#21 | Between climate panic, paralytic fear and a positive future

We ought to be pretty optimistic about our ability to prevent climate change. After all, we’ve got some innovative technologies, some great ideas and the creative minds to make them happen. We’re on the right track. So what’s all the fuss about? 

Unfortunately, it’s not that easy. Right now, we’re experiencing the extreme climate changes that are taking place at first hand. Despite all efforts, there’s a steady stream of climate disaster stories in the headlines. If you look at it like that, we have little reason to be optimistic about the future.

It’s time to break away from this typical pessimism and look at things from a different perspective. Vince Ebert already does. He says: climate change is happening. But he also says: There are plenty of reasons for hope, big and small, that we can draw courage from. He’s going to share them with us and explain why we can stay optimistic.

The (political) comedian and physicist knows exactly what he’s talking about. In the current LeaderTalk he chats to Georgiy Michailov, Managing Partner at Struktur Management Partner, about why he believes our climate policy future isn’t as black as we think. 
But he also mercilessly confronts us with the unpleasant truths. Like the one that we all should really be clear about: we can’t stop climate change any more. But we can accept the inevitable – and adapt to it.

Vince also shows us that we should be listening more to practitioners than theorists when it comes to climate change, and why the emergency landing on the Hudson River proves it.

*Video only in German