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Why Is Climate Science So Disputed? - Richard Betts

Richard Betts MBE is Head of the Climate Impacts strategic area at the MET Office, the lead author on several reports from the IPCC and a Professor at the University of Exeter. There are few areas of science as contested as the climate. I wanted to speak to someone who has been researching this area for more than 3 decades to discover out why there is so much disagreement over fundamental questions like whether the earth's warming is actually caused by humans? Can we stop it? How accurate are climate models? Should we switch to renewables? What does Richard think of Extinction Rebellion? How much are China to blame? And much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://bit.ly/cbdwisdom (use code: MW20) Reclaim your fitness and book a Free Consultation Call with ActiveLifeRX at http://bit.ly/rxwisdom Extra Stuff: Follow Richard on Twitter - https://twitter.com/richardabetts Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #climate #science #physics - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Nov 27, 202159mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:45

    Intro

  2. 0:45 – 1:29

    Who is Richard Betts

  3. 1:29 – 2:47

    The role of the IPCC

  4. 2:47 – 4:19

    Why is climate science so contested

  5. 4:19 – 6:44

    How accurate are climate models

  6. 6:44 – 8:12

    What is CO2

  7. 8:12 – 10:48

    Increased greening from CO2

  8. 10:48 – 11:46

    Industrial CO2

  9. 11:46 – 12:55

    Natural CO2 uptake

  10. 12:55 – 14:23

    Milankovitch cycle

  11. 14:23 – 15:13

    Current projections

  12. 15:13 – 16:41

    Climate models

  13. 16:41 – 17:55

    Computer models

  14. 17:55 – 20:08

    Where temperatures are detected

  15. 20:08 – 21:56

    What happens if we get to 2 degrees

  16. 21:56 – 23:15

    What if we get to 4 degrees

  17. 23:15 – 24:33

    Amazon rainforest

  18. 24:33 – 25:25

    Will the Amazon rainforest remain resilient

  19. 25:25 – 28:21

    What is climate conservation

  20. 28:21 – 32:21

    Is there a price to be paid

  21. 32:21 – 34:41

    Reducing access to energy

  22. 34:41 – 36:29

    Developing countries

  23. 36:29 – 38:58

    COP26 summary

  24. 38:58 – 40:05

    Has there ever been a COP which has attracted as much media attention

  25. 40:05 – 42:52

    Whats the enforcement mechanism

  26. 42:52 – 43:59

    Chinas contribution

  27. 43:59 – 45:50

    Offshoring

  28. 45:50 – 47:56

    Protests

  29. 47:56 – 51:01

    Balancing act

  30. 51:01 – 59:59

    Cycle lane

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