2023–05–31

Carl Sagan’s 1987 testimony to Congress on climate change

Carl Sagan testified to Congress in 1985 about the danger of global warming and advocated for a transition away from fossil fuels. A beautiful new video animates wildlife automata using his warning of climate disasters: “Carl Sagan’s Message.”

“We’re doing something immensely stupid…The abundance of greenhouse gases is increasing. One degree of temperature change is enough to produce widespread suffering and famine worldwide.” Unfortunately in 2023, the planet has already surpassed one degree, and we now face the immense task of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celcius.

Source: Colossal