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

Jean-Marc Jancovici · talk · Watch on YouTube

Climate policy, solutions & debateNuclear power & fusionMacroeconomics & financial crises

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Jancovici is a legend.”

    Listening to him raised climate awareness and changed behavior

    yamrzou, 2022-02 · Strong recommendation · in “France to Build Six New Nuclear Reactors”

  2. “I found that he explained very well the root of the issue between growth, energy and climate impact.”

    Explains the root of growth, energy and climate impact

    snoopx31, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Principles of Green Software Engineering”

  3. “Interesting related presentation on what is energy and how it relates to the economy from a physical point of view”

    Presentation on what energy is and how it relates to the economy

    alas44, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “All poverty is energy poverty”

  4. “I believe Jean-Marc Jancovici is making some good points about this issue”

    Makes good points on the issue despite the accent

    cassepipe, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “Rapid Green Energy Transition Will Likely Result in Trillions of Net Savings”

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Topics: jancovici, energy economics, climate change, growth, nuclear

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