Ever the optimist, Björk has expressed confidence in the resilience of our planet — despite an increasingly worrying rate of global warming and natural disasters. According to the Icelandic singer, “biology will be fine” as long as we focus on community work, a synergy between nature and technology, and achievable climate accords.
In a new interview with Paper magazine, Björk said she was “very excited” about 2025 and cited Earth’s history of “apocalypses,” including the biblical flood that resulted in Noah’s Ark and various plagues, as reasons why society shouldn’t “give up.”
“I think it’s about being active and being part of the solution,” she offered. “And also to have the courage to imagine a future and be in it, to be it. To inspire your work locally in your community or however you think you can make a difference. It is important.”
Björk continued by explaining why she finds it “hard” to watch post-apocalyptic shows and films. “It’s like you’ve just given up — the nihilism, the self-pity, it’s like it’s cool to give up,” she said. “I don’t think it’s cool to give up.
Instead, she believes humanity should accept the “very difficult situation” and take certain actions: “We have to write climate accords that we can reach. We have to keep tweaking it until we get it right. And I’m hoping the next generation, when they take over, they’ll think about it in a different way and come up with different solutions, green ways of living.”
“It’s about figuring out how we can keep humanity and soul in the future worlds we’re building, where nature and technology can collaborate,” she concluded. “I think with imagination, biology can take it, biology will be fine. Biology always wins.”
At this point, even slowing down climate change would be a monumental task. According to Climate.gov, the 10 warmest years in recorded history have all occurred in the past decade. 2023 set a new standard, with every month from June through December becoming the hottest on record.
And regardless of whether Björk’s optimism is warranted, the United States government won’t be part of any collective effort. One of Donald Trump’s first actions upon returning to office was signing an order to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords for a second time.