Why Does Everyone Believe the World Is Doomed? - Hannah Ritchie on Climate Alarmism (Video)

Hannah Ritchie is a data scientist, editor, and senior researcher at the University of Oxford focusing on environmental sustainability and global development issues. Climate alarmism dominates headlines, painting a grim picture of impending global catastrophe. But what if the actual data reveals a less worrying situation, one where we don’t all end up in a fiery inferno?

In this 10 February 2024 video, Chris Williamson and Hannah Ritchie discuss how climate alarmism is being ‘sold’ to the public today and the extreme actions being adopted by groups which result in media reported impacts but also result in a negative public backlash and injuries.

Expect to learn why everyone thinks the world is doomed due to climate change and what we can do about it, Why people are more pessimistic about the world than the data suggests, what the actual data says about climate change and why they’re being over exaggerated, Ms. Ritchie’s thoughts on population degrowth and more.

https://youtu.be/MA5cL7sfhyE

00:00 Do People Think the World is Doomed?
05:12 The Problem With Doomsday Climate Narratives
09:13 Most Exaggerated Climate Change Concerns
16:33 The Emissions Progress in the UK
18:38 Degrowth & Depopulation as Solutions
24:34 The Impact of Data in Persuasion
29:40 Why is Deforestation Happening?
34:27 Are We Living in an Era of Mass Extinction?
41:45 The Issue of Ocean Plastics
47:58 A More Sensible Approach to the Climate Issue
52:45 China’s Role in Climate Change
59:40 Where to Find Hannah