There is no Planet B | Mike Berners-Lee interview

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Published on May 9, 2023 3:25:55 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLla_T-d6e4

Duration: 28:10

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Mike Berners-Lee delves into the climate crisis and what we can do about it.

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Mike Berners-Lee identifies the most common misconceptions around the biggest sources of carbon emissions, who he thinks holds the most responsibility for the environmental crisis, and argues for how we might enact structural change.

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02:15 What are the most common misconceptions around carbon emissions?
03:37 Where does responsibility for the environmental crisis lie?
09:51 Should we focus on the more positive aspects of climate action?
14:40 Are our nation states capable of expressing global radical alturism?
24:40 How will the shift happen on an individual and collective level?

Mike Berners-Lee is a pre-eminent expert in carbon footprinting and Professor and Fellow of the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University. He is also the director and principal consultant at Small World Consulting and the author of three books, including There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years.

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