New IPCC Report On Climate Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (w/ IPCC's Prof. Jörn Birkmann)

[@em945]

Just as this is has come out, a relatively vulnerable area in Australia (northern rivers of NSW and SE queensland near riverland) has just been SMASHED by a rainbomb that did not move for days and dumped over a years worth of rain in some areas. Many records. Billions in damage, already 8 drowned. All this after some adaptation from 2011 and recent issues. EXACTLY WHAT THIS GUY IS TALKING about. There are some towns that may need to move. Scientists are quite calm and methodical about their communication. One day I would love to see them to scream " get serious about this idiots"! Thanks for interviews.

[@stevangelical7052]

It was interesting to hear the Qld premier use the term "rainbomb".

[@kayakMike1000]

Only 8 people drowned? Had this flood occured prior to modern technological development, that number would be MUCH MUCH higher. Also, I had heard that the area has almost no flood control infrastructure; could THIS be a better reason for the damages? How do we know it's caused by anthropogenic global warming? Why should I believe this James Bond villain and take him at his word? Experts that just say shit without reasonable understandable references can go suck a lemon for all I care.

[@kayakMike1000]

@@stevangelical7052 how do we know it wasn't a weapons test from China? China does a lot of weather related experimentation and there is some friction between the two nations. There was HUGE flooding in China last year... I think there is a small chance that was also caused by Chinese scientists screwing around with their weather patterns.

[@Kektamusprime]

Im from Southern NSW and this whole summer has been crazy I think I did not rain for 5 days total, we had roads closed due to flooding and farm land ruined also due to the rain, very weird we finally got about a weeks break but looks like more on the way in a couple of days

[@em945]

@@Kektamusprime crazy stuff.

[@meanscene914]

Looking at the comments, thinking to myself how curious it is for users who are climate deniers be so interested in this topic.

[@StressRUs]

Kinda like atheists' fascination with God?

[@herbiehan3992]

Jörn Birkmann is aktually a professor of mine, i am learning a lot from him

[@YosemiteFour]

Excellent interview.

[@vickyeahoh]

The bucardo in Pyrenees got extinct, may you talk about it please? Loved the video

[@anthonyburton7189]

Will we ever stop talking about climate change and do something about it in real action. It's not going to wait for us! Three decades later still using the atmosphere as our sewer, more so than ever before!

[@StressRUs]

"Sadly, I do not see how we survive this..." without a worldwide one child family planning movement. Stress R Us

[@stephanbitner1833]

Let me make myself clear I said take the money and give it to Ukraine rather than doing anything about climate change

[@meanscene914]

Total nihilist

[@stephanbitner1833]

@@meanscene914 I hope you don't mean me, I just believe in the truth, rather than take the comfortable way out

[@stephanbitner1833]

@@meanscene914 I do not believe in climate change, I just use that as an example how ridiculous they are

[@stephanbitner1833]

@@meanscene914 I believe in the truth and. Not the comfortable way out

[@joevelte4252]

There is no climate change. Its just a fabricated myth

[@glike2]

No disrespect to anybody on this podcast but, but the nondisclosure of the editing is a big RED flag as motivations. The report affects all the world's population to some extent so there should be no secrecy.

[@1.4142]

This news is being overshadowed by the Ukraine invasion, but one can argue that using renewables and decreasing dependence on oil can help in the crisis.

[@stephanbitner1833]

I'll take your money and go help those people in Ukraine within doing about it

[@kayakMike1000]

He sounds like the villain from a James Bond movie.

[@businessvaluation]

The dude is trying hard but hey, you have to credit him for trying to pay back his student loans, and the government is paying big for data like this

[@IdunnoBroIjdk]

Sadly, I do not see how we survive this. The only way forward is some audacious geoengineering and SRM to buy us some time. Was so proud, as an engineer, to see engineers call out the IPCC Scientists on defunding research for SRM and geoengineering as both unscientific and unethical.

[@MonkeyChessify]

Disagree with geoengineering. Any sort of large scale geoengineering endeavor in lieu of rapidly cutting emissions would be wildly risky. Globally accepting unlimited economic growth isn't sustainable is the only real way forward. We still don't fully understand all the interactions, shown by things continuing to progress more rapidly than expected. Without a perfect understanding and a perfect implementation, you run the risk of doing major damage like the Matrix dystopia.

[@IdunnoBroIjdk]

@@MonkeyChessify we have been carrying on a major geoengineering experience since the Industrial Revolution in greenhouse gas emissions.

[@MonkeyChessify]

@@IdunnoBroIjdk Not exactly a good selling point? My point is doing it "correctly" and not majorly screwing up something is stupid risky.

[@brianwheeldon4643]

Ask John Birkman at the coffee machine or over a beer what he really thinks personally of what the situation is, as opposed to officially.

[@billyjoesmo8251]

The ipcc side 2100 then 2050 now 2030. We should be well out of here by 2026 but the ipcc doesn't seem to want reality to get in the way🤔

[@kayakMike1000]

Fatalities from extreme weather is at a historical low number, people don't die from environmental exposure or extreme weather events nearly as often as they did in history. Why? Well, technological advancements like modern HVAC, weather radar, and related infrastructure prevents a lot of problems. All of these technologies require vast amounts energy that is provided by fossil fuels. Therefore, we could reasonably argue that fossil fuel usage indirectly protects more people from environmental harm, weather it's caused by anthropogenic CO2 or it's largely natural.

[@meanscene914]

While it's an argument it's also a useless one.

[@dominikoeo]

You're overestimating the ability of technology to save us from climate change. I won't help much. On the contrary, our addiction to technology is in fact the root cause of the problem since at least the industrial revolution. If technology helped, the Keeling curve which shows the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere would have shown improvements, but instead CO2 increases faster and faster years after years. We all depend on nature to eat. When it gets too warm to grow food, or to even survive outside in summer, when forests burn, when several tipping points are reached (e.g. blue ocean in the Arctic, permafrost melting, dying of the Amazon forest, mass extinction of wild life, ...), when billions of humans need to migrate, humanity will be in serious trouble.

[@ricoman7981]

To quote your patron saint “bla bla bla”

[@throwaway692]

How could I not live without my regular dose of IPCC propaganda?

[@StressRUs]

Not to worry. The profound ignorance of humans like yourself is rapidly bringing the last act to the human experiment. Mother Nature is smiling.