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We’ve Ignored Climate Change For More Than a Century
Season 1
Episode 1
We’ve known about the greenhouse effect for nearly 200 years and about climate change for more than a century, but we’ve had a hard time acting because our brains aren’t a good match for a problem this big.
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The majority of greenhouse gas emissions are now coming from large developing countries.
4:16
What can we actually do to make beef less bad for the environment?
5:26
We have enough fossil fuels to make Earth intolerable so we must not burn them all.
4:17
Can we learn anything from almost fixing the hole in the ozone layer that will help us?
5:25
Building stronger relationships might be one of the best ways to prepare for a flood.
4:29
What can the adorable pika teach humans about adapting to global warming?
4:12
What can you do to make a meaningful difference in decreasing the carbon footprint?
4:40
Our experience of weather can have a big effect on how we view climate change.
4:53
Climate change affects humans in every corner of the world.
4:17
Nuclear power plants are aging and retiring worldwide.