Where does all the carbon we release go?
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0:02 - 0:04Where does all the carbon
we release go? -
0:04 - 0:08Carbon works in a natural cycle,
present in all living things: -
0:08 - 0:11in the soil, in the oceans,
in the atmosphere -
0:11 - 0:13and in rocks deep underground.
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0:13 - 0:16When plants and other living things die,
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0:16 - 0:19much of their stored carbon
makes its way back to the atmosphere -
0:19 - 0:23until new plants grow
and reabsorb the carbon. -
0:23 - 0:25But over millions of years,
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0:25 - 0:29some of the carbon stored in ancient trees
and sea life becomes rock -
0:29 - 0:31and some becomes fossil fuels:
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0:31 - 0:34coal, oil and natural gas.
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0:34 - 0:37Natural events like volcanic eruptions
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0:37 - 0:39release some of the carbon
trapped in rock. -
0:39 - 0:42And human activities,
like burning fossil fuels, -
0:42 - 0:46also release some
of that prehistoric carbon. -
0:46 - 0:50Today, humans release
around 60 times more carbon -
0:50 - 0:52than all the volcanoes
on the planet each year. -
0:52 - 0:55That overloads Earth's carbon cycle
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0:55 - 0:56and builds up in the atmosphere
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0:56 - 0:57and oceans.
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0:57 - 1:03Planting more trees will help,
but trees alone can't get us to net zero. -
1:03 - 1:05There's only one sure way
to stop global warming. -
1:06 - 1:10We must stop releasing
this excess carbon into our air. -
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- Title:
- Where does all the carbon we release go?
- Speaker:
- Kristen Bell + Giant Ant
- Description:
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- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- closed TED
- Project:
- TEDTalks
- Duration:
- 01:19
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