"I am truly *sorey* for that inconvenience" Canada Man strikes again

@connor863

3 жыл бұрын

Canadian politeness lol

@andershenriksen7592

3 жыл бұрын

*”withaout”*

The fact that the climate battle will/is be faught politically is something that a lot of young people don't realise (I think). Get to know yourself and your own opinion and spread it, you can't live parallel to this world, we all live in it together, so we need everyone to participate!

@thruschizoaffectiveeyes

3 жыл бұрын

With that fact I wish we had better presidential options in the states

@erikmnelson77

3 жыл бұрын

@@thruschizoaffectiveeyes This. In the US we are stuck with the unenviable situation of having to back one party because of a vast reduction of harm, even though the party we have to back is not in any way a party that is "good on climate" - Hopefully we can get that party in power, and then demand immediate 1) voter reform including ranked choice voting and 2) climate action. (Ranked choice voting would allow people to actually vote for the best party on climate and begin to threaten the establishment, without risking the extremely anti climate at the moment GOP. It's depressing that Biden/Harris is so much better for the climate than Trump, even though they are a poor climate choice, but here we are) And thank you Kurtis!

@thruschizoaffectiveeyes

3 жыл бұрын

@@erikmnelson77 I can't believe we didn't change the electoral college, and how things are done. I am sickened that Bernie Sanders isn't our current president. I probably have made the same decision as you to vote for crappy establishment democrats but I resent it and listen hard when people who disagree speak, because they make a lot of sense. Like Kim Iversen made some sense to me recently, and she is voting 3rd party, because she still believes in voting your conscious. This will probably be my first time voting Democratic in like a 12 year streak of Green voting. Very reluctantly. Still not even sure I am doing the right thing.

@highjinx6519

3 жыл бұрын

Erik Nelson you keep on wishing and when you finally figure out they’re never going to listen and they’re all on the same team and it’s not our’s, then maybe we can all move forward together. I truly look forward to that day but until such time I refuse to be complicit in what both parties are doing to this country. I understand you are doing what you think is best and I respect that as I hope you will respect my decision as I think we both have good intentions. Ultimately I truly feel a majority of us are on the same team, we just don’t know it yet. In the words of the immortal George Carlin: “it’s a big club and we ain’t in it”.

@brunodejong1695

3 жыл бұрын

Dutch youngh Socialist member here :)

please keep doing this, the world needs you

@sebastianc.5825

3 жыл бұрын

shut up furry

@m0w0ss

3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianc.5825 who asked

@sebastianc.5825

3 жыл бұрын

@@m0w0ss doin ur maam doin doin ur maam

It's strange to me to watch these videos. I grew up in Calgary and my mom works in geophysics and seismic processing. She's the bread maker in our family and so our livelyhoods are dependent on that same pipeline you're blocking, and it's not just my family. Calgary has been hit harder than any other city in Canada. Unemployment rates are now hitting 15%, that's 10% below what they were during the great depression and I think it's reasonable to assume it's going to get worse. I think it's important to take in that people are suffering, no doubt about it. On the other hand I absolutely believe in what you're doing, there just isn't any meaningful dialog over in Parliament about the climate crisis and this is exactly what will spark it. Our MPs need to start pushing for difficult climate change policies, and we need to have policy in place for when cities like Calgary suffer. Calgary can't be left behind in favor of progress, not after we've given so much to the rest of Canada. Stay up in your tree you crazy monkey, you're going to make everyone ask themselves difficult questions, and I fully support that.

@melanieyu894

3 жыл бұрын

"Calgary can't be left behind in favour of progress." Beautifully stated. I think Calgary really has great opportunity to invest and produce a lot of green energy and it's hard to get people to realize that no oil does not mean no jobs. It's about shifting the job market and making new jobs available because we're still going to need energy

"from los angeles to seattle" Europeans: so um is that like a lot?

@crouton3455

3 жыл бұрын

Generally any distance between cities in north america is a lot by european standards

@hubbletrubble7875

3 жыл бұрын

It's about the distance from Berlin to Moscow. So yes, it is a lot

I've been watching your videos for years now and I'm starting to realize that you are really taking it up a notch with creating change in the world. Keep inspiring my generation to do great things - we need it.

Keep it going man, loved your content since I stumbled across it and love your morals more

@marcleger7566

3 жыл бұрын

Please run for parliament

"A transition that doesn't leave anyone behind." Thank you for doing this Kurtis.🙏

Thank you for what you are doing. It's refreshing to see someone speak so well on such important topics while actually taking real action. I hope what you are doing inspires others to take action and get involved. We need to get used to standing up to corporations who want to profit off of damaging the earth - it isn't going to just stop one day. There will always be people who are financially motivated to make decisions at the detriment of our planet. We need people to continue doing things like this, and for the awareness of what's happening to generate actual responses.

I really like the view of the tree canopy and sky at the end in those videos.

Thank you, Kurtis. Thanks a lot... :)

Thank you Kurtis.... these are the kinds of things people need to be talking about.

Me = sadness cus I live in the U.S and we only care about ourselves

Your willingness to literally be 20m in the air to protest the pipeline is giving me newfound energy to lead my university's green club next year. Thanks for doing this Kurtis!

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. You can do it!!!

Hang in there, bud

@tokiWren

3 жыл бұрын

heh

@connor863

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Dam imagine if this was the CBC comment section. I can just sense all those angered Albertans. They are truly good folks. Have family that live their but eh they have to understand that we can’t negotiate with science. Also putting all their money into oil is not good.

I'm 30 also! Happy belated birthday Kurtis. Keep it up!

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

Happy BDay pal!

Stay strong. You are an inspiration to all of us

this kind of felt like a pep talk. my local friday for future group sadly couldnt be as active this year bc of the pandemic. but we are getting back into it (with a bit creativity bc we respect important social distancing masures). there are gonna be local elections soon. I feel like people have been tending more to conservative parties for a sense of safety and also bc they (the conservatice parties who form the gonvernment) managed the pandemic crisis pretty good in my country. but these parties arent doing enough for climate crisis!

@vectorworm

3 жыл бұрын

*against the climate crisis

You’re doing the world so much kurtis!

Thank you Kurtis. Thank You- Thank You- and Thank you to the rest of the camp.

I’d love to see a politician with the same morals as you have ☮️💚

greetings and support from germany!

Amazing work! I'm so proud of what you do! how can i support you and the cause?

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! There are links in the video description. :D

Stay safe and stay strong!

What are some resources to further educate myself on this? Thank you for everything you are doing!!

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

On this video specifically, I'd say This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein for climate stuff, and for wealth redistribution: Utopia for Realists by.... I forget, but there's a link in the video description

@annalisep.1376

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScopeofScience thank you!

I love how he gave up his comfort zone for saving Earth. Amazing!!!!

Thank you for your work. True role model

Good job

Love ya man!

Thank you Curtis for camping up in a tree for our collective future 🦥🌍

Thanks for doing this tough work and thanks for educating!

I live in Seattle and it was extremely hot here too, it almost feels like we are living much further south than we're supposed to

Anyone know who to vote for in the U.K. for this? I’m assuming Green Party is the best bet

@CTCTraining1

3 жыл бұрын

Noah .. I would recommend you go talk to the local groups and listen to their views. Find those that can tell you about the local issues and how they intend to solve them when they come to power. So many parties are populated with parrots who have little understanding of local context and just want to dangle green policies without dealing with legacy. Good luck... and regardless of who you join make sure they understand why you have chosen them.

@sarahberry8934

3 жыл бұрын

I live in the UK, and I'd say the Green Party is the best bet, yeah. But Chris also has some good advice. 😆

@eduardog3000

3 жыл бұрын

Corbyn's Labour was an amazing opportunity. But now that Labour is under Starmer, just stick with Green.

@MoneyForFun255

3 жыл бұрын

Boris Johnson

What is you opinion on nuclear power plants? I have heard some people say it is our only way to a green future and was wondering what you think.

@okanagansage

3 жыл бұрын

Wind and solar are now more economical and less dangerous.

@maazali9604

3 жыл бұрын

Its a good move long term but very expensive like most things that can help this climate crisis solar wind and hydro are much cheaper solutions

@LeaHildebrandtRossander

3 жыл бұрын

The problem with wind and solar is that their production currently requires significant amounts of rare earth elements, so that there won't be enough to power the whole planet. This is in addition to the inherent unpredictability of the power source, since it depends on the wind blowing or the sun shining. To have an electric grid like the one we have now, there needs to be a stable baseline. Otherwise we would have to significantly change the way we use electricity. And that takes too long. We need the climate solutions NOW, actually we needed them yesterday. And nuclear power is the only completely CO2 neutral stable source we know of. It is also a myth that it has more dangers - actually modern nuclear plants are designed so that even when something goes wrong, it is completely under control. This also makes them much cheaper, because the high price of standard nuclear is caused by the need for zero error tolerance.

@tissuepaper9962

3 жыл бұрын

@@okanagansage modern nuclear plants are built with several layers of completely passive safety measures. even if a meltdown were to happen with nobody in the building to do anything about it, it remains contained and, in fact, is halted by the addition of a large amount of water. completely passively. nuclear is the only way forward. don't spread this misinformation that nuclear is "risky" or "dangerous", because it just simply isn't.

@okanagansage

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeaHildebrandtRossander Rare earth elements? That's only used minimally in the industry. That has been debunked. For "intermittency" of power, there is hydro, geothermal (constant) and battery storage (with the plunging cost of them). Renewables are safer and faster to build and cheaper. Nuclear safe? Ask the Japanese. Earthquakes, tsunamis, terrorist attacks. Don't take my word for it. Look at where the money is being invested.

This is the first year in my 30 years alive i've suffered heat stroke. I live in Scotland. In the last 2 months we have felt a peak temperature of 29'c for atleast 9 days straight. That's very unusual...

Love and solidarity 💚

Kurtis, thank you so much for opening my eyes to how detrimental and urgent climate change is. Not too long ago, I, like you, was once a "climate change denier", not in the traditional sense, but in the sense of how I didn't see just how horrible the situation currently is. This is truly an emergency, which is on track to cause more damage than any war or pandemic we've ever had. Videos like yours give me hope though.

So I'm going to have to climb a tree to finally meet you when I'm living in Vancouver... Keeps things interesting. I'll get Autumn to give me a boost.

Very thoughtful of you to think of workers. People cutting trees in the Amazon are often struggling with extreme poverty, pushed by people who aren’t. To act against climate change, we need redistribution of wealth, to give the poor a choice, and take away that unfair lever from the rich.

Have they confronted you yet or anything? I just want to know if they mad or naw.

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

I've had a few comments online, thats all so far. They are not excited about what I'm doing, and I understand that. Its a tricky situation.

@youforia301

3 жыл бұрын

Kurtis Baute a tricky situtation that is well needed. A lot of respect from me for doing this!

Love what you're doing!! Huge inspiration :)

You're smashing it! Wish I could be there with you

@donbrasz

3 жыл бұрын

Don't we all. Unfortunately, most of us have real jobs

@coolfred9083

3 жыл бұрын

@@donbrasz I can't tell if you're pro or against what Kurtis is doing

@donbrasz

3 жыл бұрын

@@coolfred9083 I'm Pro. He's all right. He's more than alright, he's a pretty special guy. His efforts are noble and even though they may be futile, it certainly is steps in the right direction that we need to be taking.

@coolfred9083

3 жыл бұрын

@@donbrasz Yeah I agree

You are such an inspiration! Thank you for standing up for what’s right

I suspect a large percentage of the oil is already being moved by rail instead of the pipeline, though I understand that rail may have a lower capacity than the pipeline. However, rail has a higher risk of accidents spilling large quantities of crude than the pipeline. The oil will move as long as there is a demand, of course, due to market forces. Do you think the additional likelihood of rail spillage is worse than the pipeline? Or is the pipeline less environmentally friendly due to the clearing and heavy industrial work required to install it despite the reduced spillage risk over rail? I understand pipeline disasters are a different scale, but many minor accidents add up, too.

@connor863

3 жыл бұрын

Another reason why pipelines are really bad is because they're adding infrastructure to the oil industry. That can make it harder to transition away from fossil fuels, and we really need to transition away from fossil fuels fast!

Not watched your videos in a while i will be honest, but this caught my attention. and im following.... I won't lie! I am neieve to climate change, living in a bubble where i don't notice it and it doesn't affected me as much. i follow the herd... but recently.. this has opened my eyes! I am now walking more instead of driving, and doing my bit to cut down on the amount of elecricity i use. keep up the good work! i will be following!

0:22 same thing happened to me in nigeria... I was there 2018. Wasn't fun waking up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat... and when we ran out of water, the wait for fresh water was torture! I couldn't wait any longer, so I fetched water from the well, boiled it and burned my mouth while drinking it... if we don't do something about the increasing heat, things will get way worse than my experience in nigeria

You’re doing what a lot of us can’t do. What I can’t do. Thank you

The world needs more people like you

Kurtis, what do you think of nuclear power?

@DomDoesCoasters

3 жыл бұрын

He's not against it, but he's not for it either

Any updates on the protests?

What’s sad is that most people fighting for climate change are young and can’t vote, it’s unfair that young people have no political say even though they are usually more educated on topics like this than most older people.

You're a hero man!

This man somehow summed up everything that going on in 8 min

Thank you

Damn this got political really fast. Thanks for the message.

Agree, agree & agree! I'm the lucky ones who can afford AC on two roms and it has been extremely hot this year in Spain and most of my house plans have died. Only cactus & palm trees are doing okay in this extreme heat

These videos need more views!

Very important Video! Spread and share the message people! :)

the money stacked on its side from building to building seemed a bit random to bring up, but all your other points are pretty good

The fact that people think issues aren't easily fixed, when they are, is so ridiculous to me.

I noticed your clothes are different; how do you change without taking off the harness?

Social justice is extremely hard and I think broadly unsolved. Maybe even harder to solve compared to climate change, because in case of climate change we kinda know what to do. I am on the side of technology and economy arguments. We need to make fossil fuels more expensive and renewable energy less expensive. Therefore I support renewable energy research, I myself studied it and I just got masters degree in renewables. What you are doing is increasing the costs of fossil fuels directly and that is very important. To further accent this trend, I believe global carbon tax could be very powerful in fighting climate change. After all, prices rule everything. If renewables are cheaper option people and companies will take it, no persuasion needed.

Did you edit and upload this in the tree?

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. It was difficult

@sebastian-benedictflore

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScopeofScience Damn bro. How do you charge your equipment?

This is great

01:03 You had a Brasilian demo.

Last time i was here this early...was actually never.

During Hurricane Katrina people were told 5 days before the storm arrived to leave. They chose to stay. How are those deaths blamed on climate change?

Jeff doesn’t just like have 100 billion cash in his checking account. It’s equity in Amazon. He’s *worth* a ton, but if he tried to liquidate that, the share prices would tank. Supply and demand. So when I hear people say he could do this or that for 100B, it seems kinda silly.

Oh yeah!!

Hey, I’ve sent you a message via your web page, but basically, I’ve been wanting to make Spanish subtitles for your videos in order to share them to people in my country, Argentina. The option of community collaborations seems disable (at least for me), so if it is helpful don’t doubt to contact me.

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Sorry, I saw that but I've been so busy up here trying to make a video each day. It's disabled? It should be working until September... 🤔 Will try to figure out what's up

I have no air conditioning like most people in Germany because we have one of the second most expensive Electric Bills in the world because our stupid politicians have stopped our Nuklear Electricity and now we are relying on coal, gas and luckily also on clean energy. Keep up the good work btw

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

Germany stopping nuclear was dumb

@sinphus

3 жыл бұрын

Kurtis Baute yes

@LeaHildebrandtRossander

3 жыл бұрын

I am a physicist, and on top of the sad increase of fossil energy use, and increased electricity prices, it was also a huge blow to the scientific community. Lots of big projects that were developing new science for nuclear energy had to be closed, since the reactors weren't allowed any more 😔

Keep up the good work

yes!!!!

Funny how in the video where you recommend the most radical societal changes, the next video in the series is no longer in "Up next" and the view count gets cut in half

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

KZread has a very strong far right lean, and a barley even a little left lean. This shouldn't even be radical, it's obvious 🤷‍♂️

Doing amazing Kurtis!

When will the workers reach where you are?

The politics in germany are a little bit different. We got a lot of parties of which 6 parties have a noticable amount of votes. Usually what happens is, that the 2 center parties and one or 2 smaller ones get into a coalition to reign as they please (so just placebo discussions during the 4 year period). That means, that lobbyism here is actually quite the thing, as on that point, nothing is holding you back from taking the money and going all out against all sense and justice. Im talking supporting Nord Stream, Building another Coal Powerplant, lowering the financial support for renewable energy, granting a bonus when you buy a car (gas, diesel or electric), saving plane companies with billions of euros without having strict regulations on what they shall do with it, even when they are proven the not pay taxes by having letterboxy and daughter companies in suitable countries. The list goes on a long way. At least we got a trend since the last election, that the 2 biggest parties are losing votes at quite the fast rate. And the left and green parties are gaining a lot. Sadly there is also a relatively new right party that gained an absurd amount of votes. Like +10% in a period of 4 years. (Talking climatechange denial, proven racism and faschism, hustle, etc.) At this point I just hope for a minority government so that the green party finally has impact in the goverment. TL;DR German politics are f*ed up, but they might get better. I don't actually don't know why I actually wrote that, but it seemed like quite a lot of people didn't know how politics "worked" in germany. So there is that..

Why did we have record highs here that we haven't seen in 100 years

In australia for education there is a literal line through the country you live inland that line you get aircon, you dont live inland of that line too bad! You dont need it!

This is some engaging content

If we are serious about the climate crisis then dealing with our energy needs should be our top priority. As far as I can tell, a new energy network will have to rely on a large grid powered by big solar farms, wind farms, dams and so on (to be efficient). Anyone who talks about changing society to be more equitable sounds like they aren't taking the problem seriously. Unless sustainable solutions become so miniaturized and cost effective that everyone can easily afford them to provide for their own power needs (and thus equity is easily achieved), then we are looking at a system that will seemingly be best served by bigger institutions like corporations or governments (for better or for worse).

@carolime13

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's wrong to ask the gov for infrastructure rather than have each household pay for it individually. Imagine landlords here for a second. That idea would never work out

@byter75

3 жыл бұрын

​@@carolime13 Asking for infrastructure to be developed sounds like a perfectly genuine and direct way to address the climate crisis. Asking for the government to solve all inequality (by doing things my way) sounds disingenuous and it doesn't directly follow from the big issue we have before us.

Please run for parliament

Does Canada have FPTP?

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

Yes and it's balls I voted for Justin Trudeau when he ran on a platform to get proportional representation. He didn't do that. Instead he bought an oil pipeline. Now I'm a Green Party member.

@uvbe

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScopeofScience Good luck then! It's specially difficult for third parties on FPTP

But what are your demands ? Can’t they just wait you out or forcibly remove you ?

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

Stop the pipeline. That's all.

POG

Hey Kurtis, what are you thinking about socialism and its possibilities to create a better economy and society for the future? Do you think that we will rather safe the planet and the people in capitalism than in socialism?

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

I think what we need is something that isn't called socialism or capitalism, it's a mix and it's also different. Whatever you want to call it, we gotta start working on it now

Granted I have studied geology and drilling for fossil fuels, (I studied more on watersheds and the impact of AMD via ephemeral streams.) BUT!... I am not a climate denier, I am not a person who pushes for nat. gas and oil production. I am not a person who denies that pipelines intrude on environmental ecosystems. BUT. In a geological standpoint/frame of mind, the process of horizontal extraction of nat gas and oil is not invasive as some may think. An area, of say 1 square mile of infrastructure, can produce an area of hundreds of miles along ""fault lines"" (strike/dips) and basic stratigraphy. It's a difficult standpoint that this comment makes, but in this day an age, we do not have govt. officials who are able to pull masses together and say, "Hey! Let's stop the fracking industry! I know that it's a quick and easy way to produce energy and while it does bring loads to the economy, we have to stop this action. Let's move towards a more expensive infrastructure (at first) for clean and renewable energy. i.e. geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar. I personally don't think we are comfortable enough yet as a species to toss dirty energy out. Unfortunately this is a business model and money is involved. I hope that one day in my lifetime we as a species is able to look at cost vs impact, and choose impact over cost...

I've felt so sick of hearing people say world issues aren't political, or can just be fixed with a vote. I'm trans, and it feels very much like the places that have two major parties in many places don't feel comfortable to vote for (I'm Australian, we do have some rights, but it still isn't perfect for say, Americans, where there's only the two parties really, and both sides aren't the best right now), and for us to feel accepted we're very often screwed by the system already. A vote is just pick your poison. This goes for many different things, sometimes it just doesn't feel like either side supports you. And on climate change, I feel the same as you about the rich, it is extremely concerning how much power they have, and it doesn't feel like I can do too much to change that. The system itself needs to change and we need equality, and fast. I'm rambling, oops, but seriously know that you are superb for what you do for the world. Also, best wishes to Amita and their campaign, they sound amazing!

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

You're not rambling. I hear you! It can feel futile at times, but we have to protest and elect moral leaders. We can do this ✊

@8thy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScopeofScience I hope so! Thanks :D

hi

Im from the southern united states. If you dont know, the southern united states is SUPER conservative by canadian standards. Many rich people down here simply want to hold on to their money even though there is no reason for them to have it because all it is doing is sitting in their bank accounts. These same people are not for working to slow/stop climate change and help the environment because of its short term impact on the economy. These are the same people that say the black lived matter movement is “reverse racism”. Its honestly sad seeing so much selfishness from my friends families. In fact, some people at my school are bullied for their beliefs on protecting the environment. Its just not right. Climate change shouldnt be an issue split between political parties. Climate change affects all of us and I wish the American government was in unity on saving the environment. What you are doing is amazing Kurtis! We must try to gain support for this movement. Its the only way to make change and keep civilization going for the generations to come.

The wealth gap, visualised - mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/

I sweat so much from my hands that those wrinkly fingers are almost a daily.

Unfortunately, we'll have to rely on gas and oil until the alternatives become efficient and affordable.

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

They already are. Keep up, Geek. The pipeline is the thing that is not affordable. It such an economic gamble that the original company building it decided not to. Then the government bought it, and pumped in several billion dollars in subsidies and still it seems economically risky to the point where most of the insurance companies have decided to stop insuring the pipeline. On the other hand, renewables are more affordable than ever, they are rapidly displacing coal and gas, and they are clearly the infrastructure we need if we want to survive on this planet. Renewables at all time low cost: www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2020/01/21/renewable-energy-prices-hit-record-lows-how-can-utilities-benefit-from-unstoppable-solar-and-wind/#63df7a702c84

Donated 25.00!

Amita is MY prime minister

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I can afford a gas-powered. I cannot afford an electric car. What do I do?

@ScopeofScience

3 жыл бұрын

Vote for climate action and protest for system change. As I describe in a previous video, don't focus on your carbon footprint - its a trap: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lKqcutaIoNaafbA.html

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