“Climate battle”: 50 years of struggle in documentary film
For the first time, the film returns to 50 years of modern history focused on the fight against climate change. “Climate battle“Began in 1972: Jeopardy”activities with echo“Climate is discussed at the first United Nations Environment Conference in Stockholm, Sweden.”After that, a fierce struggle began between governments, companies and NGOs“tell the two directors, former reporter Elena Sender Science and the Future, and Alexis Barbier-Bouvet. “It pits the credulous against the skeptic: those willing to act to avoid the declared disaster and those interested in not acting.“.
Scientists were caught in a pinch
Scientists who reveal more and more accurate and abundant knowledge are caught in a pincer movement. We have known since the 19the CO from the century2 it accumulates in the atmosphere during the burning of fossil fuels and causes the greenhouse effect. And since the 1970s, computer models have shown that a rise in the earth’s average temperature will lead to melting of dry ice, rising sea levels, seasonal disturbances, and more.
But if the warnings followed each other, it is desirable to take concrete, effective measures to prevent the announced disasters. Why? This film traces the last fifty years precisely between scientific studies and media debates, citizen mobilizations and lobbying maneuvers, political contests and international negotiations, real progress and disappointed hopes.
A battle full of conflict
One of the strengths of the documentary is how the fight for climate plays out against other conflicts. Margaret Thatcher pushed for the creation of the IPCC in 1988, not least because of its scientific background, but also because she was fighting the powerful coal unions in her country, whose mines she wanted to shut down.
And this is a war that will paralyze action.”to maintain the climate“As claimed by the hundreds of millions of people who marched around the world in April 2000. The 9/11 attack actually pushed the West to fight terrorism, and all but safe messages are now deafening to politicians and public opinion.”Our house is burning, we are looking away”French President Jacques Chirac laments the Earth Summit in Johannesburg.
Interviews with key witnesses give life and flesh to this breathtaking story. Former Cato Institute lobbyist Jerry Taylor looks out of place”Thank you for smoking” without cynicism or greed, it explains the pressures and arguments used to delay action and cast doubt in favor of the fossil fuel industry. With the help of scientists who are by no means experts on the subject, such as rocket physicist Fred Singer, it sometimes listens more than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which in turn breathes former US President Robert Watson. IPCC.
James Hansen, A former NASA researcher and one of the pioneers of computer simulations returns to his discoveries: this climate whistleblower was censored by the Bush administration in May 1989, but thanks to his clever mouthpiece, he was able to deliver his message without any sanctions. a ping pong number made with Democrat Senator Al Gore.
Breathtaking backstage
The procrastination observed by the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, indicates that the era of fossil fuels, which has dominated for almost decades and is supported by the main institutions, is already over. John Kerry, the special representative of the US president on climate, insists that the blockades are the fruit of the minority, but they are very powerful.
Laurence Tubiana, the architect of the 2015 Paris Agreement (one of the first major successes in favor of fighting climate change), looks backstage at the breathless negotiations at these summits and describes a possible future as Europe begins to wean itself. After the war in Ukraine, it stopped importing gas and oil.
Tomorrow we can ask the future graduates what they say”Bin Laden and Putin each had a negative and a positive impact on the climate fight. This exceptional film already provides some keys to understanding. “He is the only person to date to reveal the behind-the-scenes of this amazing yet true story spanning five decades.“, We guess on France TV. It provides a vision for the future, taking climate action into account. It’s an electric shock, a plea for decades to come, when the climate battle becomes a geopolitical challenge to peace and world stability.etc”.
“Climate battle” (72 minutes), a film by Elena Sender and Alexis Barbier-Bouvet
On Sunday, November 6, 2022, at 8:55 p.m., there will be a debate with journalist Paloma Moritz, head of the Department of Ecology – Explosion, after the documentary film scheduled for “Le Monde en face” program; Nabil Wakim, environment expert, Le Monde; Laurence Tubiana, Director of the European Climate Fund; Yamina Sahed, IPCC expert, expert on energy policy.
