Channel: Simon Clark

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: The IPCC have finally released the Working Group 3 report, detailing how we can combat climate change. Unfortunately there is a rotten core to it... - Read the IPCC WG3 report: report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf - Miriam and Adam's video: youtube.com/watch?v=T1d_-KLr0iA - Drawdown: geni.us/drawdown You can support the channel by becoming a patron at patreon.com/simonoxfphys To be clear the new IPCC report is mostly a comprehensive account of what we can do to stop climate change, and contains the latest research on how we can use technology and policy effectively. Some of the chapters in the full report are actually quite radical! What I'm focusing on in this video is what I fear will be the talking point techbros and fossil fuel lobbyists will seize on - the use of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology to prolong the burning of fossil fuels. Do I see their economic argument? Of course. Do I think it's a bad argument? Absolutely. We're talking about keeping the planet habitable, and anything that obfuscates the action necessary to do so is dangerous and should be shunned. As I say in the video, we will almost certainly need to make use of CDR technology later this century to offset unavoidable emissions, and even to lower CO2 concentrations, but this is not something that should be factoring into our decisions right now. Right now we need to keep the carbon in the ground, which means not burning fossil fuels. Simple as. Check out my website! simonoxfphys.com ---------- II ---------- My twitter - twitter.com/simonoxfphys My facebook - facebook.com/youtubesimon My insta - instagram.com/simonoxfphys My goodreads - goodreads.com/simonoxfphys ---------- II ---------- Music by Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com Edited by Luke Negus. This video is about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and their Working Group 3 report as part of AR6. I talk about the good news from the IPCC - wind and solar are cheaper than ever and used more and more, and climate policy works! But the report also dedicates a lot of time to talking about carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon dioxide removal (CDR), and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). In my opinion this discussion only gifts a talking point to fossil fuel companies and will delay the necessary decoupling of society from coal, oil, and natural gas. Huge thanks to my supporters on Patreon: Gabriele Siino, Bjorn Bakker, Ieuan Williams, Candace H, Tom Malcolm, Marcus Bosshard, Andrew Knop, Shab Kumar, Brady Johnston, Liat Khitman, Jesper Norsted, Kent & Krista Halloran, Rapssack, Kevin O'Connor, Timo Kerremans, Thines Ganeshamoorthy, Ashley Wilkins, Michael Parmenter, Samuel Baumgartner, Dan Sherman, ST0RMW1NG 1, Adrian Sand, Morten Engsvang, Josh Schiager, Farsight101, K.L, poundedjam, Daan Sneep, Felix Freiberger, Chris Field, Robert Connell, ChemMentat, Kolbrandr, , Sebastain Graf, Dan Nelson, Shane O'Brien, Alex, Fujia Li, Harry Eakins, Will Tolley, Cody VanZandt, Jesper Koed, Jonathan Craske, Albrecht Striffler, Igor Francetic, Jack Troup, SexyCaveman , James Munro, Sean Richards, Kedar , Omar Miranda, Alastair Fortune, bitreign33 , Mat Allen, Anne Smith, Rafaela Corrêa Pereira, Colin J. Brown, Princess Andromeda, Mach_D, BenDent, Thusto , Andy Hartley, Lachlan Woods, Dan Hanvey, Simon Donkers, Kodzo , James Bridges, Liam , Andrea De Mezzo, Wendover Productions, Kendra Johnson.