[@hollyexley]

@@ClimateAdam 😆😅😂

[@jenniferlevine5406]

It's hard to find one positive aspect to this latest election. I think we have to accept that overall the US wants a person like this in charge. We need to stop hanging on every video and word coming from that quarter, and stop looking for logic where none exists. Thank you as always for your thoughtful and enjoyable video. Great to see you both on the same screen again!

[@ReesCatOphuls]

The "progress" is quite something. 2024 will be another year of record global emissions and atmospheric concentrations of GHGs The 2 year average is over 1.5C (Copernicus era5, 1850-1900).

[@chris4973]

In Stephen Markley’s The Deluge, the character Ash opines that what some view as the worst news/events (Drumpf’s election, his hiring of a climate denier to head the EPA…) may actually be what is required to reach the social tipping point that will force people to begin acting as though the reality in which they find themselves demands action.

[@CampingforCool41]

Him getting elected last time didn’t do it, I honestly don’t see this time being what does it either.

[@john1boggity56]

You may well be right!!! Great post.

[@chris4973]

@@john1boggity56 Thanks John. There is so much BS out there… just came up with this thought… R(Tex) vs T Rex; what’s the difference? Not much really, they both think - Soon! I’m gonna eat you for lunch(dinner/breakfast/a snack)

[@teethompson7756]

Ignorance, whether willful or by chance is the reason for both his reelection and our current climate situation. Advertisements make people want what they don't need and can't afford, so they work and work and work to pay for bills and things. They become so drained and disillusioned that they go home watch movies or play video games and never pay attention to what's going on around them. This hamster wheel allows the powerful to continue to exploit the ignorant. I don't mean uneducated or dumb I mean unaware, which is the actual definition of ignorance.

[@schm00b0]

Hopefully, China will counter US disaster

[@jacobsukovaty520]

Hows that going with the 3 new coal plants they've built in the last 2 years.

[@dianewallace6064]

Tapping into my inner mangrove. Thanks, Dr. Adam and Dr. Gilbz. I watched both videos.

[@ClimateAdam]

Thanks, fellow mangrove 💚

[@TheArtiKle]

Let it be a lesson to climate advocates. People are naturally reactionary. You have to address the concerns of the present in tandem with building the framework for safeguarding the future.

[@ClimateAdam]

funny, I've heard people arguing the exact opposite - that there wasn't enough of a vision for the future in Harris's campaigning. honestly there are just so many factors that led to Trump's victory, that I am pretty wary of any single pithy lessons at this stage.

[@TheArtiKle]

@@ClimateAdam Ah yes Harris and the Democrats were happily prancing about talking how wonderful the economy was while data from the FDA and US census found that poverty and food insecurity had dramatically increased after Biden cut COVID era social welfare programs. Trump won an increased share of every demographic in the country compared to his run in 2020. Be wary at this stage, but all of us need to conclude this autopsy sooner than later if we want to have a chance to combat the next 4 years.

[@CurtOntheRadio]

People are naturally reactionary? So they don't want recent tech like combustion engines, burning coal, plastic? Or, something else?

[@naomieyles210]

Trump isn't addressing the economic concerns of the present. His policies are widely recognised as likely to cause inflation and raise the interest rates again, bad for business, bad for wages, bad for cost of living, bad for home owners. Assuming he manages to get oil prices down, that won't even happen soon enough to prevent the inflationary impact of his other policies. The Democrats did have messaging issues around inflation, partly because Biden didn't address it, partly because people don't understand the difference between elevated prices and inflation. Inflation is already down to 2.6% in the USA, but the elevated prices don't go down again. The solution to that is increased wages, and that is only a viable solution if the inflation rate stays low. Rough ride ahead for the working class. Fair to blame the Democrats for getting their economic messaging wrong, but none of this is the fault of any climate advocates.

[@microproductions6]

@@ClimateAdamI mean people are reactionary, but I feel like it’s gotten to the point where most people in the US are supportive of green energy and moving away from fossil fuels. Of course you have to address what happens to those people working in fossil fuels in the short term. But the Harris campaign absolutely did not talk about climate change or green energy nearly as much as they should have. Even before the election I thought that was a weird strategy.

[@VeganWellnessTribe]

I really enjoy the asides from future Adam.

[@ClimateAdam]

lol - even when I've just forgotten sth?!?

[@VeganWellnessTribe]

@@ClimateAdamhaha!! Yes, even then 😝

[@snarpking]

Very curious if there are literally any fans of ClimateAdam that voted for Trump

[@arnaudlecuyot1915]

One question you did not address is how it could impact the very climate research used for all these discussions. If the US goes away from the UNFCC, could they possibly stop or slow down all federal spending on this topic? Would that not be a major problem? There are lots of experts in Europe and elsewhere, but clearly a large part of data and analysis infrastructure and scientific research comes from, or has a very heavy component of, US research labs and scientists. Any views on that?

[@ClimateAdam]

Yes this is a major topic and one we saw glimpses of in the first presidency. Project 2025 definitely looks to gut and limit the climate science carried out by organisations like NOAA. This would have profound consequences for researchers the world over.

[@BJAvegan]

Thanks for taking your time for this podcast.

[@jamielondon6436]

Thank you for your unwavering optimism and activism from a fellow mangrove! :-)

[@johnbrame3023]

Good to listen to people who give a damn about climate and the planet, thankyou.

[@ClimateAdam]

well thank you for joining the conversation!

[@louishennick6883]

being from the USA this is a very distressing shock. I’ve enjoyed your show a lot because it is hard to find people who actually believe in these basic physical facts. I’ve exhausted myself arguing with coworkers, family, aquaintences etc. here. Unfortunately I find myself directed to unsubscribe from your channel as from that last statement you made I see you think at the same level as people here. You are just fortunate to be born somewhere else.

[@Babesinthewood97]

I was thinking of some changes that could be fairly easily done that are not strictly fuel related. What if for example meals that are sold or served anywhere like in restaurants and cafeterias; had to be made up by at least 60% (for example) of calories coming from plants. That would greatly lessen emissions. It wouldn’t force a diet onto anyone as it would only be x% plants. Or if cardboard was banned from online sales. Instead there could be re-usable boxes made from recycled plastics, properly padded, that you send back after use and thereby get a deposit back for the box. Woodland would be saved due to less felling, and the carbon sink (woodland ) would not shrink as much. Just some ideas.

[@pierrevaillancourt1371]

hi from Canada, Thanks

[@ClimateAdam]

Hello there!

[@fig7047]

What happens when the temperature change hits 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 etc? How can we verify and prove that climate change is having more and more economic and human consequences?

[@davidmenasco5743]

Plenty of studies have been done on this question. There are multiple scientific journals devoted to it. It's been covered by this channel a few times. Here's the 30 second summary: Warmer air is causing more extreme rainfall events, more extreme storm surges, more extreme droughts, more extreme fires and more extreme heat waves. These extreme weather events are causing massive damage to people's lives and property, and to public infrastructure like roads and bridges. Just check out the videos from Asheville, Roswell and Valencia. As the air gets warmer, the extreme weather gets even more extreme. The costs go up and up and up. These costs will eventually be more than the country can pay. When that happens, we will see the clock turn backwards on global development. There will also be more crop failures, driving food prices off the charts. And on top of all this, the sea level rise will add even more to the costs.

[@MC---]

Look at the cost of home insurance over the years in areas where extreme weather events occur.

[@manoo422]

How about some real 'evidence' rather than shills telling you temps have risen?

[@deadlyshizzno]

@@manoo422 Have you been outside in, say, idk, the past decade at all? At this point you don't need to go finding the "valid sources of information", whatever you may consider those to be. We are seeing the effects year after year and you will *continue* to see them for many more years to come

[@Endaxess]

I don't believe it. Climate change is a big scam invented by the radical left to destroy our economy.

[@northernouthouse]

Everytime you open your wallet, you make an impression on the world. Since Nov 5, ive made a conscious effort to spend more money on european, japanese, Korean, local and even chinese businesses who take climate change seriously. I encourage all others to do the same for the next 4 years.

[@stevecochrane9531]

Well... Elon Musk sells Tesla cars (and ugly trucks), and RFK, Jr., used to be big on the climate. They both will have a large part in the 2nd Trump administration. Trump seems to hate wind turbines (and how they kill whales), but he did say that he has no issues allowing/promoting individual homes and businesses to use solar panels. I support we shall see...

[@TiasVsEverything]

We all really need to stop trading with the US if this is how they’re gonna behave.

[@tamarabeyrouti2147]

Awesome video you two :))

[@MindfulArcher]

Once this dark period is over, we need to put significantly more money into research & science. I'm still confident we can engineer our way out of this mess given enough time. It just all boils down to how much of that time we can buy as a collective.

[@sebbosebbo9794]

@@MindfulArcher time is up..... Co2 is on the rise ..the water geostones cant fast adsorb the big chunks thats now produced in the next hundret years....its more thousends of years timeframe ... So a lot of ppl. have a big problem after 2040 ...

[@MauroDraco]

9:15 excellent arguing for the intense and IMMEDIATE action towards veganism en masse! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@deviatefishy]

I'm dying to know your reactions to this year's COP!

[@acard1985]

Just a couple of remarks. It is very likely we won't meet the 1.5 threshold, and also getting below 2 is, well...ambitious. However, the US account for 10% of emissions. So, why can't the rest of the world take action on the remaining 90%, and move away from the reliance on a single country?

[@bitey-facepuppyguy2038]

I hope you are right. If the US doubles down on fascism in the years ahead, I would like to see them isolated by as many countries in the world as possible.

[@mharley3791]

@@bitey-facepuppyguy2038 the problem is the United States is 25% of the world. GDP is the second or first largest trading partner to a bunch of countries. If you were to isolate the United States, you literally will have a global depression.

[@bitey-facepuppyguy2038]

@@mharley3791 Yeh, no doubt things would be very difficult. It is possible that Trump will crash the world economy for the second time since 2008 anyway.

[@greatedges]

@@mharley3791 The US GDP will decline with the tariffs being proposed. Plus, as the US population faces new levels of dislocation and poverty, corporations will have to contract as a result too. The position of the US in the world will decline. The question is... will other countries follow suit and venture into the fascist miasma along with the US? In any case, a global depression is probably inevitable. Too much CO2 in the air affects cognition.... proof positive given the choices many people are making now.

[@mharley3791]

@@greatedges sure the US GDP will decline, but people don’t seem to realize if the United States goes into a recession what do you think happens to the rest of the world? Who do you think buys most of the goods that other countries export? Who do you think does most of the investment in other countries? There’s an old saying that goes the “United States sneezes The world catches the cold”

[@garysarela4431]

The spike in inflation is the reason why the con man got so lucky this election.

[@KarlDubhe]

Makes me wonder what they will do when his tariff plan causes inflation to rise...

[@jamesmcfarland2636]

And it's the pandemic hangover to balme

[@PhysicsLaure]

🍀

[@Mudflap1110]

See the newest Secretary of Interior just announced 😢

[@javieralvarez1072]

the recent floods in Valencia, Spain, is a warning of what is to come.

[@mrdylanhannah]

Hello Guys, on a narrative perspective, people don’t take in what climate change really means. You need to mention more about the ecosystems, animals and plants which are under threat and potential extinctions. It’s becomes much more serious for the average viewer when they know that their natural world is loosing so much beauty. I’ve thought about this a lot and have been entrenched in rightwing echo systems for a decade now. These are the people we need to get the message across to, they don’t care about 1.5 degrees, they’d care more about the loss of beauty. All the best guys, just some positive feedback. ❤

[@ClimateAdam]

thanks for the note - you're absolutely right that we need to connect climate change to the things people love and value (whether that's nature, food bills, safety, whatever!) because those connections are there! and that is indeed the focus of a lot of what I do. but this video was looking at something a bit different! can't do everything in every vid!

[@mrdylanhannah]

​@@ClimateAdam Thanks man, i half expected that message not to be noticed. I 100% get your point about not being able to do everything. Ive not seen all your vids but this one popped up. But yeah like i said ive being in the trenches of rightwing culture war which is leading the political narrative for a lot of people. Even talking about other counties and human suffering doesnt quite cut it. Animals and echo systems is where they listen. anything else and they have a one-liner inside of them to turn their noses up about protecting other humans. Loosing Penguins, polar bears, gorillas, leopards and the ecosystems that provide a stable habitat for the wild is key..... Even far right extremists cant deny their love for the natural world let alone normal people. all the best mate, congratulations on your hard work.

[@aloofonearth]

Can you name one tangible accomplishment pertaining to the reduction in either atmospheric CO2 or global temperature in response to the Paris Climate Agreement? Promises are nice, but has any actual progress been made?

[@biobagholder8081]

To answer the question in the title -- yes!

[@simonsena1378]

So the difference between climate and weather: If you drive a car at 200mph along a mountain road every day of your life, there is a 99% chance that you won't be alive in 10 years time. This would be analogous to a climate prediction?. On the other hand, if you drive your car responsibly along the same mountain road, you have a chance that tomorrow at 5 pm you may be killed from a frontal collision with a bus ( because the road will be full of buses of Westham supporters returning home after a match) this being analogous to a weather prediction?.

[@Bashkir097]

Doesn't matter, it's already broken. We're riding this into the ground, Cheeto Benito or not. EEEHHHAAAAHHH!

[@jandraelune1]

Speakng of Trumps wastefullness with enviroment. He uses a 757 as a private jet for just himself. A large multiple passenger plane used for just 1. :( But this is not an isolated choice, some 800 757's are used this way. This is one place in banning this practice would help in global emmisions.

[@manoo422]

...and you think Biden didnt...and evry other president!?! Do you think anyone at COP 29 doesnt travel EVERYWHERE by private jet??? Gates probably travels more air miles than anyone else in the world while campaigning to have YOU restrict your lifestyle to 'protect' the environment. Yet he has said openly he has no intention of making any change to his lifestyle, he will leave that to the gullible sheep.

[@bitey-facepuppyguy2038]

Please tell me the jet was made by Boeing.

[@rickyjulian496]

It wasn't God that saved him from assassination. It was the DEVIL!

[@SimulacresSimulacres-h6i]

No, the right would be willing to go to actual civil war if Trump had died that day. Vance or one of his sons would be put at the head of a more (yea I know hard to believe) vindicative movement. Literal pogroms for migrants is one thing, you already know what the other is. Trump doesn't have policies, he's merely greedy and hateful enough to put oil barons at the head of state as long as they piss off his opponents.

[@HeavyMetal45]

😂😂😂

[@halley8105]

I don't think either of them wants to claim him tbh. The guy is next level

[@rickyjulian496]

@@halley8105 😂

[@bitey-facepuppyguy2038]

You sound like you know your bible a damn sight better than many American Evangelicals.

[@jamesmcfarland2636]

I'm not a climate scientist but i know enough about it to say this is gonna push us over the edge

[@JimmyD806]

Really? At the start of a glacial period, how long does it take to establish continental glaciers?

[@jamesmcfarland2636]

@JimmyD806 and your differently not a climate scientist , do you think all this affects is ice ? Do some research get back to me , also look up TED , tipping points that's a good start for ya 👍 as this ice melts the frash water is mixing with salt water, this is gonna affects ocean current , as climate change happens it's also affecting the jet stream, higher winds longer drought, stronger storms and stronger hurricanes, it's also causing the 6th extinction , like of all sorts is disappearing, from warming oceans at loss of forst from extreme wildfire, and many ,many other factors read the 6th extinction book

[@JimmyD806]

@jamesmcfarland2636 Oh wow. Instead of answering the question, you immediately assume without facts and attack the person asking the question. There's a reason I asked that specific question and it has NOTHING to do with the effects ice has on the climate or visa versa. So, the new question is, can you answer the original question? (Hint: It has to do with one of the many prevailing climate myths.)

[@jamesmcfarland2636]

@JimmyD806 very long time, however they are disappearing fast , there has never been a point in time we have heated at a faster rate , you asked a climate denil question you getting the reposes deserved , you probably don't even know how we know it's fossil fuels doing it , without a doubt one if those guys that think climate scientist go to school for years to only guess it's fossil fuels 🙄 bye

[@JimmyD806]

You said you know enough about climate to know this is going to push us over the edge. I'm trying to find out what you know. Most people who make that claim, only know myth. Case in point, "tipping points." There are no tipping points. Climate is simply energy in vs energy out. And that brings me to this, what holds thermal energy in a gas, density or the greenhouse effect?

[@lorenzoparma5058]

Thanks for the video and insights. Would be interesting to do a similar format but with a pro-Trump/project 2025 person to have a more conflicting discussion!

[@USSRChicken]

theyre just gonna regurgitate lies the whole time without any data and not listen to a word of reason - not a productive discussion

[@ralphperry3576]

💯

[@RalphButtigieg]

I think you need to relax a bit. In First term US emmisions went down, from Grok (correct me if Grok is wrong) During President Donald Trump's first term, there were notable changes in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions: Reduction in Emissions: Despite the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and a policy shift towards deregulation and promoting fossil fuel production, U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions decreased. This drop was largely due to market-driven factors like the increased availability of natural gas, which displaced coal in electricity generation, rather than direct policy actions aimed at reducing emissions. Regulatory Rollbacks: The administration rolled back over 100 environmental regulations, which included significant relaxations on methane emissions standards for oil and gas operations. However, the actual impact on overall greenhouse gas emissions from these rollbacks was mixed. While some regulations that might have curbed emissions were weakened, other factors like economic conditions and technological shifts played roles in emission trends. Economic and Market Dynamics: The U.S. continued to lead in reducing carbon emissions more than any other country in the Paris Agreement during Trump's term, with a 12% reduction in energy-related CO2 emissions from 2005 to 2018. This was partly due to the natural gas boom, increased energy efficiency, and a shift away from coal due to market forces and state-level actions rather than federal policy. Public and Private Initiatives: Despite federal policy, many states, cities, and private companies continued or increased their efforts towards reducing emissions, often aligning with the Paris Agreement goals independently. In summary, while the Trump administration pursued policies that were less focused on climate change mitigation, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions saw a decline due to a combination of market-driven changes, technological advancements in energy production, and initiatives at the state and local levels. However, the regulatory environment for emissions control was significantly relaxed, which could have long-term implications for future emissions if not for these external mitigating factors. Quote  Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree

[@USSRChicken]

thats misleading, under trump emmissions slightly went down, however not as much as under obama. in other words, trump slowed down climate action - not good

[@iskrabesamrtna]

If you put yourself in the position that vulnerable that Trump or whatever president has full power over decision about global climate, congrats we deserve it whatever the outcome.

[@totalfreedom45]

Trump very well could…and billionaires and millionaires like Musk and Bezos who emit in 90 minutes the carbon footprint each one of us emit in a lifetime. 💕☮🌎🌌

[@musicaismylovica]

Become collapse aware.

[@oleonard7319]

lets be honest with ourselves we are living through the end game of the answer to the Fermi paradox.

[@FelipeKana1]

On the point brought up in 10:00, sorry folks, you're wrong. You're not realizing how a dictatorship works

[@Murderlin7]

Oh look at that our species will destroy itself. Shocking

[@kmoses582]

I think CO2 will destroy humanity, I am really smart

[@eddsworldfan687]

@@kmoses582You’re not funny

[@kmoses582]

@@eddsworldfan687 Thanks

[@martinb5367]

We’re perfectly fine‼️ No need to worry-whether we hit 1.5°C or not is still uncertain, right? Who knows… Maybe we’ll get lucky! There’s no need to panic or feel depressed; let’s just stay happy and keep fighting on KZbin. After all, who cares if all the animals die or large parts of the planet become uninhabitable? As long as we’re okay, it’s no problem. Valencia’s DANA? Just another random event. And COP29? A huge success-every country is fully committed to reducing emissions and phasing out fossil fuels! 🎉🎉🎉”

[@kimwelch4652]

Break the climate? Nah, it's already broken. All he can do is jump up and down on the pieces and make them harder to clean up--which he is, I think, inclined to do.

[@patricialongo5870]

As NATO is bipartisan and it's the number one emitter. We're not really into changing.

[@mewtwoinchernobyl]

It's not over, because there is still progress. That psycho will be forced to continue it.

[@larrypilcher3791]

Can we just hide? Like dig in and hope it all blows over. He has a life expectancy expiration date, and is sort of grossly overweight. The body can only take so much, same as the planet. Which end comes first?

[@trevinbeattie4888]

The GOP’s conservative agenda will continue; his entire administration is behind it, including his successor who wrote its foreward.

[@bitey-facepuppyguy2038]

We can dream, can't we. His funeral will be the spitting image of when those Iranians were crying and trampling themselves as the Ayatollah's casket went by.

[@USSRChicken]

vance might be even worse because he comes across to people who cant see through him as somewhat reasonable, whereas trump is just a lunatic

[@MrARock001]

Any comment on how the COP has become nothing more than a forum for petrostates to plan further fossil fuel expansion?

[@MusikCassette]

8:05 🥁🥁📀

[@RalphButtigieg]

I expect a lot of the reduction in Emmisions during Term 1 was due to decline in coal and increase in gas. But both RE and EVs increased significantly. That will be even more so now due to technological advancements and decling cost. Look at the states.. two big RE states arre democrat California and Republican Texas. Solar is taking off in Texas and they like EVs. You two need to take some chamomile tea and relax.

[@ralphperry3576]

What will we be able to do? Really. He will just twist things up and never listen to any educated person!

[@NickyMitchell85]

Could Trump’s Second Term Break The Climate? Not unless we do solar geoengineering!

[@modolief]

I, for one, welcome our petroleum addicted overlords.

[@boringsoftware2093]

Trump vs Earth... Trump will lose (unfortunately)

[@markwis5285]

Trump will eventually expect cheeseburgers to pop out of the fracking wells. Only then will he become satisfied.

[@littleowl3493]

grass roots and destroy pipelines

[@Kristoff_Blocksmith]

If the Trump administration is going to do nothing on climate change, I guess its up to my generation and local governments to fill in the gap.

[@Wylie288]

Nuclear power will do more for climate change than any democratic policy ever did.

[@lorah3005]

👍 Whole food plant based _for the environment_ and health; vegan for the victims! *Ask your city government to sign the Plant Based Treaty!* 🖖

[@RalphButtigieg]

Now let's see what Grok says on EVs Did electric vehicle sales increase during President Trump's first term ? If so by how much? Answer Yes, electric vehicle (EV) sales increased during President Donald Trump's first term: From 2016 to 2020, EV sales in the U.S. nearly doubled. In 2016, around 159,000 electric vehicles were sold. By 2020, this number had increased to approximately 308,000 units, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy and industry reports. This growth occurred despite the administration's focus on deregulating environmental policies and promoting fossil fuels, indicating that market demand, technological advancements, and continued state incentives were significant drivers for EV adoption during this period.

[@bitey-facepuppyguy2038]

Not only that, but 37 of the EV's were bought by Trump's supporters.

[@eddsworldfan687]

@@bitey-facepuppyguy2038So this is some good news?

[@bdhanes]

❤ Love you guys. I weep for our species and indeed all life on this pale blue dot. 🌏 6th Mass Extinction of life in history. Welcome to the Anthropocene. 💀

[@Edda-Online]

Hi Adam, Do you get your citizenship in time? We need every extra vote in February! Please, save us! Besides: I wonder if climate damage will increase (and social inequality in the western world will increase), people will become poorer and their consumption will decrease. This would harm economies, which would lead to poorer people who have to reduce their consumption even more and so on. With ai I could find numbers to any scenario predicting any assumptions about increasing global warming. But I couldn’t find any predictions about decreasing consumption and its consequences for global warming. Do you know of any studies in this direction? Have a nice day!

[@fordprefect.betelguese]

Trump will not help but to be honest I think China India and lots of other countries are a bigger worry concerning co2 and other dangerous emissions

[@BlueLeafSoftware]

I'm concerned about this level of abstract politization of climate action. The USA is a democracy, not a perfect one but nonetheless a democracy. I doubt Donald Trump will watch nor be moved by your video, but a majority of US voters found his vision for leadership was a better option than the alternatives. This possibly, or even probably, doesn't mean all of them don't care about the changing climate but it does mean this isn't their highest priority. Maybe one of their priorities is wealth transfer from people who work hard, such as car plant workers and coal miners, to people who don't, such as academics and bankers. Is telling all the people who voted for Donald Trump's vision that they are going to break the climate the best thing you can do to advance climate action?

[@bitey-facepuppyguy2038]

Is a democracy? you don't understand present vs past tense very well, do you. Those coal miners could be making a killing if there was a green new deal needing trillions of man hours of grunt work building new climate proof infrastructure and building retrofitting. That and they won't have their coal-lungs classified as a pre-existing condition by the unregulated insurance industry.

[@bobm3477]

I wish that I could share your hope and enthusiasm but for many years I was the lone idiot warning about upcoming changes and what they would mean. We are in the midst of a hurricane armed with an umbrella. Money and power are far more important and the alternative is great inconvenience. Very few will want to live that way, to the younger generation all I can say is I'm sorry, I've always tried to make a difference, but understand that many of you are also living the good life. It's nice to point the stinky finger but it's a collective responsibility. On the bright side Trump may shut down the world economy leading to much less consumption which can only help. Covid led to brighter sky's and cleaner water for a short time. There may be hope, I just don't have it, I would be glad if you did.

[@kmoses582]

The world did not end last time Trump was in office, calm down

[@bobm3477]

​@@kmoses582 It has nothing to do with his last time in office, the world has kept getting hotter since and continues to do so. We need to act now and he not only refuses but will increase the problem. Every year now we break temperature records. We cannot wait for at least another 4 years, you will see.

[@kmoses582]

@@bobm3477 I get it, world record for heat was just broken in 1913, we are all going to die. I think this is political because we burned plenty of fossil fuels under Biden, and you alarmist don't care about China which burns half of the worlds coal.

[@thecrystalraine]

Be like mangroves! ❤

[@ralphperry3576]

Nightmare

[@JimmyD806]

Paleoclimate deniers pairing up for doom and gloom videos. 😂😅 As I've told other paleoclimate deniers, when the snow no longer melts off during the summer in the higher latitudes, THEN we'll have some serious problems. Until then, just relax and enjoy the warmer weather.

[@fabiodutra7053]

Estados Unidos Idade Média idade dás trevas 😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@tohellorbarbados4902]

I assume that Turnip imagines that his god will exclude his chosen from the effects of boiling the sea. Or whatever. Get off your arses people.

[@fabiodutra7053]

Estados Unidos vai ser a nova Rússia 😂😂😂😂😂

[@clappedoutmotor]

unpronounceable polish volcano

[@ClimateAdam]

😮

[@rickyjulian496]

I propose all Churches with car parks and shortage of parking for the locals install a 7kwh charging point and charge 30p per kWh. It would generate £3000 a year if used 24 hrs per day.

[@kokopelli314]

Trump is the latest wet fart from a poorly digested past.

[@jenninemorgan2420]

What a load of nonsense!

[@jasonkinzie8835]

And you have a PHD in what?

[@bitey-facepuppyguy2038]

@@jasonkinzie8835 He doesn't have a PHD himself, someone got theirs using Jenninemorgan as a subject for the study of the neurological impacts of lead paint.

[@msvulcanspock]

The Climate is broken. It is too late.

[@marcussoileau4960]

The climate is already broken.

[@psychosis7325]

Would like to know your thoughts on Emissions Per Land Area. Personally I kinda see Trumps point that USA and also here in Australia we're singled out as being some biggest emitters per capita but nobody is ever talking about carbon sinks. Looking at NASA net data Australia is on par with New Zealand and Saharan Africa, Canada is a sink but the USA is somehow almost as bad as China yet further down on same page it shows sinks being pretty excellent..... I think we should be doing all we can to reasonably help minimize emissions but I think some of the hate thrown our way is bit unjustified and some of the things like the Paris agreement don't really help as much as people would hope. Green energy makes cost sense but so does oil and at the moment it's transporting a whole lot of solar and such and I don't think it makes sense to be trying to force an end to fossil fuels rather than just letting it die to competition or least not in Australia and maybe the US 🤷‍♂️ I dunno that land like I do home but the data seems a bit stacked against there for no good reason.

[@ClimateAdam]

it's an interesting take, and I do think we need to do more to build carbon sinks into our calculations and encourage their protection and their restoration. but when we look at US's trends in terms of emissions from land use change (i.e. carbon sinks getting destroyed)... that also paints a pretty bleak picture. basically however you look at it, the US is responsible for a helluvalot of climate change. and for the record - every country needs to rapidly lower emissions asap!

[@FerdinandAugustinus-j6t]

Can you break that which is already broken?

[@ClimateAdam]

crucially, the climate breaking isn't a single moment where it snaps from fine to f**ed. every fraction of a degree of warming breaks things more - so every bit of warming we can avoid saves lives.

[@bdhanes]

@@jeremyjackson7429 Spreading hope is better than DOOM vomiting. 🤮

[@samdaniels2]

@@jeremyjackson7429Wtf is wrong with you? Not only have you made an awful attack on someone’s family member (which was disgusting btw), but you haven’t even provided an argument for any of your claims.

[@joramneumark8557]

When I was young, I was convinced I could transform the world. I hope you find happiness and that the unavoidable realization of this illusion brings as little emotional distress as possible...

[@natesofamerica]

I would rather have lived at the end of the Roman empire than at the end of the U.S. empire. I imagine the results of this will wipe out most of humanity by 2050, but this would have happened regardless of who won the imperial figurehead position.