Why I don't care about 'Climate Change' | David Saddington | TEDxTeen

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. You don't care about climate change right? Because it's a bunch words of things that don't affect your daily life. Think again. In this provocative talk, Saddington gives us a new lens on climate change. It's a game changer.
Influencing UK government policy, establishing his own social enterprise and fronting a media campaign that reached over 3 million people are just a few of David’s achievements as a climate change activist since being impacted by a stark reminder of climate change as a teenager.
From a meeting with then Prime Minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street, he discussed the implementation of climate change on the national curriculum. Climate change is now an essential part of youth education and he has pushed to expand these education reforms worldwide.
As a Three Dot Dash Global Teen Leader, he has expanded his philanthropic and award-winning social enterprise, which has developed eco gardens across Northern England and within the historic grounds of Durham University.
David has acted as an environmental consultant for countless organisations and is a regular commentator on contemporary climate issues within academic arenas and international media outlets. He has studied the science of climate change at Durham University for 3 years and led a groundbreaking glacier survey expedition to Vatnajökull, Iceland. His most recent venture transformed the medieval Market Square of Durham City into an outdoor cinema to showcase the award-winning documentary Chasing Ice. He then chaired ‘Climate Change Question Time,’ where the public could grill world leading climate experts on the science behind the headlines and how to tackle the problem.
David believes that we must act as a species rather than via fragmented interests in order to tackle this remarkable global disruptor.
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[@eddiealfano]

SPOILER ALERT: He cares about Climate Change.

[@MikeHunt-xj5xf]

I assumed so because it's a Ted talk.

[@MeggySimp]

@@MikeHunt-xj5xf true

[@harmanbrar4730]

thank you

[@kevinparker461]

And doesn't want to miss out on the chance to make a fortune out of it. I think he has a good chance, he knows how to deceive.

[@were4freedom323]

Thank you!!! No need to waste my time on this mumbo jumbo political bull 💩!!!

[@Brainbuster]

Watch at 1.5x playback speed. ;) You're welcome.

[@Freakhealer]

i prefer 1.2, so i can think between words if you know what i mean.. but thanks for the advice, it wll be usefull in future!!!!

[@ralph12d]

sort of spaced out somewhere he said "don't listen to science.."

[@user-cp3ju2fz4z]

No he says do not tell science, make sure the impacts, so everyone uneducated does grasp the problem and taking it personal.

[@user-cp3ju2fz4z]

***** What you mean by they ? You are very uneducated related to this subject, is not a guess you did write it down by yourself.

[@user-cp3ju2fz4z]

***** This is the result of what the facts do speak for, which are scientifically, when you want to bring an argument or a solution which will prevent earth from the Impacts of climate change and Mass-Extinction, I think everyone wants to hear, but this is reality and did already since a few years ago taking place to become emergency, specially in the Oceans on marine Life rapid Mass-Extinction is reality these days. We are living in the 6th mass-extinction event in earth history since many years - so called the Holocene extinction, but it has become much worse by the anthropogenic climate change, we can say by scientific facts that the global temp will rise in a few less decades close to the 2 C Degree mark, which is by science far over the mark where the climate will start to collapse into a state of rapid world wide massive Extinction era, which can not be undone and not prevent anymore. We did already warm up earth to over 1 C degree by measurements and what we emit today plus the natural feedbacks are estimated to be 0,6 c - 1 C degree more which is already today been caused and locked-in for the near future. So thus it is not wrong to talk about in this sense "World End", instead of a rapid, unstoppable 6th Mass-Extinction event in earth history, climate impacts are already today have massive impacts on nature, food and freshwater what will exponential rise in the next years and for some countries like Mexico, India.. already very devastating today.

[@JoMama123451234]

I know what his point is and why the video is titled the way it is but sorry, it's a misleading title. The title should be 'Why We Need To View Climate Change in a Different Way.'

[@jtlj1989]

That title wouldn't gain half as many views.

[@hipa90]

RIGHT!! We should only study and convey the dangers of changing climate with our FEELINGS. Definitely NOT classical scientific study, because, well that doesn't work. IFI: International Feelings Institute

[@ezza88ster]

Classical scientific study does work. And Behavioural Science tells us that what people do or don't do is driven by their feelings. Your argument appears circular. The guy is spot-on scientifically regarding communicating with people regarding changing behaviours. Personally I am not CONVINCED of HUMAN-DRIVEN climate change BEYOND ALL REASONABLE DOUBT; there seems to be data both sides. But I am convinced of it ON THE BALANCE OF PROBABILITIES and think we need to take action on it now as well as action to mitigate possible NON-HUMAN-DRIVEN climate change too. Let's not put all our eggs in one basket on this.

[@diegomatter69]

ezza88ster When studying complex interactions like climate change you will never get beyond all reasonable doubt, that's the nature of it. If we could explain it 100%, we would also be able to fix it 100% immediately. But these are complex systems. But what we know so far is, that humans are the biggest influence on climate change. How much EXACTLY? We can't tell and never will be able to.

[@darthbane5676]

Jeffrey leigh-jones True. It’s still misleading, though.

[@Tom-jt9ec]

That was a great talk. To everyone saying the talk is misleading - he's basically saying stop talking about the abstract details and start talking about the way it impacts humanity. A fair point.

[@helenbarrett5897]

So stop putting fumds on trying to change weather, just rediculous. Equip people somehow to be safe with the coming changes

[@joelwillems4081]

But his talk about mudslides, forest fires and local weather aren't part of the Global Climate Change theory. The unequivocal fact is fewer people die from global weather disasters each year. This includes floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and fires. Today is October 8th and it is the 150th anniversary of the Peshtigo Fire, the worst wildfire disaster in recorded history by claiming 2000 lives. Nearly everything is getting better. The last 50 years of Luddite, anti-progress and anti-technology fear-mongering haven't proven any of their predictions. Capitalistic progress in China and India have raised hundreds of millions out of poverty. They don't care about a minor mudslide in your backyard which, frankly, could have been avoided by planting a few trees and better ground cover than mowed grass.

[@guyfromthe80s92]

@@joelwillems4081 Climate change isn't a theory. It's fact. Go deny science elsewhere.

[@kathyjones274]

It's insane to say that all the scientists who have studied everything for years,that they are wrong,and then laughing as if it doesn't matter. It 🌎does.

[@Will-ul9oc]

@@guyfromthe80s92 Climate change is a fact its the Cause that not proven.

[@lubotomas3929]

So what I see that he is saying is Governments and corporations have found a way to scare you into giving up your money. Also preparing you to the fact that they will run your life all the way down to how long you can heat your home and the type of food you eat.

[@drbubonic4942]

Which we will not allow, right?

[@tanimation7289]

@@drbubonic4942 That’s why we eat meat and drive fuel powered cars.

[@thatfeeble-mindedboy]

Hmm .. so our job is to just shut up and get out of the way… ? How British …

[@santibaritone]

I don{t care about climate change, but let me tell you why I care about climate change

[@gigutsiqituashvili7436]

yea I dont care at all about that stupid climate change, BUT climate change?? now THATS a deferent page!!

[@SpiderShlongGaming]

Not just that, “I don’t care about climate change, now let me try and convert you to the church of climate change where we pray to our lord and savior Al Gore, who showed us that climate change is the cause for: Inflation, natural disasters, the rise of Isis, and every problem ever!” “Wait you want evidence? The science isn’t important let me give you an anecdote on how 1 single person of 7.6 billion might feel disadvantaged because their hometown is an average of 0.07 degrees hotter throughout the year.” The last ted talk I watched on this subject, the speaker flippantly makes the case that capitalism is the cause of climate change and that communism is the solution... Where does TED get these people? I hear more compelling arguments at my local food bank.

[@collegecollege6848]

lol basically

[@mayainverse9429]

well i mean.if man made climate change is real then his analysis is correct. capitalism makes countries wealthy, and prosperous while increasing life expectancy of humans. while communism makes everyone poor and removes hundreds of millions from the population so obviously "climate change" effects would be reduced.

[@bonitofish]

Capitalism or communism does not make people getting rich or poor for the people who trade their affluence over the impoverishment of people in the country are at fault. Therefore, increasing the well-being of people in the country by increasing resilience to the ecosystem to improve socioeconomic condition in the country have to be the top priority of a nation.

[@user-qz6ix7od3b]

DON'T THUMB DOWN the vid before listening to what he says ! he's actually NOT a climate change skeptic

[@helenbarrett5897]

Sceptical wetger we can change it. So stop making solar companys wealthy. One extreme weather event and all those solar panels turned to junk.

[@brucefrykman8295]

@drcatjk The climate killed almost half of the Pymouth Colony in 1620-21 Who do you think caused the dangerous climate back then?

[@brucefrykman8295]

@drcatjk Global and "word wide" are interchangeable, they mean the same thing. Your English is fine.

[@user-qz6ix7od3b]

@drcatjk your Eng is just fine, although these are synonyms, 'worldwide' is used more when describing social events and connections that relate people or actions(in my own words) like a worldwide pandemic. 'Global' on the other hand is used more in planet Earth related subjects which describe connections between all life forms, biology, geology, geography, etc, like for example global extinction

[@groovethrough648]

I asked myself if I love the nature. The answer was yes. Then I started to finde ways to help the nature and live with "her" and not against it. I've informed myself about the effects which my behavor have to the nature, some of them where pretty clear whitout reaserch. So I changed a lot. Important is, I do not do it because the GOV tell me so, I do not do it because other ppl tell me so. I do it because I want to do it.

[@brucefrykman8295]

*RE: "I asked myself if I love the nature. The answer was yes. Then I started to find ways to help the nature and live with "her"* Nature will not repay you for your most generous gift to her; believe me on this, she's out to kill you and I guarantee she's going to succeed.

[@groovethrough648]

@@brucefrykman8295 Nature is just a part of everything. We too. We are energy, and we will be energy forever.

[@brucefrykman8295]

@@groovethrough648 Of course Einstein said it best. Many people believe E=MC^2 describes the conversion of matter into to energy in a nuclear reaction but that's not what Einstein meant. What he meant was that matter actually IS energy, a whole lot of bundled energy. Perhaps even energy has a will. It's all way above my pay grade.

[@edsiebert5986]

@@brucefrykman8295 what have you been smoking?!

[@grapentine739]

Awesome. Nature is all of us. Climate action is for all of us

[@calysagora3615]

Silly click-bait title. Click bait titles gets a thumbs down on principle.

[@privateperson5054]

He was referring to being wrong about the impact of the statement. In effect how selfish people are.

[@bemm6035]

X2 lol sooo selfish is climate^^ this guy

[@vegitoblue2187]

well judging by your commemt his click bait worked, he got your attention and you saw the video so his work is done

[@brucefrykman8295]

@@privateperson5054 How true, everyone is selfish except you and me.

[@privateperson5054]

@@brucefrykman8295 How is that your take away based on what I wrote ?

[@smallstudiodesign]

His lecture title is perfectly titled as a critique on the way we collectively detach ourselves from a big problem that we abstract and remove from our daily lives.

[@luisandrade2254]

Climate change isn’t a big problem it’s barely a problem at all

[@nooffensethough8644]

Well, it's a really misleading title. Nevertheless, this man presents a great idea. People will only start caring about any issue if it affects them on a personal level. It would be great if everyone could focus on the science of climate change and see it as the problem that it is. However, I think we all can agree that won't happen. Most people don't really care about science. The only way to get them to care is to show them the 'real-time problems.'

[@randomunicorn5689]

I assume a lot care a bit about the science but have their own facts to relax

[@jamisojo]

It is a problem, but the solutions sounds worse.

[@aerobique]

@@jamisojo no

[@squamish4244]

People care a lot about science if a doctor tells them they have cancer. If wildfires force people on the other side of the country out of their homes, it's caused by solar flares or is a government conspiracy.

[@skj4279]

Finally some sense in these comments.

[@Horse237]

The rain extreme weather event is easily explainable by those who understand the Grand Solar Minimum. When the sun becomes less active, the sun blocks fewer cosmic rays. The increase in cosmic rays increases clouds closer to the earth. This gives us increased extreme weather. Increased cosmic rays also activate volcanoes. Japanese scientists said 9 of the 11 major volcanoes in Japan happened during Grand Solar Minimums.

[@Munby1]

Shocking speech Good ideas but the whole idea of the title made 0 sense when he told the audience the twist.

[@michaelcohlinsky6293]

It is happening *now* Yes. We should be talking about record floods all over the planet (in 2014: in Italy, France, Germany, India, Bangla Desh, USA, England...)... record draught in Turkey, in California, record wildfires in Sweden, California.... hottest temperatures in whole europe in every month exept august.

[@eatenbytheweasel8366]

***** Calf slobbers. The hottest year I can recall was 1980, where nearly every record temp was broken day after sweltering day. 115 degrees in Memphis in the shade. A month of temps over 110 degrees in OKC. On and on. Three years prior "scientists" were warning us about the impending Ice Age. You people are as naive and gullible as they come. Wake the fuck up and ask yourself "is there money involved?" Damned right there is, your money.

[@michaelcohlinsky6293]

eatenbytheweasel We grownups are talking about *average* and *global* temperatures. You can now go back into the hole you've been playing in.

[@charlesduemler]

eatenbytheweasel exxon, koch brothers and russia are working on a oil deal in the arctic that'll net them over a trillion. you tell me where the money is and who's paying off the scientists like soon. yup, the koch brothers already have our money but they want more and more. being an environmentalist that has worked on the solution for 20 years i'll tell you there is no money in it. only people like al gore are in it for the money and the democratic party is in it for elections. the republican party are run by the koch brothers obviously and cannot in any way be trusted along with fox news. when understanding the arctic learn from the scientists that study in the arctic -- ameg.me even though they're planning to turn the sky red thanks to all the jerks knowingly using a natural phenomenon that'll possibly kill us all to profit off of

[@SaintD382]

+Pfc Parts Huh? "Checks from progressive socialists"? What the heck are you even talking about? Nobody said anything about "American households" receiving checks from the Koch Brothers. The Koch Brothers spend their money establishing "think tanks" (i.e. Americans for Prosperity, Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, etc.) which publish phony "white papers" aimed at discrediting legitimate climate science. Why? Because the Koch Brothers' fortune is derived from oil, and fossil fuels are the cause of climate change. Of course, that's assuming you accept the overwhelming consensus of 97% of the world's climate scientists. (The other 3%? They're the ones writing the phony white papers for the Koch Brothers' think tanks.)

[@michelleobrien6996]

I don't care about climate change. I care about pollution in every form that it takes. I basically agree with him that we need to look at our actions and the impact on our land and food supply.

[@suttonelms1]

This is my view too. Climate change isn't the problem. As for man-made CO2 affecting the weather ... unscientific and unprovable. We ought to be talking about soil structure and habitat destruction, not CO2.

[@Delimon007]

100%

[@thatguy-notsuraj-6843]

@@suttonelms1 the fact that you said that climate change isn't the problem and that man-made C02 isn't affecting the *weather* proves that you hsve absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

[@justusP9101]

@@suttonelms1 oh, what about jellyfish explosion and loss of 65% of all marine species?

[@LK-pc4sq]

well you should because your grandchildren wil not make it to Retirment. They will likely die from heat waves, food shortages and famine.

[@harrybrown6014]

Boring speech so let me sum it up for you: He does care about climate change; the title is to attract attention. He sees no hope in mankind reversing it (probably correct). He tells you then, without getting specific in any way, to figure out how it will affect you personally.

[@f0xh0nd51]

Thank you

[@vickovoyd9352]

Thank you

[@drmumu]

Dnt be rude ... He truly cares its just the way he executes might appear slow...

[@AKDANNYXD]

all the dislikes come from people who only read the title

[@frumpton_chunk]

How do you know this

[@jameshowell5912]

so, how much money has he been paid to say this. I strongly disagree with EVERY point he makes

[@garyshepard7881]

Message aside, there is just something about this guy and his demeanor that precludes me from watching this in its entirety.

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

And what is that..?

[@smallbluemachine]

Mickeyislowd - he seems unexceptional.

[@MegaRotors]

He seems like he bases his views from emotional experiences.

[@tkmair6559]

David,I think you make an excellent point. We are living too much in our heads when it comes to climate change. We are so engrossed in our internet connections, living in our air conditioned houses, and in our air conditioned cars... To people who are here criticizing your presentation : Have you ever realized that heavy dark tinting on automobile windows which is now standard - was very very rare just 10 to 15 years ago? What do you think is happening? Go outside, feel the air, feel the weather, look at what's happening in our world - in YOUR LIFE. Thanks - CC is not just a theory and science formula. GO OUTSIDE - enjoy the times that are good - and realize what we do influences our climate.

[@JustinMM1985]

An excellent outline on how we should communicate n engage the community about climate change

[@fromanabe8639]

Ten or twenty years from now people will watch these talks for laughs.

[@terrygrund6598]

Waste of time telling you this. 20 years? Global food sources will run out before that. Starvation is our future.

[@fromanabe8639]

If it's a waste of time, why did you waste your time? Assuming we're both here 20 years from now, and I'm confident we will be... (I'll be 92) let's make a side bet on it. I'll put up $20.

[@fromanabe8639]

@@terrygrund6598 I don't understand why certain people here on KZbin can't just make a coherent argument without needing to add insults and ad hominem attacks.

[@Asamitaka]

@@fromanabe8639 lmao u sure you're going to make it until 92? Just saying.

[@shamicentertainment1262]

@@fromanabe8639 always the old people who don't care about climate change

[@svettypoo]

I thought this was going to be along the lines of "I used to be really worried about climate change, but then I did the research on hurricanes, droughts and tornadoes, and learned that they aren't trending up. I am no longer worried." Was disappointed.

[@drona9]

TED will never showcase the other side of the argument, it is pretty clearly biased about certain issues and even goes to the extent of censoring and banning videos.

[@richardchurchill5181]

Climate always changes, and we do not affect it more than a tiddle. Carbon dioxide is not a major contributor to climate change, and water vapor is the most important greenhouse gas ... which we can do nothing about.

[@user-qz6ix7od3b]

sadly his title was meant to be shocking and make people want to listen to his talk, but instead made people which were not in the room live with him(and thus be forced to listen to the reasoning), to react with thumbs down and not actually watch the vid or listen to him

[@chmd22]

Just looking at the quality of the comments, one can tell that communication about climate change has ways to go before a critical mass of people grasp the importance of the issue. I give the presenter my thumb up for trying a different approach. Whether or not he is onto something, at least he is doing something.

[@levigatsos6022]

4:28 "I was wrong about education on climate change, we should care far less about the science." If that doesn't sum up the entire climate change/global warming debate I don't know what does....

[@mayainverse9429]

agreed. it was also called global warming until all their advanced uncapable of being wrong computer models that could not predict anything were wrong. now they changed to to climate change as if the climate has not been changing for oh i dont know.... forever.

[@lindalewis423]

What is there to "DO"?! Volcanoes put more pollutants into the atmosphere than all the autos and factories put together. Are we supposed to put corks in them? C'mon! There has been climate change throughout the life of the planet. At one time the globe was frozen solid, save the deepest parts of the oceans. Plate tectonics and volcanoes were all that saved the globe. During the age of the dinosaurs, there were no polar ice caps. That changed. We are just coming out of an ice age. That is changing but again. There are a lot of people making a lot of money preaching about this subject. Besides, how do we know this warmer environment will not be better. He speaks of wheat yields, etc. but does not mention the fact that the soils have been weekend due to mono-culture agriculture over the years. Perhaps, when this current change comes to fruition, wheat can be grown at more northerly sites, where the soils have not been depleted. These doomsayers will not be alive to see the subsequent results. No one will hold their feet to the fire for their predictions. So it is safe for them to espouse their views without repercussions when they are proven wrong.

[@davelangley8117]

Drought in South Africa is a naturally occurring Phenomenon. I have been here for over 60 years and watched them come and go. That is the African planet. The effect in Cape town is so devastating because the current government has made zero involvement in increasing the potable water infrastructure for over 20 years. During this time the population has increased many fold. Climate change is natural and we need to plan around it.

[@miked3723]

Is Florida underwater yet? its already 4 years past due. Why should I believe any of your claims when none of them have ever panned out?

[@kenmarriott5772]

Doesn't increased CO2 levels cause higher crop yields? The signs of climate change we need to educate ourselves about is any adverse weather event. Well, we're in for a lot of climate change for adverse weather has been happening for all of earth's history.

[@computeraddic675]

+Ken Marriott Adverse weather?There isnt been a tornado landing from the Mexico bay for 10 years!!!

[@kenmarriott5772]

Yes. The fear of adverse weather doesn't fit the facts.

[@oliviaheath5708]

Increase in CO2 levels increases crop yields but not by a significant amount. Not by any amount that would constitute higher CO2 levels as a good thing. Also, talking about crop yields, making more food doesn't really help us much since food waste is such a huge issue in the developed world.

[@Notrocketscience101]

I knew before clicking that there was absolutely no way a highly biased organization like TED would give any airtime whatsoever to somebody with an opposing view but I clicked anyway! I really just wanted to hear how I knew he would wrap around to the typical extreme extremely polarized viewpoint. Maybe climate change is a fact but maybe it's not can we always need to be open minded. But in my experience, it's impossible for humans to be open-minded.

[@theonlyjamiebourgeois9703]

I feel like people are showing up, looking at the thumbs down on the top right, then thumbing up the top comments which are mostly critical and therefore perpetuating the trend... this is actually a good talk. He's pointing out that we need to talk about real everyday effects instead of using science speak. I love the science and want to hear it, but it's not what I should be talking to most people who aren't familiar with why they should care about climate change.

[@Icarusdecending82]

You'll need to give this speech in Mandarin.

[@phatphred]

It's not possible for humans to slow or stop climate change. Humanity isn't willing to go without, so, eventually, the climate will go on without humanity.

[@TheVelvetTV_Riesenglied]

climate change doesnt mean end of humanity... it does only if we can cope with the challenges it bring with it and destroy each other in the process

[@sharann3482]

Keeping It Reel first of all it was and still is called Climate Change this name is way older than the other things you named. Secondly it wasn’t called Global cooling for the majority of the time. The first papers of Climate Change predicted Global warming, wich it did clearly 50 years later. After these papers a minority predicted the opposite, the Global cooling. But they couldn’t stay for long because of the overwhelming evidence of Global warming. And third you can still use Global warming it is still describes the average Global warming of the earth. But people got confused because in some places it was getting colder or was cold and didn’t really take account what “average“ meant in case of Global warming. So they took the old name again Climate Change wich fits as well. I would recommend you the KZbinr “Potholer54“ he is a science journalist. And explain in his videos false accusations about Climate Change far better than me. There’s a whole playlist debunking every sceptic Climate change argument. He will even argue with you in the comment section and read every link you sent him, sometimes they are hilarious as there was one guy trying to debunk him with an Link to a paper study. The irony was that this link was supporting potholer54s video. There’s also a video how you prove Climate change without these models and he don’t use the IPCC as his source for his videos, instead he take the published papers directly.

[@ikesteroma]

You're being more pessimistic than you should be, and you're missing the bigger besides. Over the next 20 years, the technological revolution we are currently undergoing will have a *far* greater impact on humanity than the changing climate will over the next century. If our species becomes extinct, it won't be because the planet is a few degrees warmer.

[@MGPRaleigh]

Keeping It Reel I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and guess that you're just apathetic. Climate change is real, there is no argument there. Temperature is getting hotter in summer and more brutally cold in winter, these massive hurricanes and tropical storms of unparalleled size, the ice caps melting. On that note, humans are not doing it. A loong time ago about 500 million years ago the CO2 ppm was about 7000ppm. Now it's just over 400ppm and people are losing their minds. Higher CO2 promotes plant growth which has happened over the past 35 years worldwide where Forrest and jungles are growing faster than ever in recorded history. The earth has been through 5 ice ages. That is a trend. Just like any other natural phenomena it will happen again. People fighting that is ok though right? Even though the whole argument with CO2 is we added it now it's ok to interfere with the earth healing itself. The earth will do what it has to so it keeps going. People are here for the ride. It doesn't hurt having renewable resources and energy because why use stuff that never comes back? Just dont think a world of green energy is going to save us.

[@nazoya3506]

Matthew Giles faster growing plants isn't necessarily better lol. First of all that only applies to C3 plants. C4 and CAM photosynthesis plants are actually at a disadvantage. This includes corn which is not only a staple food crop but a staple for biofuel production (ethanol). Second of all, C3 plants growing faster and producing more sugar is at the expense of nutrient density. This means that C3 crops humans eat are getting more sugary and less nutritious with increased atmospheric concentrations of CO2. That's definitely a downside. Plants are also affected by climate change because they cannot expand their range as rapidly as animals can, since they're immobile. As temperatures rise, the ideal range of plants will be further from the equator. Plants that don't adapt quickly enough will become extinct. Another way is through desertification. Deserts are EXPANDING, forests aren't getting bigger. Deserts = less green cover and very little biodiversity. Few plants are adapted to arid conditions but again, at this rate of change most plants won't be able to adapt genetically before becoming extinct.

[@kimwarburton8490]

in uk, i was taught about climate change in 80's at my primary school, DAMN has he got a very good point! ... i expected to hate this, was quite resistant when i clicked 'play', now i love it!

[@jamisojo]

Makes sense when you live on a small island in the ocean.

[@StorySnippets23]

I first thought you were a climate denier, but you made a fair point. Sending you Love from Pakistan.

[@jamesmabry5776]

The title says he has not been brainwashed by the Watermelons even though he has in fact has been brainwashed by the Watermelons.

[@robertleclair2195]

Thanks for all your comments,,,they are very informative to the video,,,sometimes more,,,it helps alot of us understand the subject better,,it appears global warning or climate change is becoming a team sport,,,those for and those against,,, maybe becoming a religion,,and all with good points,,,people are becoming more aware which is a good thing,, my question is,,how come we don't discuss the topic on pollution,,radiation or fluoride,,,would the debate be the same as climate change or would we be more apt to agree,,,,did we forget Chenoble or the three meltdowns at fukushima,,,still ongoing,,,so I wonder whether it matters if the tide goes up or down,,or it's hot or cold,,,when the planet is radiated and poisoned,,,in the end the weeds and the cockroaches will win,,,, we have to get along with nature,,not rule her,,,peace,,

[@jamisojo]

Flouride? If I were you I'd be more concerned about your tin hat.

[@scottmalchow3428]

@@jamisojo Bad attitude.

[@Lifecomesfromwithin]

@@jamisojo you are downplaying the poisoning of fluoride that makes you a criminal oh, do you know that? Would you like to respond to me with some more fraud and incriminate yourself further? Do you get a part-time income for committing fraud?

[@Yayaloy9]

Nuclear power plants are far more green than your classic Green energy source and coal sources. Just so you know.

[@brucejerome7695]

The importantvthing to realise is that everything is controlled not by us..we are NOT responsible for the decisions made by the ruling elite driving toward their new world order ( I'll get the tin hat attack now😅)... Real Clean Energy solutions are repressed..no money to beade in cheap or free energy. Therefore this guy is just an innocent shill.. realise that all is controlled and all they want is more control . The climate change agenda is part of the plan to do that. Slavery and transhumanism in effect right now.🤖🤖🤖

[@OHexpat12]

I was surprised that this talk didn't conclude that all human action at this point cannot prevent human extinction just round the corner. THAT would have been true too. Yet I believe his interest in caring for people in these last years is quite important indeed.

[@cumulusterraticus3446]

Reliable data and multicentered creative concepts - motivating those humans in different cultural envireonment - only for real motivates STARS !👏👏👏👏👏

[@captainyt1177]

We literally have to give up every machine to really make a difference

[@aroskyd]

"Summer is coming"☀☀☀

[@graydonb6488]

Great talk.....I think it's true that current information is too abstract....people just want to get to the car chase....floods fires and no food....

[@adamseychell8501]

David, a brilliant and insightful speech. This idea of focusing on the personal consequences makes very good sense. Lets face it, our brains are simply not equipped to deal with such large scale threats such as climate change. Bringing the problem to a personal and community level gives us some chance to act.

[@Airbnb2Video]

Providing the threat is a real one. Which brings us back to the science, that, having read his blog he clearly knows little about.

[@Lifecomesfromwithin]

The real threat is of Fraud and misinformation. All of the oceans are below average temperature and the ice of the North and South Poles is growing back like crazy. We have the threat of a solar Ice Age and the volcanic Ice Age. Climate change is a cover for weather Warfare and fake emergency social control. The Illuminati of talked about creating a climate disaster for hundreds of years. One guy was taken to court and went to jail for deliberately manipulating the climate data and said in court that lying was a rush. We can jail fraud like that fraud is a felony. A lot of the Heat and fires are microwave produced. You could read behind the green mask by Rosa Koire and harp Chemtrails and full-spectrum dominance of the Earth by Elana Freeland. The cover stories and the speaker are a part of psychological warfare

[@Yayaloy9]

@@Airbnb2Video His points does work though. I never thought how climate would affect my food supplies and such. Currently researching on sustainability and this speech does open up a new world to me.

[@sydneyhutchinson6918]

I was so pleased to hear you mention the impact of animal agriculture!!!!!

[@jamisojo]

Animals are delicious

[@schmidth]

@@jamisojo I love eating them

[@lunaflamed]

Animal agriculture cleans up the MESS of Plant Agriculture. Your Welcome. 🥓🥩🍗🍖🧀🍣

[@Lifecomesfromwithin]

You're pleased about having some of our food supply taken away are you? You're pleased over hearing fraud?

[@gregrogers4376]

The climate is changing!!! Help! Help! - - Ok, I’ll help. What should I do? Live unemployed with few possessions. Vote for whoever I tell you to and give me money! - - Yeah, I’ll get right on that.

[@chartliner]

Video has wrong title, should be Why I Care about Climate Change's effects on food costs and the environment etc. Whether the warming is going to turn down as some believe due to solar cycles is to be seen.

[@squamish4244]

When is this downturn going to happen? What if it doesn't happen for 100 years? Whoops. Our bad. Should have mitigated. Kept waiting for the imminent downturn.

[@alishahxssain]

I’m have a debate in two days and unfortunately I was given the side of “why should students not care about climate change” does anyone have any good points on this?

[@cloxmith5233]

How'd that go?

[@stevelenores5637]

When I grew up I was preached at the God was the cause of all things. Today we are taught climate change is the cause of all things.

[@SCHEY101]

No Christians won't let you blame God for anything bad like cancer or childhood diseases and especially not global warming.

[@stevelenores5637]

@@SCHEY101 Missing the point completely. Comment is about the current state of climate state ideology and not religion at all. Nietzsche said that when you find a simple cause (such as God) you are not thinking scientifically. Science is about integrity in the search, whether or not it supports your hypothesis or destroys it. Even if you support a position for a lifetime, then the evidence says you are wrong, admit it. Stop trying to explain new data away or altering the data to fit your belief. Doesn't matter whether it's creationism or global warming.

[@SCHEY101]

@@stevelenores5637 The ideology of religion's is that their God is the cause of everything good but has nothing to do with terrible things, no matter what science says and that's never going to change unfortunately.

[@JD-wi5zd]

Climate change is the new religion. We're shifting from traditional religions but the psychological drive for it doesn't go away... it just shifted.

[@deeduran4421]

Oh, look -- yet another TEDx talk where the title is contradicted by the actual content. Why can't speakers choose more accurate and honest titles for their talks?

[@NeerajKumar-qk9jt]

I say his topic is completely accurate. He did say that he is worried about the yield of crops , the cost for his insurance . The people who do care about climate change and its effect on natural balance will go on doing the good work . This speech is for people who find the topic relatable to their way of living ( viewing climate change as a mystery and is long way down the road ) . The statistics on the yield and trade prices implies that climate change does affect our financial earning and people who care about their financial strength.....will try to reduce their carbon footprint . I tell with certainty that people who do care about the nature's balance won't be affected much by this video because if they do already care .....it means they are looking at it from 'the sustainability of our planet ' point of view and not by financial and lifestyle point of view . I can with certainty say that he also cares about the sustainability of our planet . I feel that he morphs to be one of the people who care less about sustainability and focus more on being happy each moment of their life

[@alanelli0tt22]

What 'talkers' do best is talk and this guy is an example... half way through i was thinking 'he hasn't yet really told me anything' so i gave up on it/him...

[@wadejg_blaze0n213]

what did you expect him to do? change the planet immediately?

[@albertgainsworth]

I don't care about climate change in my own behalf, because I'm close to my 86th birthday (unless I'm unlucky enough to become a centenarian), but I do worry about the children. Unless the military/industrial forces of the World become less greedy and power hungry, Mankind is doomed.

[@godo199011]

David Saddington this era of humanity will end and maybe the ones that will be after us will do a better job with this little blue planet :) There is no hope in the little humanity left in some of us, greed/money/possesions/materialism has taken the mind and the hearts of humans.Sad but true. Greeting from Romania :)

[@maikeruasmr8591]

Humans can prevail and survive this. It's not too late. It's true. Greetings from England ;)

[@lashedlace5841]

Exactly it’s the reason why I have no hope in governments taking action about it

[@jmboulware]

"science isn't working, so we should make an emotional argument." If that isn't illustrative of contemporary political dialogue I don't know what is.

[@skj4279]

John Boulware people relate to stories that relate to them. Not numbers. Doesn’t have much to do with politics at all. More of a psychological/sociological thing actually

[@tomzjamz]

If you can’t beat em, join em 😂

[@bandicoot5412]

The corporations are just providing you, and me, with what, we desire, to live the lifestyles, we, are reluctant to change. Dave here, isn't going to give up all the fossil fuel items he uses on a daily basis. NOT LESS, GIVE UP ANYTHING THAT HAS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS FROM FOSSIL FUELS! GO AFTER YOURSELVES! Please, take a moment and ask yourself, what's real?

[@haiwatigere6202]

He is and has always been in the climate change trough

[@ADHDsquirrels]

Let me tell you about why I'm lying about my lecture title He should have stopped with "I was wrong"

[@wilburt57]

His ignorance of insurance is telling. ALL insurance payouts are subsidized by policyholders with no claim. 🤦‍♂️

[@TubesForNoobs]

5:08 and I’m still wondering what’s the point in this speech

[@izzzzzz6]

Climate change also happens in nature, it happens in phases and there is plenty of history and evidence which document all of this. The point is, why are we not preparing people for the shock and how they will deal with learning to live in this new era of changing weather. I believe it is a worthy point as people are not prepared and not educated on what the impact could mean. I personally believe that the doubling of food prices over the next 10 years will be due to the battle for water and land in order to grow mono culture crops for bio fuels. The developing world is soon to be the No1 consumer by population on this planet and things are going to become very different for western civilisations over the next 150 years. I see 1000 years of dark ages coming and very little chance of the restoration of nature to where it was thousands of years ago. Humanity should be striving for the complete restoration of nature yet we continue to chop down forests and cause desertification by practicing both arable and pastoral farming on a huge scale. There are a million things we should be doing but we won't due to greed, power and basically these days due to capitalism. Hopefully the people of the future can find balance, somehow.

[@johngeier8692]

Inaccurate computer models of climate should not be used to make major energy policy decisions.

[@wilburt57]

With the horrible track record of computer models (modelers?) they shouldn’t be used to make any decisions on anything w/o independent testing and corroboration.

[@jdt8983]

I think the issue is often too overwhelming. I know it gets to me. Basically the extreme implication is that killing myself would make the planet better (no more carbon footprint). It would prevent torturous deaths of animals and children. But if we don't stand up for this cause with suicide - then we need to accept our duality. Accept that we will do a lot of wrong. And act towards improving things here and there within our own daily lives. Beating yourself up will likely just lead to more wrongdoing. Face the challenge realistically within your own life and still pay your bills - still have your goals - still take that flight to costa rica and increase your carbon footprint. But do some right along with it

[@JackoHodgey]

trees

[@namelastname4077]

the siberian tundra is melting. too late the next permian extinction event is nigh

[@gogoogaga8136]

Jack Hodgson 3 years later SNL does a rap song called “Trees”

[@Usefulmusic]

Where is the sceptical view on Ted Talks?

[@Krath1988]

+Useful Music There isnt a skeptical view similar to how there is no debate at which the temperature of water boils.

[@Usefulmusic]

+Krath www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/staff/chang/boiling/index.htm

[@johannesschaller5510]

I can understand the objections to the title, but what’s more objectionable is the premise that education doesn’t work, followed by an attempt to educate.

[@broli5105]

Great title. People want to watch the video. Nice talk. Very good.

[@ve5618]

subtitles ,mouth full of marbles

[@wrslss]

The price of food continues to go down, severe weather events decrease, guess that computer model got it wrong?

[@danzel1157]

Wes Stephenson. Severe weather events decrease? Really? Have you anything to back that up with? I thought so.

[@heikkinieminen8129]

??

[@danielchalmers9815]

So, I shouldn't try to prove anything I should just turn whatever my problem is into an emotional club to beat people into submission with. That's a great way to operate in a good and functioning society. I bet nothing ever goes wrong for people who do that. Not once ever.

[@dirkgruyters6954]

Let's forget about climate change and if it's true or not. Let's focus on pollution and try to reduce it. Many children in the class of my daughter have astma because of it. I smell the pollution each time I step out of my door.

[@lytatobias9977]

Did anyone actually watch the whole video? or did you just read the title and get upset!?? lol

[@DavidElstob73]

No, I thought I'd give him the benefit of doubt.

[@j.macjordan9779]

Yeah; it's click bait, but he suggests a science topic should no longer argue scientifically but dogmatically. ....lol (?)

[@DanTe-mm1sc]

@@j.macjordan9779 Yes, but with science you are not able to convince the most people! I think it's fine to do so when it's backed by science!

[@jamisojo]

I tried. But he was very slow, somewhat hard to understand, and pretty boring. And in the end he completely contradicted the title. Sorry kid, people are going to die of old age, obesity, smoking, and car wrecks long before they suffer from climate change.

[@MrMichiel1983]

@@jamisojo Loads of people are already affected by climate change. A quick search of UNHCR and the term climate refugees should tell you enough. It's very likely though that you, as I surmise hailing from a developed country, will die from affluence. In that you are correct, yet to extrapolate your situation to the rest of the world is not. Also, historically, climate change is not a new thing. Grazing in the middle-east caused desertification, which in turn reduced crop yields, etc. Currently the driving factor in global climate change are predominantly greenhouse gases, but all sorts of human activities will just compound the issue.

[@northernpharma]

For some reason I looked in a dictionary for "Immense but unjustified smugness, followed by tumbleweed moment," and it sent me straight to 3.10 of this video.....

[@magistrumartium]

You've never seen a real dictionary.

[@cheblack677]

As long as people accept money for deluding the public no progress could be made. While we are discussing the pollution we forget the reason for it which is wrong economic model. A model which makes us produce and consume excessively destroying the nature in many aspects.

[@joshlicht1359]

Ted Talks, change the title of this video - it's easy enough to do. The title is doing this lad no favours....and he actually make some valid points.

[@vimalcurio]

Yeah sure! When your next generation suffer after 1000 years then it would be great for you right

[@christinel6616]

Crops grow in relatively narrow temperature range. As temperatures rise we will experience more and more crop failures. A driving force for the refugee crisis are the crop failures in the Middle East. California, the 'breadbasket' is experiencing a major drought which is reducing crop yields there. With reduced water there is reduced amounts available for irrigation.

[@glennalberta]

Laughing Dog, did you know plants are in the lowest range of CO2 for survival? Increased CO2 will cause plants world wide to grow more vigorously thereby adding O2 and H2O into the atmosphere.

[@LeonArcher]

California Drought? is also caused by all the politicians damming off the water ways. The environmentalist thought it was a great idea.... But the results of their thinking is showing us something different...

[@NecTeezay]

I understand what he is trying to do. Learning about its impacts bring message closer to home. We need more ways of actually teaching the everyday citizen what he or she can do to minimize the impact and how to move government in the direction the people want to go

[@tanimation7289]

Only if you can tell us when we are allowed to use fossil fuels.

[@aeo719]

He has persuaded me that climate change is boring

[@masonalatala2735]

The idea appears a detached entity of the world we live and share with other living things.

[@linesangus9069]

This cycle has repeated time and time again throughout history. Carbon levels rise, heat level rises correspondingly creating an ideal environment, that being hot with high carbon levels and high levels of storms bringing water into the central continents to feed to rainforests. The over abundance of oxygen producing plants then begin to deplete the atmosphere of CO2 and the earth begins too cool. It reaches a point where plants are locked into the equatorial zones, the ice sheets push down, and lower water levels cause droughts that exacerbate the loss of plant life. Eventually, CO2 levels begin the rise, and the cycle begins again. Climate change isn't bad, it's the natural order of the world.

[@Eric-tq3vn]

He's very proud of himself isn't he?

[@KeyKeeper86]

yes ...and for no reason whatsoever

[@lluisbosch2683]

Yup. Rather like a teenage beauty queen touring the region calling for world peace and the end of poverty...

[@lunaflamed]

RIGHT!? Smug for no reason other than he is an aged out male Greta Thunberg... that gets lecture platforms to push the Misanthropic Globalist agenda

[@wilburt57]

He was probably very confident before….when he was also wrong. Confidence is what you have just before all the facts are known.

[@shresthyadav3468]

I came here literally abusing this guy until i found that he is actually talking sense! i am greatful i found this!

[@JapanJohnny2012]

good to see the lead singer of herman's hermits still getting booked for gigs.

[@lambinhnguyen3655]

Thanks for your representation/ That's what I've been waiting for so long someone should realize. Not that climate change is the crucial point but how it affects us which is important. People're talking so much about that and amplifying it in the unnecessary way.

[@sharonbusbee7219]

Sorry, this guy is hard to understand. Not just his speech patterns and accent but his whole premise.

[@eugenecrabs3954]

What's so hard to understand about British? It's like English but with a tang

[@bashful228]

Thanks for not putting the provocative, clickbaity title in context in the description.

[@dennispresiloski3964]

Not only was he wrong, but he was wrong about why he was wrong, and remains wrong...

[@vimalcurio]

Lol

[@pogotard]

Someday, some great scientist will discover 1) the “correct temperature” for Earth’s atmosphere, 2) how to control that temperature, and 3) which country will get to set the thermostat. And all will be well.

[@peanutrecord6989]

I don't know why but the idea of some guy turning a knob to impact the entire world is so amusing to me, I can see this dude entering a highly secure room just to turn a knob and leave

[@xletix69]

this is irony right?

[@wilburt57]

Yeah!………..no

[@harv878]

Either he is a complete narcissist, or his memory of being 13 is completely blown out of proportion.

[@deeksha1141]

I think we should not be closed to his views, he's got a point, guys. It is true that Global Warming and Climate Change is a complete academic topic, we need to make it more than academics. We need to bring balance. I strongly believe in the importance of the scientific study of Climate change so I suggest we bring about a balance cause many people don't really care about the science.

[@eucalyptusregnans7741]

Title is misleading. From what he was saying, it seems he does actually care about climate change, otherwise he wouldn't be getting into how it affects us. And I still think the science of climate change needs to be taught, alongside how it affects us and the planet.

[@kayakMike1000]

I disagree with this idea. The science about climate change is really actually very important. Without the science we would be ill equipped to provide the appropriate knowledge to the engineers to correct the problem. Good engineers take science very seriously and personally, humans just don't have enough of them. The best thing to do is to educate people to do more engineering to create solutions where there are challenges. What if just about everyone in the first world were an engineer, just as much as everyone is currently literate? -->This is an idea worth spreading.

[@andrewwhite2755]

I agree, but we don't really have time to educate … well, who? The whole world to engineer level? Meaning a BSC or BA in Englineering? The thing is, we needed to make major structural, socio-cultural shifts in attitudes and behaviours a couple of generations ago. It's pretty much too late now. We can try and salvage the very worst effects, but really, there's an awful lot of pain and damage locked in to the inevitable warming en route to the homes near you now. So what i think David is saying is: It's way too late to care about the minutae of scientific quibbling and latest scientific findings; the main point is we need to continue to make major structural changes on the international, national, and local (regional and suburban) scales, and as soon as possible, because AGW *is* affecting us right now in all these very personal ways (price of insurance, food, way increased risks, etc.).

[@ckself]

Though I agree with your statement, what I have found when speaking to deniers is that the approach mentioned in this video actually helps makes some of these "global warming is an evil liberal conspiracy" people question their own thinking. For example, I was speaking to a friend that believed that all the data was fabricated no matter the amount empirical evidence and peer review research I showed him. However, when I mentioned that salt water marshes in Texas are already being taken over by black mangroves and that South Carolina, despite being a red state, is investing research into making their struggling peach crop more resilient to the recent warming that has put stress on yields, he was slightly dumbfounded. Sometimes it's more effective to point out the palm tree in the deniers back yard that couldn't grow there 25+ years ago than it is to show them numerical data.

[@FrancoDFernando]

***** people need the science to understand how to debunk the myths that the oil industry is pumping into the public... but I get what the kid is saying...for people to care, they need to see how it matters to them..."what can it do for me" comes to mind

[@kayakMike1000]

If you use the all faculties of human intelligence and look closely at these challenges, you'll end up at a better solution than if you cut out science. What this guy is suggesting is mindless propaganda.

[@andrewwhite2755]

Michael L.: Sorry but that does not even make any sense. Perhaps you should return to elementary and high school to finish learning how to use English effectively in a written sentence, and then go to university to finish learning how to create and convey logic. Then come back to the discussion on global warming… if there is anyone left in society not already wiped out by famine, fire, drought, disease, or other disaster by then.

[@geraldspezio3849]

David, I came here because of your misleading title; " I don't care about climate change." May I suggest a much better title; " I care so much about this game changing climate change that I would like to put it in personal terms." Yes, many people are best influenced by personal & petty self interest. The ancients knew this also.

[@keramiroberts6695]

He got you here though didnt he?

[@tombarrow6328]

Kerami Roberts n

[@Appleblade]

Children shouldn't mouth off about things they don't understand.

[@musbahghoosi1740]

It's like saying I wish someone could get my coffee or else I will go crazy..... Instead of standing there and talking about what will happen take matters into your own hands and get you coffee yourself so you don't have the negative impacts after. So Ted your just going to stand there and let it happen instead of taking matters in his own hands so it won't happen😕

[@kirschkern8260]

3:15 is where it starts atleast abit. The first 3 minutes are just enotional complaining. Cry cry cry

[@jamisojo]

Because floods certainly never happened to ever before. 😁

[@dnickaroo3574]

Extreme Weather Events have increased 3-fold.

[@angrytedtalks]

@@dnickaroo3574 Really? Since when? We have only been monitoring them for a few decades with any accuracy...

[@angrytedtalks]

@@dnickaroo3574 Plenty long enough to show that there has been no appreciable increase in extreme weather since accurate records began. Cycles are longer than a lifetime, so what seems unusual today has all been seen before, but not by us.

[@User-dj2if]

@@dnickaroo3574 okay buddy

[@ianmacdonald6350]

The flash flood you experienced was likely due to watercourses blocked with weeds. This arose through EU policies banning dredging. (Well, the actual problem was regulations which made it next to impossible to dispose of the dredged silt, but the effect was the same.) That, coupled with hill farming subsidies which have led to stripping of vegetation from uplands, leading to fast runoff of water. Now, I ask you, who predicted catastrophic floods, when, and what relation do those organisations have to the regulatory bodies whose stupidity in preventing watercourse maintenance in a land which always has had heavy rainfall, led to these catastrophic floods? Of course, you might wonder if it was actually stupidity. It did not surprise me at all when the floods were claimed to be proof of climate change. My sympathy goes to all those who have lost their homes through this corruption. I myself narrowly avoided being one of their number. I sold rather than continue to take the risk on an uninsurable house in a street where two neighbours had been flooded out. On speaking to one of the local watercourse maintainers he made the situation clear to me. The house I sold at a reduced price has not since been flooded, and that is because the watercourses were cleared. Round about this time I became interested in climate change, and with my scientific background I was not prepared to take propaganda or hyperbole at face value. The truth is there, but only for those who are prepared to seek it for themselves. Some aspects of that truth are, indeed, downright worrying.

[@geralvon]

Climate change doesn't affect me personally. The climate is going to do what it's going to do. I don't believe it's going to do anything genuinely unusual.

[@stevenkoski416]

This title is misleading; however, I think this could produce a positive effect. People who don't believe in climate change might watch this because they think it will reinforce their viewpoint, and then BAM!

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

The issue I though he might reckon with was the fact that the science for showing Climate Change is caused by the burning of fossil fuels for electricity and fueling cars, planes ect...is now done and was for the most part done in the early 90s. In other words the debates are or should be well and truly over in this regard and so what is left is to educate and thoroughly prepare especially the young on how they must survive in a world that is for certainly 2 degrees warmer than baseline1750 or pre-industrial 1850 temps. We should not care so much about the science and all the complexities that this has like a web of tipping points, positive feedbacks, known unknowns and unknown unknowns yet to make itself apparent but to train our young people how to be self reliant, critical thinkers with skills in communal activities and also the old fashioned meanings for love which has absolutely nothing to do with soppy wet romance and needy relationships but to support your fellow man and woman and show we all are worthy, loved and have immense value...which is the opposite of Capitalism and profit being the ultimate goal!! Dire times are now ahead but wouldn't it be wonderful if....IF, humanity could finally learn the lesson that when you put peoples welfare first and support everyone leaving no group out or brushed aside that we can have a world where life is worth living for everyone. It is a hope that could be a reality despite the fact we are facing the most traumatic and frightening page in human history that we will ever face!!

[@castlecob]

So why did NASA change the graphs???

[@graz9990]

We know CC is happening. The problem is... Changing our life styles to a more sustainable future. People still won't change their ways until cod and haddock are swimming in their living rooms.

[@normanstewart9857]

"We know CC is happening." Climate has been changing for at least the last 700 million years, since the Precambrian.

[@jamisojo]

Which will never happen where I live.

[@ilianceroni]

Norman Stewart the problem with “current climate changing” is how fast is happening because our action. That and how “less human friendly” climate is going to be in a not so distant future. I don’t know why people think this last part is countered by “it already happened before”, while we know that many species got extinct because natural climate changing (and, again, this is not even the natural process, the scientific community already confirm it). I guess the real thing denying to have any agency on bad things, so we can blame the universe/fate/god(s)/whatever-is-not-us.

[@Historyfan476AD]

The problem is a lot of people are getting fed up with all these climate change people coming up with ideas which will cost them more money in taxes and force them to give up there lively hood, we never hear about how this preaching celebrities are going to give there luxuries for a better tomorrow. they then fly off on there private jet somewhere.

[@JohnSmith-ty2he]

Great, now even your title is detached. Bravo.

[@VesaKo]

This is a smart way of saying it. We should care why climate change happens, sure. It allows a deeper understanding of it and thus how we can stop it... But telling that to the public, all the details and intricacies, does nothing. What needs to be told, is how it effects us and how to stop it. We shouldn't care about climate change itself so much. Telling them the inner workings could make a fun and interesting seminar, but that's not what's important now is it. Instead of letting them try to derive what was important about it, we should be saying the important stuff from the start. That way it's possible to understand more.

[@karsonbollinger8412]

I thought he was gonna say “because it isn’t real”

[@wayasdavid5212]

attractive topic that will trigger viewing

[@says_inas5821]

I think it’s a smart way to make you care about climate change while you are interested in your personal interests.

[@brucefrykman8295]

My personal interest is to get the US government off my back. I can deal with the weather - it has no army of heavily armed bureaucrats.

[@Alvaro1Puentes]

The final thoughts were "stop teaching about the science of climate change"....... that'll make things better.

[@MrMichiel1983]

I agree that was a bit of a misnomer. His point was, however, that communicating about the science might not be the most effective in implementing actual change.