The Green Elephant - 71 - The problem with putting a deadline on the climate apocalypse

Podcast Episode 71:

ClClimate Deadlines and the Countdown to Catastrophe:

From Doomsday to Action

Why protesters should be wary of ‘12 years to climate breakdown’ rhetoric – Myles AllenI was invited to speak to a group of teenagers on climate strike in Oxford recently. Like many scientists, I support the strikes, but also find them disturbing. Which I’m sure is the idea, writes Professor Myles Allen.

The Climate Change Apocalypse ProblemThinking about apocalypse, like thinking about one’s own death, is not something that most of us have much enthusiasm for

Jonathan Franzen Says It's Too Late For Us on Climate Change. Scientists Immediately Push Back | KQEDThe celebrated novelist's New Yorker essay argues that people should stop pretending that there's still time to prevent climate catastrophe. Climate researchers said he's misreading the science.

Scientists blast Jonathan Franzen's 'climate doomist' opinion column as 'the worst piece on climate change'"It's hard to imagine major outlets publishing essays declaring efforts to reduce poverty hopeless," said John Upton, an editor at Climate Central.

Climate change: IPCC scientists say it's 'now or never' to limit warmingStaving off the worst impacts of climate change is possible, say scientists, but immediate action is needed.

Climate Clock — a multimedia experience by activist/musician David Usher and Concordia researcher Damon Matthews - Concordia University

A new study provides a nuanced—and ultimately hopeful—view of the climate generation gapOlder cohorts started less concerned (circa 2009), but worry has increased across all age groups at a similar rate over the last decade

The 2041 Project: Imagining a Positive Climate Future

The 2041 Project addresses climate change by applying the tools of world-building, typically used by science fiction and fantasy writers, game designers, and ...

How to Envision a Positive FutureA futurist explains how to build your resilience and adaptability, even in uncertain times.

Three Basic Steps to Creating Climate Positive FuturesMay 23, 2022 — A first step to creating climate positive futures is simply to recognize the need for a climate lens in every foresight project. Climate can no ...

Positive climate futures: A conversation with Vandana SinghClimate Imagination Fellow Vandana Singh discusses how she integrates her interests in science and storytelling in conceptualizing the climate crisis.

Maybe it’s ok to tell people we’re running out of time to stop climate changeReading an article that says we only have 12 years left to reduce emissions before abrupt and catastrophic climate change occurs ups people’s willingness to support government climate policies, according to a new study. The deadline-focused message also increases people’s sense that both individual and collective actions against climate change could be effective.

The imagery of deadlines and countdown clocks offers an illusory cliff-edge after which the world heads inevitably to its imminent demise. It promulgates the imaginary of extinction and the collapse of civilization. The impacts of climate change are more likely to be intermittent, slow and gradual.

Why setting a climate deadline is dangerous - Nature

Real Climate Countdown Clocks

Clock Installed In Design Museum Counts Down To 'Critical' Climate ThresholdIt doesn't make for happy viewing.

That's how fast the Carbon Clock is ticking

The MCC Carbon Clock shows how much CO2 can be released into the atmosphere to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C and 2°C, respectively.

Climate ClockThe Climate Clock melds art, science, technology, and grassroots organizing to get the world to #ActInTime.