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Climate Change Solutions

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Explore comprehensive solutions to combat climate change in this 2.5-hour video lecture. Delve into the origins of carbon emissions across various sectors and learn about missed opportunities to address climate change three decades ago. Discover how governments incentivize renewable energy and electric vehicles, and examine innovative urban design strategies for reducing CO2 emissions. Investigate methods to decarbonize methane, cement, and industrial processes, and explore carbon pricing mechanisms. Gain insights into the role of research, development, and civic action in tackling climate change. Understand the unprecedented rise in global temperatures, the alarming effects of Arctic warming, and the disruption of crucial ocean currents. Analyze the impact of increased water vapor on extreme weather events and the emergence of Category 6 hurricanes. Finally, examine how the United States is allocating $1.2 trillion for infrastructure megaprojects to address these pressing environmental challenges.

Syllabus

'Geo-Sectors': Where Carbon Emissions Come From
How We Almost Stopped Climate Change 30 Years Ago
Introducing Climate Change Solutions
How Governments Encourage Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles
How Clever Urban Design & Transit Cut CO2 Emissions
How to De-Carbonize Methane, Cement, & Industry
Exploring Carbon Pricing Methods
Solving Climate Change with R&D and Civic Action
Global Temperatures are Rising at Unprecedented Speed
Arctic Warming: A Very Bad Positive Feedback Loop
We've Disrupted the All-Important ‘Ocean Conveyor Belt’
How More Water Vapor is Causing Extreme Weather
Category 6 Hurricanes: How Extreme Jet Streams Are Wreaking Havoc
How the US is Spending $1.2 Trillion On Infrastructure Megaprojects

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TDC

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