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What it is

Kurzgesagt's animated take on climate change argues that, despite alarming headlines, there are real reasons for hope as technology, policy and public attitudes shift. It surveys trends and solutions while acknowledging the scale of the problem.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as an articulate, uplifting counterweight to climate doomerism, though one critic calls it a form of denialism and another notes it omits nuclear.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's some uplifting news in a well articulated video worth watching”

    Uplifting, well articulated case that positive climate change is happening.

    Nagyman, 2022-04 · Strong recommendation · in “IPCC’s starkest message yet: extreme steps needed to avert climate disaster”

  2. “I highly recommend this video from the wonderful Kurzgesagt science video series”

    Reasons for hope as trends point in the right direction.

    civilized, 2022-04 · Strong recommendation · in “The only thing we should be talking about is the climate crisis”

  3. “Kurzgesagt has a great video that touches on this”

    Touches on climate fears and whether to have children.

    willio58, 2023-06 · Strong recommendation · in “53% of parents say climate change affects their decision to have more kids”

  4. “The future is not full of only despair[] .”

    bckr, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “Most Americans think NASA’s $10B space telescope is a good investment”

  5. “Make sure that you watch the second one if you watch the first one.”

    shagie, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “IPCC climate crisis report delivers ‘final warning on 1.5C’”

  6. “here is a decent video and a follow up more positive one I found”

    More positive, less doomerist climate update

    instagib, 2024-03 · Recommendation · in “Liebreich: Net Zero Will Be Harder Than You Think – and Easier. Part II: Easier”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: climate change, emissions, tipping points, kurzgesagt, optimism

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