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Three climate scientists walk into a bar … taking the climate crisis with humor? As Germany is getting ready for Carnival celebrations, we are taking an unusual angle this time. In today’s opinion piece, Eckart von Hirschhausen explains why humor can be a path to insight and reveal paradoxes and contradictions in climate policy. And Alexandra Endres spoke with communication scientists about it. They agree with Hirschhausen: Humor can create new awareness. But climate jokes seldom bring about a behavior change.