Create a sense of urgency

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Introduction

 * Journalist use scarey numbers to help sell stories, should political movements do the same?
 * How can you stick to the facts and also create a sense of urgency?
 * In August 2020 we have a dialogue about mentioning numbers regarding sea level rise. In an article about ice melting the journalst says that sea levels will rise 6 meters if all ice in Greenland would melt. It is probably not sensible or helpful to scare people with numbers like this. Not sensible because no timescale is given and because the scenario is unrealistic: why would Greenland ice melt without any other drastic changes e.g. Antarctic ice melting? Not helpful because scaring people probably demotivates effective climate action. See Transformative narratives for climate action for more information.
 * https://volteuropa.workplace.com/groups/2255316947827837/?post_id=4811287572230749