“Climate doom-ism,” or a pessimistic outlook on the future of the planet, rivals climate denialism in holding up the fight against climate change, says activist Zahra Biabani. Illuminating how hope combats inaction, she takes us inside the world of eco-friendly content on TikTok — and shows that we all have what it takes to make real change.
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Easy Way Trick
July 25, 2022 at 12:59 pm
I am coming for good my English speaking skills by the help of TED.
D34th Wish
July 25, 2022 at 1:04 pm
BAN ALL UNESSENTIAL AIR TRAVEL ❌️
And see what happens, prove me wrong. 🤷♂️
Timothy Hall
July 25, 2022 at 1:04 pm
Unfortunately, it is all lies. Wake up.
1goldinga
July 25, 2022 at 1:06 pm
You help climate by not having 150+ active weather modification programs active globally.
Mango Man
July 25, 2022 at 1:08 pm
The last video they showed picking up trash, if they inspire some tangible change their social media would appear much more meaningful than it does now, getting your friends to pick up a couple bags of trash for a short video seems like an easy ask but 10 pieces of trash that’s nothing.
Thomas Voloshen
July 25, 2022 at 1:15 pm
Gen Z and Millennials….the most brainwashed and gullible in 100 years and the most virtuous, lacking of course, any modicum of wisdom.
Britton Price
July 25, 2022 at 1:16 pm
Oh look, more climate change propaganda. Let’s just be open and honest about it, the elites want our rights and freedoms but they are afraid to take them so they have to convince you it’s a good thing if you don’t have any. You’re gonna save the planet if you give up your car, your home and your food for bugs. They think we are all that stupid.
Thomas Voloshen
July 25, 2022 at 1:17 pm
All about me… a generation of narcissism
chiara impeduglia
July 25, 2022 at 3:17 pm
Everyone deep down is like that.
Vesa Wuoristo
July 25, 2022 at 1:22 pm
Renewable energy is taking over , not as fast as it could but still.
Vesa Wuoristo
July 25, 2022 at 1:25 pm
As long as we keep the oceans from turning into toxic bacteria pools , we may yet survive.
Vesa Wuoristo
July 25, 2022 at 1:27 pm
Hopefully I can fully electrify my house and cars.
Matheus
July 25, 2022 at 1:45 pm
Eat meat, be healthy and most important, be happy
hick Hack
July 25, 2022 at 2:06 pm
Lets gooooo.
Everyone now install instagram to rescue to world
St8Genesis
July 25, 2022 at 2:22 pm
This is good except for the fact that doing it through social media is useless.
Social media itself is toxic.
Aaron Oneal
July 25, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Please talk about Ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees
Barboron
July 25, 2022 at 3:07 pm
Wanting influencers is wanting people to promote proaganda. An ‘Activist’ is nothing more than a mouth piece. Anyone with a working brain knows where this ‘fight on climate change’ is going. It’s shutting down farmland to take it away from the working class and put things in the hands of the rich to control. Like Bill Gates buying farm land and making synthetic meat because apparently cattle are a huge problem, even if they have been around for millenia.
Welcome to the Golden Page
July 25, 2022 at 3:27 pm
Earth is a geometric self correcting system
Axiom 21
July 25, 2022 at 3:46 pm
Let’s also have the “elites” starting to help the climate. A first step will be for them to stop flying in their private jets.
Gaasuba Meskhenet
July 25, 2022 at 3:49 pm
I’ve worked hard on my Praxis and Utopian Futures playlist. It includes videos to help with eco anxiety
Stuart Fox
July 25, 2022 at 3:56 pm
Not one prediction AL Gore has made has come true. Look them up.
Laralinda
July 25, 2022 at 4:01 pm
Sadly, it’s not about picking up some bottles from the sidewalk. I am not anxious, I am furious when I see which political parties got elected: in western countries it’s old white men who make decisions. And that is just because of demographics. In our high developed countries the old are the majority. They worked life long for their wealth, based on industries that destroy nature, and the financial sector – why would they want to stop driving big cars and flying wherever they want? Their life is almost over, they want to live it to the fullest, not give up anything.
ArcF1
July 25, 2022 at 11:12 pm
Those old people enabled you to live a comfortable life. Without their hard work you would be complaining about having to work with your hands. No internet, no AC, no refrigerators, cell phones, etc. Stop and look around you for a minute. Everything is there because of oil and climate warming factories.
Laralinda
July 26, 2022 at 5:24 pm
@ArcF1 It’s absolutely not about who to blame how it came like this, but how we all act NOW. Mostly, it’s the rich and powerful who don’t want to change anything.
It is not the people who work (or have worked) with their hands who contribute to climate change that much, I believe.
Henry Robusto
July 25, 2022 at 4:40 pm
After attending the repulsive thing that was seeing Mirjam Heine’s tedex to normalize pedophilia “compared to heterosexuality”. I wonder what credibility these people who speak at your conferences have now?!
Atheistbatman
July 25, 2022 at 5:26 pm
If someone could do less for the climate what would it be
Luke Bruce
July 25, 2022 at 6:49 pm
All I heard was bullshit and lies, as if no one living in south africa knows whats going on. we all know about the blatant corruption.
ArcF1
July 25, 2022 at 11:07 pm
If you want to achieve your goals then lead by example. Show your dedication. The servers running YouTube are contributing more in a year to global warming than most people will their whole life. And you wonder why nobody listens.
If you only knew what goes into manufacturing your everyday items you would see that you yourself are causing more damage to the environment than you are contributing to saving the world. Stop being hypocritical and maybe people will listen.
aSHTEBALA
July 26, 2022 at 3:58 am
Is that Isabela from Encanto?
Michaela Skarbova
July 26, 2022 at 6:57 am
Start by going vegan 🌱 ❤️
Baka Leader
July 26, 2022 at 7:52 am
U got hip hop help fighting climate, now it’s social media eco creator fighting climate. These people are delusional.
hoa phượng vlogs
July 26, 2022 at 8:36 am
Thank for your video.
marco mondelli
July 26, 2022 at 9:52 am
Non i
NR FOJLE RABBI
July 26, 2022 at 1:10 pm
So hard
l l
July 26, 2022 at 4:08 pm
Eco my balls.
l l
July 26, 2022 at 4:13 pm
Lets replace the woods with solar farms.
l l
July 26, 2022 at 4:13 pm
Lets replace the mountain with giant windmills.
l l
July 26, 2022 at 4:14 pm
Lets replace the Ocean shore with farms of giant bird killing fans.
Skaadi
July 27, 2022 at 2:56 pm
its a recipe for disaster when Gen Z and Social Media are mixed together
Zoe Zen
July 27, 2022 at 11:28 pm
YES. WE ARE OUR CHANGE
Zoe Zen
July 27, 2022 at 11:29 pm
Start how you earn money. what you drive.
Do what you can where you are with what you have
Ignacio Ferrentino
July 29, 2022 at 7:20 pm
Me molesta que tenga que justificar su optimismo diciendo que no son ingenuos por creer que pueden generar un cambio… como si ser optimista fuera algo malo en una sociedad donde ser pesimista es “Ver la realidad”. Y la realidad es que las personas que son lo suficientemente optimistas para liderar un cambio terminan generando un cambio. Ejemplos de eso sobran…
Денис Синицын
July 31, 2022 at 7:21 pm
She looks and speaks like crazy
Jack Sparrow
August 1, 2022 at 11:47 pm
I’ve never seen a more false and pretentious title. My god TED has totally sold out.