World Economic Forum

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: , Professor, Director of Graduate Studies in Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder: , Professor, , University of Colorado, Boulder Gill Einhorn, Head, Innovation and Transformation, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum Links: Inside the Greenhouse: 2024 Inside the Greenhouse Climate Comedy Special: Earth Decides: Cartoonathon: Podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on : - - : - : - : Join the :
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