It’s not too late. We need to take action on the environment, but first we need to understand what’s actually happening.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Introduction
- Volunteers from more than 40 countries
- The weather vs. the climate
- The Carbon Almanac
- Common household items made of carbon
- The earth has 10 years to prevent irreversible damage
- Exxon knew about climate change 40 years ago
- The greenhouse effect is caused by molecules
- Solar, wind, and water power is cheaper than fossil fuels
- Bug populations are expected to grow
- Carbon footprint was invented by the oil industry
- Coal power is more dangerous than nuclear
- Plastics recycling isn't useful
- Email doesn’t use much electricity but Bitcoin does
- Search engines burn a ton of carbon
- There are very few successful carbon capture plants
- Coastal wetlands sequester huge amounts of carbon
- Meat is massively subsidized by taxpayers
- Methane is more powerful than carbon dioxide
- Food waste responsible for greenhouse gas emissions
- Cash dividends for every citizen paid for by a tax on carbon
- The five biggest banks invested in fossil fuel
- What if carbon emissions weren't invisible?
- What is eco-anxiety and what can you do about it?
- Buildings cause more than 40% of all carbon emissions
- Shifting to renewables is profitable
- The growth of convenience has changed everything
- Gas-powered leaf blowers emit more carbon than a car
- Climate refugees exist already
- Efficiency is the cheapest form of energy
- 150+ plants and animals are becoming extinct each day
- The earth's climate is happening over decades
- Climate change is happening now
- Getting a heat pump can fight climate change
- Glass packaging can be recycled an endless number of times
- 1ºC/1.8ºF is enough to destabilize the Earth
- The oceans are a blue lung that helps the earth to breathe
- Four factors account for most of the climate change problem
- Fossil fuel hubs are ideal for renewable energy production
- Higher temperatures increase the spread of disease
- Nearly 100 cities are working together on climate change
- Worldwide consumers are keeping clothing half as long
- Producing fewer greenhouse gasses than the earth can absorb
- The milk industry’s role in greenhouse gas emission
- Spreading the word
Taught by
Seth Godin
