Can we stop climate change by removing CO2 from the air?

Title:: Can we stop climate change by removing CO2 from the air?
Speaker:: Tim Kruger
Description:: Could we cure climate change? Geoengineering researcher Tim Kruger wants to try. He shares one promising possibility: using natural gas to generate electricity in a way that takes carbon dioxide out of the air. Learn more -- both the potential and the risks -- about this controversial field that seeks creative, deliberate and large-scale intervention to stop the already catastrophic consequences of our warming planet.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 08:56

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