Behind the Headlines | Climate Change: Can Stories Save the World?

Recorded February 13, 2019. In anticipation of Trinity’s Green
Week, the Trinity Long Room Hub's latest Behind the Headlines looks
to the humanities to take on Climate Change. How do history,
literature, film and art help us understand the contemporary
environmental challenges we face? As scientists warn us of the
consequences of our human impact on the environment, the arts help
us visualise the consequences of climate change and natural
catastrophe, eliciting emotional responses that prompt action. By
looking to the past, we can understand historical examples of
conflict and climate and the unintended consequences brought about
by attempts to mitigate the effects of climate warming. Learn more
at: https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/