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

Why HN readers recommended it

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

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Jean-Marc Jancovici

Topic

energy and climate

Format

talk

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

8

Recommendation years in dataset

2021–2024

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From the original HN conversations

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• 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 …

• You can try talks from this guy, he's a french energy and climate expert. I found that he explained very well the root of the issue between growth, energy and climate impact. Here is a talk he did for the MIT media lab in english: …

• 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