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About Can We Cool the Planet?

Evaluate carbon removal, atmospheric geoengineering, vast tree planting and the risks of technological responses to a rapidly warming climate.

Can We Cool the Planet? is presented by NOVA PBS Official. Its listed runtime is 54 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a nature & environment documentary, Can We Cool the Planet? uses planet as its central frame. Nature films connect close observation with larger environmental systems. Consider habitat, seasonal change, human activity and the limits of what a single location can demonstrate about a global ecological issue.

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Title
Can We Cool the Planet?
Runtime
54 minutes
Language
English

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