Elon Musk's Unbelievably Simple 12-minute Killer Break Down on Climate Change
What it is
Elon Musk gives students at the Sorbonne a short, simple explanation of climate change and carbon emissions shortly before the 2015 COP21 conference in Paris. He covers why CO2 accumulation matters and argues for a carbon tax.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited as evidence that Musk has long taken climate change seriously and as a concise statement of his views on carbon pricing.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2018, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“If you think Musk doesn't care about Earth problems, check this out”
Shows Musk cares about Earth problems
schiffern, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “The Boring Company raises $112M from Musk, early employees”
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Topics: elon musk, carbon tax, cop21, emissions, sorbonne
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