Climate One Fairytales and Fear: Stories Of Our Future
Sep 1, 2023
Exploring the power of positive stories in engaging people in the climate crisis and the need for resilient policies and infrastructure. Reflecting on the inspiration behind futuristic scenarios addressing disparities and the balance between localized technologies and large-scale organizations. The effectiveness of fear and hope as drivers of plot in climate fiction and the importance of conveying climate solutions. Exploring various solutions for achieving a sustainable future, including citizen's assemblies and ongoing climate assemblies in different countries. The women of Asmara band together to combat the heat, drought, and desertification threat by learning how to harvest nightly mists using threads spun from molten glass. Emphasizing the importance of intersectionality in climate impacts and the alignment of the climate fiction contest with Grist's mission.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Power of Positive Stories and Creating Resilient Policies
01:52 • 11min
Renewable Energy, Tensions, and the Power of Large Organizations
13:05 • 3min
The Power of Fear and Hope in Climate Fiction
15:40 • 16min
Towards a Sustainable Society: Solutions and Democratic Processes
31:56 • 8min
The Cloud Weaver's Song: Harvesting Mists to Survive
40:03 • 4min
Origins and Intersectionality in Climate Fiction Contest
44:29 • 12min