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Is science fiction holding back climate action?

Is science fiction holding back climate action?

New year, same old problem: The planet is heating, and we need to fix it, fast. I found this an interesting take, from the BBC’s Climate Question podcast: How can fiction β€” the collective narratives we create through novels and movies β€” help with climate action? It explores how science fiction has often used climate catastrophe as a storyline without going into what caused it. Thus the story becomes Β«a battle against a foe instead of a battle against our habitsΒ».


From Weekly Filet #376, in January 2022.

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