Environmental Science 120 - Climate change videos

Posted: April 25, 2016

 Go to this page: http://www.carbonbrief.org/10-of-the-best-youtube-videos-on-climate-change watch the videos and answer the questions.  This is to be handed in.

A statistically representative climate debate 

According to John Oliver what is some of the evidence of climate change?

What numbers does he give to show the number of people who believe in climate change versus the number who believe?  According to him are these opinions relevant to the conversation?

What is the purpose of his argument that several news reports are using the same person, Bill Nye, a problem?

What do you think people would pay less attention to the arguments from a less famous “science guy”?

NASA’s year in the life of CO2

This NASA model shows carbon within a year.  Why are the colours darker in the north of most of the year?  Why do the colours change in the summer?

Climate negotiations in 83 seconds

You may have to play this video a couple of times to get the answer.  What are some of the arguments that countries have been using to not work on climate change reductions?

What’s the worst that could happen?

Explain his main argument.  Why is taking action important regardless of whether it is true?

What action does he suggest that you do in the end? How is that going to change the problem?

300 years of fossil fuels in 300 seconds

You will probably have to watch this video a second time while pausing.  What are some of the key moments in history that led to the current climate crisis?

What are the four suggestions that the Post Carbon Institute give for solving the problem?

 

What limits to they see to using renewables to shape our future?