Mini Explainer Series
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Mini Explainer Series Ep 5
CO2-equivalent explained
In this mini explainer video, we break down the term CO2-equivalent, and how it is used to compare different greenhouse gases that have different warming potentials and remain in the atmosphere for vastly different periods of time.
Mini Explainer Series Ep 4
Three energy transition scenarios with Doyne Farmer
Dr. Doyne Farmer, Director of the Complexity Economics program at the Oxford Martin School, and co-author of the recent working paper, Empirically grounded technology forecasts and the energy transition, sat down with Climate Now to explain why, even without c
Mini Explainer Series Ep 3
Global shipping industry emissions
How big of a climate problem is the shipping industry? If the international shipping sector were a country, it would be the sixth largest emitting nation in the world. Every year, 11 billion tons of goods – about 80% of all the goods we use or consume &#
Mini Explainer Series Ep 2
How much carbon do soils hold?
Soil holds 2x more carbon than vegetation and the atmosphere combined, according to Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry and Falasco Chair in Earth Sciences at the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California,
Mini Explainer Series Ep 00
Climate Now Trailer
Who is Climate Now? Climate Now is an educational multimedia platform that produces expert-led, accessible, in-depth podcast and video episodes addressing the climate crisis and its solutions, explaining the science, technologies and key economic and policy co
Mini Explainer Series Ep 01
Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions
Companies assessing their greenhouse gas emissions will need to analyze their Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. This Climate Now mini provides a brief explanation of what that means.