Climate change - Averting catastrophe | DW Documentary
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Published 2023-07-13
According to scientists, if by the year 2100 the global temperature has risen more than 1.5 degrees Celsius on levels recorded in the year 1850, the consequences could be devastating for people and the environment. But will we manage to achieve this ambitious goal? Around the world, politicians, companies, laboratories and universities are struggling to find solutions.
The film team visits climate rescuers in Sudan, Indonesia and Europe. Their inventive spirit cools buildings, connects countries with green electricity lines or sucks carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Their work helps determine the living conditions of generations to come.
Every time the women of Shagra plant an acacia seedling in the sand of Darfur, it is an occasion of great joy in the Sudanese village. The tree will drive its roots 100 meters into the ground and be better able to withstand the droughts in the Sahel than most other plants. It will secrete gum sap when women scratch the bark after a few years. The sale of gum arabic will alleviate poverty in the village.
65,000 acacias are already growing in Darfur: a blessing for the bitterly poor region, as well as a carbon dioxide reservoir that can help limit global warming.
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All Comments (21)
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Consumerism can't be stopped in this system. It's like oxygen. It will grow until breaks.
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Rich don’t suffer from climate change as much as Poor.
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I was planning to sell up and relocate to the Portuguese or Spanish South Coast in a few years. After this summers heatwave I fear for the lack of fresh water that will be available and whether much of that region will be habitable. It’s making me really depressed I have to say.
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I am from Nepal. But I grew up in Sikkim. I grew up playing swimming in the natural spring and small creeks in North Sikkim, India. But due to the increase in population, cutting trees for wooden timber & wooden plank for building concrete houses, etc, I have seen natural springs and creeks banished from my place in Sikkim. I didn’t know about global warming and I had never been taught in detail about global warming in my school until class ‘lX’. And I was from a poor family, we did not have TV or Channel Disc to watch National Geography, Discovery Channel, or mobile phones to watch Global Warming YouTube videos. Luckily because of Internet and YouTubes Documentaries & Videos about Global Warming & climate change, I came to know how important the issue of Global warming is. After reading some news articles, documentaries, and videos I have realized that the main problem of global warming is due to 4 reasons: 1. Increasing numbers of the population. 2. Increasing number of skyscrapers and buildings. 3. Increasing in number of vehicles. 4. Cutting of trees. Additional: the dirtiest, stupid, and idiotic trend & belief in some parts of the world thinking that ‘if you have more children you are wealthy’
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The idea of a "global community" that we hear about in the media is just fancy talk. The truth is, it's all about countries and companies looking out for their own interests. We couldn't care less about the effects of CO2 and how it might harm people. Making profits is what really matters. Profits is also why solar energy can't compete against the interests of the Aramcos. It is dirt cheap and good for the environment but the problem is it doesn't bring in much profit.
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Good luck getting people to unite & work together,it sure looks like the opposite these days !!😶
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I like how the biggest concern for everyone is losing their job.
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The English voice-over on non-english speakers is one of the feature why I like DW.
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I've been an ice climber for over a decade, and things are definitely changing rapidly.. Dani Arnold is a legendary climber. He was the perfect person to interview! Thanks DW!
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We can imagine the end of the world before we can imagine the end of capitalism—Mark Fisher
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It's wild that you can watch the permafrost in real-time melt so fast
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As usual, the video has lived up to the expectations of a DW genre. Extremely informative and stimulating right from the individual level to the Government level.
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Here in Bangladesh, The Monsoon flooding, Cyclone Just going Crazy... In Southern part of Bangladesh, People starting Agriculture in floating agriculture bed.😢
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Took decades to get here and good luck with turning back time.
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Absolutely amazing photography.
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Next bumi yang indah hanya bisa di lihat di foto n gambar oleh anak cucu kita!!!
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Looks like we are done ✅ Wish good luck 👍 to all from Buffalo New York USA 🇺🇸
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Should be "Global Warning". The current situation is dire, it's the current young that are going to suffer, god help them.☹️
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theyd do well to put the water in the ground before they put the trees in rather than on the surface of the ground after the tree is in. Aside from that, amazing documentary
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Australia is helping to combat climate change by approving more and more new coal mines and gas fields. I'm all right, Jack, the donations roll in!