Climate change in popular culture

Climate change, its impacts, and related human-environment interactions have been featured in nonfiction books and documentaries, but also literature, film, music, television shows and video games.

Science historian Naomi Oreskes noted in 2005 "a huge disconnect between what professional scientists have studied and learned in the last 30 years, and what is out there in the popular culture.

[2] Cultural responses have been posited as an important part of communicating climate change, but commentators have noted covering the topic has posed challenges due to its abstract nature.

[8] Omnipresent and relevant, yet abstract and statistical by nature, as well as invisible for the naked eye – climate change is a subject matter in need for perception and cognition support par excellence.

These works are intended to encourage viewers to reflect on their daily actions "in a socially responsible manner to preserve and protect the planet".

The genre frequently includes science fiction and dystopian or utopian themes, imagining the potential futures based on how humanity responds to the impacts of climate change.

A satirical cartoon about sea level rise .
Bill McKibben , author of The End of Nature .
American rock band Smash Mouth performing in 2011. The New York Times listed their 1999 song " All Star " #1 on their list of top 10 climate change songs. [ 5 ]
Still from a 2010 performance of The Climate Monologues .
Trey Parker and Matt Stone , creators of adult animated comedy series South Park . South Park has parodied climate change on several occasions, particularly focusing on the environmental activism of politician Al Gore .