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No laughing matter: Can comedy help us tackle climate change?

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Climate change is an extremely serious issue, but can comedy help us cope with - and communicate about - it?


We hear from the University of Colorado, Boulder where students can take a course in ‘climate comedy’ that ends in them performing on stage in a comedy club.


And we unpack the power of cartoons from the World Economic Forum’s climate ‘cartoonathon’.


Thumbnail image: Wade Kimbrough (with the help of A.I.) The caption reads: "Changing paths? That's not in this quarter's budget."
Guests:

Beth Osnes (https://www.bethosnes.com/) , Professor, Director of Graduate Studies in Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder:


Max Boykoff (https://www.colorado.edu/envs/maxwell-boykoff) , Professor, Department of Environmental Studies (https://www.colorado.edu/envs/) , University of Colorado, Boulder


Gill Einhorn (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/gill-einhorn/) , Head, Innovation and Transformation, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum


John Letzing (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/john-letzing/) , Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum
Links:

Inside the Greenhouse: https (https://insidethegreenhouse.org/) ://insidethegreenhouse.org/ (https://insidethegreenhouse.org/)


2024 Inside the Greenhouse Climate Comedy Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QshK_XuGUMg


Earth Decides: https://www.earthdecides.org/community


Cartoonathon: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/11/humour-and-generative-ai-can-help-us-discuss-the-climate-crisis/
Podcasts:

Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts (http://wef.ch/podcasts) :


YouTube: (https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts) - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts


Radio Davos (https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos) - subscribe (https://pod.link/1504682164) : https://pod.link/1504682164


Meet the Leader (https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader) - subscribe (https://pod.link/1534915560) : https://pod.link/1534915560


Agenda Dialogues (https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues) - subscribe (https://pod.link/1574956552) : https://pod.link/1574956552


Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub) : https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub
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Business
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World Economic Forum, WEF, Davos
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