ABC Story: Scientists are playing Fortnite to talk to kids about climate change

Spread the word by gaming

"It’s a strange mix, but by creating the ClimateFortnite Twitch channel Henri is hoping to use the games popularity to explain global warming and climate policy to a wider audience. 

He’s not going it alone, there’s other scientists either playing with him or just hanging around to answer the questions thrown out by viewers. Scientists like Chris, a masters student at Boston University, who is on hand to field a question about the Paris climate agreement thrown out at the start of one game."

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"I get a lot of kids who are scared about what climate change means for their future, they come on and like being able to ask their question directly to an expert."

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