Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This lecture was part of a course on complex systems at the University of Amsterdam.

Speaker: Fabian Dablander recently finished his PhD at the University of Amsterdam, where he worked on topics related to Bayesian hypothesis testing, causal inference, and early warning signals for tipping points. He has been active in Scientist Rebellion for a year and a half, especially in the Netherlands, and curates a list of resources on the climate emergency that you might find interesting (fabiandablander.com/menu/climate.html).

Introduction (00:00)
The Bigger Picture (02:36)
The Climate Emergency (11:38)
Why Have We Failed So Far? (23:42)
- Fossil Fuel Interests (25:28)
- Mitigation Modelling (37:26)
- Class War (53:40)
Why Current Climate Policy is Insufficient (58:44)
Climate Action (01:05:16)

The slides are available from fabiandablander.com/assets/talks/UvA-Climate-Talk.pdf.