Opinion | Take It From Climate Scientists: 'Don't Look Up' Is Damning—But Not Nearly Damning Enough

'In the movie, the political machinery is so bent on power and the capitalist's appetite is so insatiable, they'll risk all of humanity to get them. It's both mind-boggling and terrifyingly familiar.'

. In reality, fossil fuel interests bent on keeping the coal, oil and gas flowing have, for decades, directed U.S. politicians, distorted science, misled the public and quashed policy action.

The cheerleaders of the status quo, many of them with histories of denying or downplaying climate change, are, of course, defensive about"Don't Look Up." They claim it insults people's intelligence, as if satire weren't a thing. They urge pragmatism through climate adaptation, as if shielding your face was more pragmatic than stopping the punching.

"Don't Look Up" lands squarely in that window, a popular-culture moment for the climate, however fleeting, and possibly a chance for more people to feel the absurdity of our heads-down march toward climate chaos and just…. Stop…. Look up. Turn it around.

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