Using legos to explain carbon emissions to a child — or every adult who doesn’t get it

This short video is a simple explanation of the global carbon budget.

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This short video is a simple explanation of how humans have caused carbon emissions over the last 260 years.

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Unless we begin sharp reductions in carbon emissions immediately, we will commit the world to more than 2 degrees C of warming.

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It can be a little dangerous to think that we still have carbon to spend. In terms of ocean acidification and feedback risks, we have already emitted too much.

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