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Gwynne Dyer -- Geopolitics in a Hotter World

The University of British Columbia · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Geopolitics & foreign policyClimate policy, solutions & debate

What it is

Historian and journalist Gwynne Dyer gives a long UBC talk on how climate change will reshape international politics. He covers food, borders, refugees and the possibility of unilateral geoengineering by affected nations.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a sobering, still-relevant look at the geopolitical consequences of warming, including why official reports lag the data.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 7 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is a great dissertation on how the GeoPolitics will play this little game out”

    Dissertation on how climate geopolitics will play out.

    artur_makly, 2018-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040”

  2. “Dr. Gwynne Dyer gave a talk, "Geopolitics in a Hotter World”

    Climate impacts on food, borders and geoengineering.

    carapace, 2019-08 · Recommendation · in “Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change”

  3. “Someone else just posted this 10 year old video on the geopolitics of climate change.”

    Ten-year-old video on geopolitics of climate change.

    dougmwne, 2019-09 · Recommendation · in “Researchers are racing to find out why methane levels are increasing so fast”

  4. “I highly recommend watching the whole thing”

    Explains why IPCC reports lag behind current data.

    Qwertious, 2021-04 · Recommendation · in “Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades”

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Topics: gwynne dyer, climate change, geoengineering, geopolitics, refugees

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