Wall-E: A Simplified Guide to Our Looming Hellscape

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In this video, I discuss the 2008 film Wall-E and how its environmental themes touch on the reality of the difficulties we’re facing when it comes to combating climate change.

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0:00 intro
1:23 things aren’t looking great
6:47 the happiest conglomerate on earth
12:00 the lorax & the machine
19:12 wall-e’s axiom
24:15 the myth of personal responsibility

Resources:
Register to vote and participate in every election, including local elections: https://vote.gov/ (link for US viewers)
But also encourage your circle to do the same — be as annoying as you need to be!

Volunteer and/or donate here (& follow them on socials for updates on projects/events):
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
https://citizensclimatelobby.org/join-citizens-climate-lobby/

Environmental Voter Project
https://www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved

Sunrise Movement
https://www.sunrisemovement.org/take-action/

350
https://350.org/get-involved/

Extinction Rebellion (mostly UK-based but becoming more active in the US too)
https://extinctionrebellion.uk/act-now/local-groups/

Also - becoming more educated on the subject helps convince others of the importance of political participation. Consider reading books on the cause (including the ones linked directly below).

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Sources mentioned:
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming - David Wallace-Wells
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41552709-the-uninhabitable-earth

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate - Naomi Klein
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21913812-this-changes-everything

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need - Bill Gates
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52275335-how-to-avoid-a-climate-disaster

The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet - Michael E. Mann
​​https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53441709-the-new-climate-war

2021 IPCC report
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/

2030 Environmental Goals | The Walt Disney Company
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2020/12/disneyenvironmentwhitepaper.pdf

2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report | The Walt Disney Company
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2021/02/2020-CSR-Report.pdf

Greenwash: Disney's green intentions are pure fantasy | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/mar/19/disney-greenwash-fred-pearce

NFTs Are Hot. So Is Their Effect on the Earth's Climate | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-hot-effect-earth-climate/

The climate controversy swirling around NFTs | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22328203/nft-cryptoart-ethereum-blockchain-climate-change

Disney's Wall-E NFT Is Exactly What Wall-E Warned Us About | Gizmodo
https://gizmodo.com/disney-s-wall-e-nft-is-exactly-what-wall-e-warned-us-ab-1848024604

Net Zero Is No Longer Enough – It's Time For Net Negative, Policy Coherence And Robust ESG | Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/feliciajackson/2021/08/30/net-zero-is-no-longer-enough--its-time-for-net-negative-policy-coherence-and-robust-esg/?sh=1d767cfe6a34

Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap | The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/climate-scientists-concept-of-net-zero-is-a-dangerous-trap-157368

Why Net Zero Targets May Not Stop Climate Change | Time
https://time.com/6113845/net-zero-climate-pledge-impact/

Are “net-zero” climate targets just hot air? | Vox
https://www.vox.com/22737140/un-cop26-climate-change-net-zero-emissions-carbon-offsets

Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks you Can Think! - Jacob Held
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10330175-dr-seuss-and-philosophy?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=TB5w47nqN9&rank=1

The Disneyfication of Dr. Seuss: Faithful to Profit One Hundred Percent? - Philip Nel
https://www.academia.edu/456808/The_Disneyfication_of_Dr_Seuss_Faithful_to_Profit_One_Hundred_Percent

Oil & Gas: Lobbying, 2021 | OpenSecrets
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/lobbying.php?cycle=2022&ind=E01

Net zero carbon pledges have good intentions. But they are not enough. | Brookings
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/planetpolicy/2021/10/25/net-zero-carbon-pledges-have-good-intentions-but-they-are-not-enough/#:~:text=But%20they%20are%20not%20enough.,-Rahul%20Tongia%20Monday&text=The%20recent%20Intergovernmental%20Panel%20on,rise%20below%201.5%C2%B0C

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