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Jancovici : Will technology save us from Climate Change ? MIT Media Lab - 23/02/2021

Jean-Marc Jancovici · 84.2K views · 2021-02-25 · 1:49:32

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Jean-Marc Jancovici gives an MIT Media Lab talk on whether technology can save us from climate change. He argues from a physical view of energy that economic growth, energy use and climate impact are tightly linked.

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Recommended in climate and energy threads as a numbers-based explanation of why energy underlies growth and emissions.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2021–2024

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yamrzou · 2022-02 · Strong recommendation

Jancovici is a legend. Listenening to him and reading his latest comic book ( Le monde sans fin ) made me very aware of climate issues and directly influenced my behavior. He deserves to be better known by international audiences. Here are some of his talks in english: - [LINK] - [VIDEO]

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alas44 · 2022-09 · Recommendation

Interesting related presentation on what is energy and how it relates to the economy from a physical point of view [VIDEO] Note: presented in a controversial way, that's the style of this speaker

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cassepipe · 2022-09 · Recommendation

If you can suffer the french accent, I believe Jean-Marc Jancovici is making some good points about this issue : [VIDEO]

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