Have you ever wondered, "How on Earth could a 1°C increase in global temperature make any kind of difference?" 

Well, if you have, you're not alone.

Plenty of people think that a mere 1°C or 2°C of warming actually sounds pretty nice. This episode looks at why increases in global temperature of just a few degrees can be, well - in a word - catastrophic.

Links and Resources

• James Temple (2019) One man’s two-decade quest to suck greenhouse gas out of the sky: Klaus Lackner’s once wacky idea increasingly looks like an essential part of solving climate change. MIT Technology Review. https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/02/27/136958/one-mans-two-decade-quest-to-suck-greenhouse-gas-out-of-the-sky/
• Daily CO2 Readings: www.co2.earth
• Learning about Carbon Isotopes: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/isotopes/
• US Environmental Protection Agency, Sources of GHG emissions: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions
• Exploring the health implications of going vegan:  The Change Makers (Netflix)