As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are wondering if we need solutions that go beyond reducing emissions. From sucking carbon straight out of the air, to geoengineering our atmosphere to physically block out sunlight, to planting more than a trillion trees, the options may seem futuristic or tough to implement. But as time runs out on conventional solutions to climate change, scientists are asking the hard questions: Can new, sometimes controversial, solutions really work? And at what cost?
Join NOVA’s Can We Cool the Planet? filmmakers Ben Kalina and Jen Schneider for an important conversation. They will be joined by experts, Lola Fatoyinbo, Ph.D., research physical scientist in the Biospheric Sciences Lab at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and David Keith, Ph.D., Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University and professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Guests are encouraged to submit their questions during the conversation. Caitlin Saks, NOVA producer for Can We Cool the Planet? will moderate this discussion.
The event is free, but reservations are required. Secure your ticket today.
NOVA’s Can We Cool the Planet? premieres Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 at 9pm EST on GBH and will be available for streaming online and on the PBS video app.
WGBH will be using Zoom Webinar for this event. Zoom is free to the public but will require a computer download. You can download Zoom here. If you already have Zoom, you will not need to download the platform again.
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