{"id":127904,"date":"2025-03-12T06:52:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T06:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/can-video-games-help-us-beat-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T06:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T06:52:03","slug":"can-video-games-help-us-beat-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=127904","title":{"rendered":"Can Video Games Help Us Beat Climate Change?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"article-title-block_a2e521de21c92f420feb7c242bee57a6\" class=\"article-title \">\n<div class=\"article-title__container\">\n<div class=\"article-title__eyebrow\">\n                            <span class=\"article-title__labels\"><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"article-title__label\"><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/subject\/environment\/\">Environment<\/a><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <span class=\"article-title__label-divider\"> \/ <\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <span class=\"article-title__label\"><br \/>\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/content\/studentnation\/\">StudentNation<\/a><br \/>\n                                        <\/span><br \/>\n                                    <\/span><br \/>\n                                    <span class=\"article-title__label-divider\"> \/ <\/span><br \/>\n                                                                            <span class=\"article-title__date\">July 8, 2024<\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-the-nation-dek article-title__dek\">\n<p>The $160 billion industry has a massive carbon footprint, yet climate organizations are increasingly recognizing video games as an avenue for education and impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad-block ad siderail-ad float-r-w-3 break-r-4\">\n<p>                                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/advertising-policy\" class=\"ad-policy\" target=\"_blank\">Ad Policy<\/a><br \/>\n                                    <\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Video-Games-Carbon-Footprint-Climate-Change.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Video-Games-Carbon-Footprint-Climate-Change.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Video-Games-Carbon-Footprint-Climate-Change-275x173.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Video-Games-Carbon-Footprint-Climate-Change-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Video-Games-Carbon-Footprint-Climate-Change-810x510.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Video-Games-Carbon-Footprint-Climate-Change-340x215.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Video-Games-Carbon-Footprint-Climate-Change-168x106.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Video-Games-Carbon-Footprint-Climate-Change-382x240.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Video-Games-Carbon-Footprint-Climate-Change-793x500.jpg 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p>A game controller at the EA Sports NHL23 World Championships on June 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credits\">(Eliot J. Schechter \/ Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside id=\"aside-block-block_cf71f5662eb755d1a593488799083905\" class=\"aside-block  float-l-w-2\">\n<p style=\"--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 \/ 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; line-height: 22.4px;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255 255 255 \/ var(--tw-bg-opacity)); box-sizing: inherit; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 \/ 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: rgb(102 102 102 \/ var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-size: 1rem;\">This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: rgb(255 255 255 \/ var(--tw-bg-opacity)); box-sizing: inherit; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 \/ 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/thenationfund.org\/\">Nation Fund for Independent Journalism<\/a><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255 255 255 \/ var(--tw-bg-opacity)); box-sizing: inherit; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 \/ 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: rgb(102 102 102 \/ var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-size: 1rem;\">, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. 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If you\u2019re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to<\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255 255 255\/var(--tw-bg-opacity)); box-sizing: inherit; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 \/ 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: rgb(102 102 102\/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: rgb(255 255 255 \/ var(--tw-bg-opacity)); box-sizing: inherit; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 \/ 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#4e3e273a2d262b3d0e3a262b202f3a272120283b202a60213c29\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"3c4c55485f54594f7c485459525d485553525a49525812534e5b\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">For climate activist and incoming university senior Amelia Southern-Uribe, video games have always provided a crucial escape from the real world. Yet, as the climate crisis continues to accelerate and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-024-00998-6#\">young people\u2019s climate anxiety soars<\/a>, games have begun to offer something else: a feeling of agency that can often feel out of reach in reality, where <a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/aging-congress-boomers\/\">aging policymakers<\/a> and profit-seeking corporations often ignore young people\u2019s calls for climate action.<\/p>\n<p>The connection Southern-Uribe makes between climate activism and their passion for gaming provides a window into a growing and potentially impactful social phenomenon. A <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10584-024-03747-w\">journal article<\/a> from May titled \u201cGeeks versus climate change: understanding American video gamers\u2019 engagement with global warming\u201d suggested that video games can provide a forum for climate change communications, in part because gamers are often already or more willing to get on board with the climate movement.<\/p>\n<p>Video games are increasingly being recognized as an avenue to inspire everyday players to hold their communities, the gaming industry, and national governments accountable in confronting the climate crisis. A national survey found a positive association between playing video games and intending to take collective climate action. These findings were consistent even after controlling for confounding variables including age, political party, and attitudes toward global warming. And while gamers are often stereotyped as male and misanthropic, they\u2019re actually a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2015\/12\/15\/gaming-and-gamers\/\">diverse<\/a> demographic, encompassing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theesa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ESA_2023_Essential_Facts_FINAL_07092023-1.pdf\">majority of adults<\/a> in the United States. <\/p>\n<p class=\"is-style-dropcap\">As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trade.gov\/media-entertainment-video-games-sector\">nearly $160 billion global industry<\/a>, video games are not known for sustainability. One <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40869-019-00084-2\">2019 study<\/a> put its <a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/articles\/how-environmentally-friendly-are-video-games\/\">carbon footprint<\/a> on par with the carbon dioxide emissions of over 5 million cars in the United States alone. In California, a <a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/articles\/how-environmentally-friendly-are-video-games\/#footnote-1\">2015 study<\/a> of homes found that the amount of electricity that went to computer gaming equaled the combined amounts for dishwashing machines and freezers. The industry also has faced criticism for its connections with the US military\u2014the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/watson.brown.edu\/costsofwar\/files\/cow\/imce\/papers\/Pentagon%20Fuel%20Use%2C%20Climate%20Change%20and%20the%20Costs%20of%20War%20Revised%20November%202019%20Crawford.pdf\">single largest institutional source<\/a> of greenhouse gasses\u2014which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/feb\/14\/us-military-recruiting-video-games-targeting-teenagers\">used gaming platforms<\/a> as a vehicle for recruitment.<\/p>\n<p>Yet many climate organizations and gaming industry members have recognized video games as a tool for education and activation around social good. In recent years, United Nations initiatives including the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2021\/01\/gaming-for-good-how-playmob-connects-gamers-to-the-sdgs\/#:~:text=After%20connecting%20at%20the%202020,UNDP)%20to%20engage%20audiences%2C%20raise\">partnered<\/a> with game developers to engage gaming audiences around sustainable development goals and, specifically, combating climate change. The UNEP-backed initiative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playing4theplanet.org\/\">Playing for the Planet<\/a> unites game companies and organizations to advance environmental action through video gaming. Such efforts include an annual competition called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playing4theplanet.org\/green-game-jam#:~:text=The%20Green%20Game%20Jam%20is,Himalayas%2C%20and%20Western%20Indian%20Ocean.\">Green Game Jam<\/a>, which last year involved over 40 game studies and raised over $700,000 for wildlife protection, and is set to involve 80 games and target over 1 million players for 2024.<\/p>\n<div id=\"current-issue-block_8e7690cb1faea9d1bc3814356dfae62f\" class=\"current-issue  float-l-w-2\">\n<h4 class=\"current-issue__title\">\n                    Current Issue<br \/>\n            <\/h4>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/issue\/april-2025-issue\/\" class=\"current-issue__cover\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cover2504.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of April 2025 Issue\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>PlanetPlay, a non-for-profit initiative \u201cdedicated to reversing the climate crisis through the power of people and technology,\u201d provides valuable data both for UNDP to understand what climate policy changes people might want and for socially good-minded game developers to understand what gaming experiences most engage their players, according to Jude Ower, PlanetPlay\u2019s chief strategy officer. \u201cIt gives studios and the industry a much clearer way to activate, rather than it being, you know, shooting in the dark,\u201d said Ower.<\/p>\n<p>Following a year of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csrwire.com\/press_releases\/789346-socially-responsible-spending-experiencing-massive-growth-according-11th#:~:text=Conscious%20consumerism%20was%20recognized%20by,2022%20and%2033%25%20in%202013.&amp;text=In%20this%20year's%20findings%2C%2071,services%20in%20the%20past%20year.\">record growth in conscious consumerism<\/a>, or consumers\u2019 desire and willingness to pay more for ethical products, and with a majority of people wanting their governments to take climate action according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/press-releases\/80-percent-people-globally-want-stronger-climate-action-governments-according-un-development-programme-survey\">UN polling<\/a>, it should come as no surprise that video game players are looking for games that engage them environmentally.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playing4theplanet.org\/post\/ggj22-survey\">2022 survey<\/a> by Playing for the Planet Alliance involving nearly 390,000 game-playing respondents found that over 80 percent desired green messages in their games. Over two-thirds of respondents said they would also consider making environmentally sustainable lifestyle changes, indicating a predisposition to climate action, but 10 percent more respondents answered this way after playing games with green messaging, demonstrating that such messaging can inspire at least a stated commitment to green behavioral change. The \u201cGeeks versus climate change\u201d article <a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/video-gamers-article\/\">further suggests<\/a> a positive relationship between playing games with climate content and players expressing an intent to take collective actions on climate change.<\/p>\n<p>That broadened conception extends to game developers. Jonathan Hau-Yoon, lead artist on the environmental strategy game Terra Nil and game developer at Free Lives, isn\u2019t an avid hiker like their Terra Nil co-creator. Still, Hau-Yoon found themself distressed by environmental and climate disaster. Developing and playing Terra Nil, which centers around caring for the environment and donates a portion of its proceeds to wildlife conservation, provided an antidote.<strong> <\/strong>\u201cThe feeling of agency, the feeling that I could do something about it, was very calming,\u201d said Hau-Yoon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cta-block_b636dfde9eb5934bde3f8d37d6d68b90\" class=\"cta float-l-w-3\">\n<p class=\"is-style-dropcap\">Whereas some games like Terra Nil may inspire players with environmental themes without deliberate educational aims, other games are employing targeted messaging and activation strategies around climate change. In 2022, the company Ubisoft <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ubisoft.com\/en-us\/article\/2aGtrqrEJTuiiUtD7VlWyh\/riders-republic-rebirth-and-climate-march-creating-real-world-change-with-an-ingame-demonstration\">staged<\/a> a first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/how-riders-republic-mobilized-its-players-for-the-first-digital-climate-march\">virtual Climate March<\/a> in Riders Republic Rebirth following its participation in the previous year\u2019s Green Game Jam. This past April, Pok\u00e9mon Go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemon.com\/us\/pokemon-news\/go-green-for-sustainability-week-2024-in-pokemon-go\">provided<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/2024\/4\/22\/24137325\/sustainability-week-2024-collection-challenge-shiny-eggs\">in-game incentives<\/a> for players to spend time outdoors during its annual Sustainability Week, including through 500 meetups focused on cleaning up local parks, as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/nianticlabs.com\/news\/earthday24recap?hl=en#:~:text=In%20Pok%C3%A9mon%20GO%2C%20game%20designers,on%20cleaning%20up%20local%20parks.\">broader Earth Day-focused initiative<\/a> by parent company Niantic that saw over 3.4 million players participate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGames help us imagine and visualize the world we might want to build in our climate-disruptive future and\u2026the situations that we want to avoid,\u201d said Marina Psaros, article coauthor and senior adviser at the Atlantic Council, who noted that the control games provide attract gamers. \u201cYou\u2019re not just an idle consumer [when playing]\u2026so I think that games are totally right for people learning new information and skills and then taking action on them.\u201d<\/p>\n<section aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad fullwidth-ad contained row position-relative ad-block alignfull \">\n            <!--Ad policy starts here--><br \/>\n                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/advertising-policy\" class=\"mid-ad-policy\">Ad Policy<\/a><br \/>\n                <!--Ad policy ends here--><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"popular-block_a97b6af94f53285d51d40b704614705e\" class=\"popular-articles\">\n<div class=\"swiper\">\n<p><h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<p>            <span class=\"swipe-msg\"><span class=\"sr-only\">\u201cswipe left below to view more authors\u201d<\/span>Swipe \u2192<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<ol class=\"popular-articles__list\">\n<li class=\"popular-articles__list-item swiper-slide\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"popular-articles__list-item swiper-slide\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"popular-articles__list-item swiper-slide\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"popular-articles__list-item swiper-slide\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>One popular form of climate activation is in-game consumer spending on what are called green assets. These assets often include coin or gem packs, where a percentage of the revenue generated by players is donated directly to green projects or used by developers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/amyguttman\/2023\/11\/17\/this-founder-is-using-gaming-to-help-the-planet\/\">buy carbon credits<\/a>. Such credits, however, are often criticized by climate scientists and activists for providing a false sense that emissions can simply be \u2018offset\u2019 and failing to actually stop them at their source.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, for instance, the popular mobile game Subway Surfers <a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/games\/subway-surfers-adds-j-balvin-to-roster-to-combat-climate-change\/\">partnered<\/a> with PlanetPlay and music artist J. Balvin to create a Balvin character; a portion of the proceeds from character-related in-game purchases supported what they branded as carbon offsetting\u2014a clean cookstoves initiative in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>While the next Green Game Jam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playing4theplanet.org\/green-game-jam-2024\">will include<\/a> an explicit ask for participating game developers to \u201crally their players to take action in the real world for the environment,\u201d it\u2019s unclear whether games can really motivate such action, at least in a way that goes beyond short-term game playing and involves collective efforts to make change. Especially given the lack of data around this question, translating in-game climate messaging into concrete action remains an ongoing challenge\u2014and one that involves confronting a much broader <a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/attitude-behavior-gap\/#:~:text=Researchers%20have%20proposed%20that%20%E2%80%9Ctalking,may%20support%20more%20public%20engagement.\">attitude-behavior gap<\/a> on climate change. Going forward, conducting follow-up surveys with initial respondents could help answer whether game players who espouse commitments to personal sustainability or consider taking climate action post-games, for instance, actually follow through on their green intentions. Players could also be explicitly asked whether they felt inspired by a game to take such action.<\/p>\n<p>For players engaging with the climate crisis in gaming, \u201cthe next level up in your journey would be to stitch together the in-game and out-of-game selves\u2026and really try having some sort of real world impact\u2026by following your concerns and your values,\u201d said Psaros. She suggested that gamers pursue alternative energy options for their gaming\u2014including by taking advantage of <a href=\"https:\/\/climateaction.ca.gov\/home-energy\/#\">state<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/about\/federal-tax-credits\">federal<\/a> loan programs, tax credits, and other initiatives designed to help homeowners go green. Ideally, she added, players would also feel motivated to get involved in local climate policy and planning decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, as Psaros highlighted, emphasizing sustainability and climate action in games isn\u2019t about shifting responsibility onto consumers, especially amid pervasive fuel-powered grids. Consumers seem to share this understanding. A majority of video gamers in a <a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/video-gamers-global-warming-2022b.pdf\">2022 national survey<\/a> by the YPCCC and the real-time 3D content company Unity reported believing that the gaming industry is responsible for taking climate action even as individuals make mindful choices of their own.<\/p>\n<p>Such responsibility entails reducing the energy intensity of games developed, seeking to reduce emissions involved in game production by switching energy sources to greener alternatives, and supporting the expansion of renewable energy more broadly so that players have options. Already, some game and gaming platform developers are moving in this direction; Microsoft, for instance, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonneutral.com\/examples\/microsoft#:\">altered the Xbox<\/a>, including reducing the power consumption per unit of performance, in order to reduce its carbon footprint, while games like <em>Known Mysteries<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/features\/video-games-are-finally-waking-up-to-climate-change\/\">are using<\/a> compressed video footage and lower-resolution graphics to minimize the energy usage required to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think a lot of game studios now are savvy to the fact that players want to do something good, especially around the planet, and [are thinking] if you\u2019re not doing it, is that bad for business? So you better do something good and do it in the right way,\u201d said Ower.<\/p>\n<p class=\"is-style-dropcap\">While global temperatures climb and pressure on corporations and policymakers to act continues to build, Carman hopes that those \u201cwho care about climate and play video games feel empowered to recognize that they are part of the movement and\u2026that the climate movement recognizes that [it] is for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Psaros hopes their research will help climate communicators and entertainment makers expand the climate conversation in all its complexities. Games offer \u201clow-risk, make-believe spaces to have conversations about the trade-offs we need to make and the solutions that we need to actually put into place,\u201d she said. \u201cIt can be a lot easier to have those conversations in a game environment than in a planning commission meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Southern-Uribe also highlighted the value of video games for expanding people\u2019s imagination around climate change concepts that are difficult to grasp: \u201cNo matter what situation you\u2019re in, you still imagine and find a solution to your position in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-end-\" class=\"article-end \">\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"article-editor-note\" class=\"article-editor-note-1 tn-editor-none-module\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-editor-note-blocks\" id=\"editor_note\">\n<p><span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\"><br \/>Donald Trump\u2019s cruel and chaotic second term is just getting started. In his first month back in office, Trump and his lackey Elon Musk (or is it the other way around?) have proven that nothing is safe from sacrifice at the altar of unchecked power and riches.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\">Only robust independent journalism can cut through the noise and offer clear-eyed reporting and analysis based on principle and conscience.<\/span> <span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\">That\u2019s what <\/span><i><span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\">The Nation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\"> has done for 160 years and that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\">Our independent journalism doesn\u2019t<\/span> <span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\">allow injustice to go unnoticed or unchallenged\u2014nor will we abandon hope for a better world. Our<\/span> <span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\">writers, editors, and fact-checkers are working relentlessly to keep you informed and empowered when so much of the media fails to do so out of credulity, fear, or fealty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\"><i>The Nation<\/i> has seen unprecedented times before. We draw strength and guidance from our history of principled progressive journalism in times of crisis, and we are committed to continuing this legacy today. <\/span><span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>We\u2019re aiming to raise $25,000 during our Spring Fundraising Campaign to ensure that we have the resources to expose the oligarchs and profiteers attempting to loot our republic. Stand for bold independent journalism and donate to support <\/b><b><i>The Nation <\/i><\/b><b>today.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\">Onward,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\">Katrina vanden Heuvel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\\&quot;font-weight:\">Editorial Director and Publisher, <em>The<\/em><i> Nation<\/i><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-end__authors\">\n<div class=\"article-end__author\">\n<h5 class=\"article-end__author-name\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/authors\/ilana-cohen\/\">Ilana Cohen<\/a><br \/>\n                    <\/h5>\n<div class=\"article-end__author-bio\">\n<p>Ilana Cohen is a student at NYU Law and a former leader of the Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard campaign. She is a cofounder of the Campus Climate Network organization, a 2022 Brower Youth Award winner, and originally from Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <!-- Tag ID: thenation_incontent_2 --><\/p>\n<section class=\"collections collections--col-0\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"collections__title\">More from <span class=\"not-italic\">The Nation<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"collection__row\">\n<div class=\"collections__card   \">\n            <a class=\"collections__card-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/environment\/noaa-weather-service-budget-cuts-trump\/\" aria-label=\"Trump\u2019s Deadly Assault on Weather Reporting\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"collections__card-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/noaa-protest-getty.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/noaa-protest-getty-275x173.jpg 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