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Perhaps one of the best technologies at solving the carbon problem is nature itself. ive come to brynau wood in south wales, one the last patches of a once enormous ancient woodland. today, a reforestation project is under way. many countries have committed to planting more trees to soak up c02 but my guide gwyn says the mix of trees planted is crucial to success. when there is a mixed amount of tree species within a forest, so the more biodiverse we have in terms of whats above the ground, the ...

So we have a 2—stage process. in the first stage, we blow air through. co2 sticks on the material, they are purified air — so air without co2 or with very little co2 — leaves the box. when the filter�*s full, we close the door and start heating. we heat up the collector up to 100 degrees, co2 is released and we take it out. once the filters are cleaned, the carbon capture can start all over again. perhaps one of the best technologies at solving the carbon problem is nature itself. ive co...

Created in a chemical that absorbs c02. as the air travels through, the tiny holes provide an enormous surface area, meaning a high proportion of the c02 touches the surface and is absorbed. steam is then used to wash out the c02 which is processed and stored, ready for local use. this can then start its work over again. three commercial trials are already under way. commercial trials are already underway. but commercial trials are already under way. but this solution is relatively small beer. p...

Dont have the ability to feed their families. and any leader of those countries has to ask themselves am i going to be sacrificing development and poverty alleviation in order to deal with climate change particularly since a lot of more developed countries are responsible for at least the current carbon emissions that are causing climate change. and so the answer to that is weve all agreed a finance mechanism to help these countries adapt. in some cases, leapfrog old technologies so that instead...

Because china will screw it all up. >> look, the government cant change the weather. i said that in the speech. we can pass a bunch of laws that will destroy our economy, but it isnt going to change the weather. because, for example, there are other countries that are polluting in the atmosphere, much greater than we are at this point. china, india, all these countries that are still growing. and theyre not going to stop doing what theyre doing. america is a country, its not a planet. >> america...

China doesnt, we still have a real big carbon problem. but heres the thing. if we do not act to reduce our own carbon emissions, you can almost guarantee china will not. if we do act, theres a possibility they might. and in fact, this is how it appeared to play out this week. epa seeks 30% cut in power plant carbon emissions by 2030. that was monday. china said on tuesday it will set an absolute cap on its co2 emissions from 2016, just a day after the united states announced its new targets for ...

When conservatives arent dodging climate change questions by saying theyre not scientists, their other big dodge is that whatever we do doesnt matter. >> look, the government cant change the weather. i said that in the speech. we can pass a bunch of laws that will destroy our economy, but it isnt going to change the weather. because, for example, there are other countries that are polluting in the atmosphere, much greater than we are at this point. china, india, all these countries that are stil...

Over the next few weeks. in todays speech, the president taughted the fact that during his presidency, we have doubled our investments as a nation in wind power and solar power. our priority as a country is to cut down on carbon emissions and invest in renewable energies that do not add to the carbon problem. clean up the environment and move to new cleaner sources of energy. republicans, congressional republicans decided they were going to prebutt the presidents big speech today by announcing a...

The president is going to be traveling the country to deliver over the next few weeks. in todays speech, the president taughted the fact that during his presidency, we have doubled our investments as a nation in wind power and solar power. our priority as a country is to cut down on carbon emissions and invest in renewable energies that do not add to the carbon problem. clean up the environment and move to new cleaner sources of energy. republicans, congressional republicans decided they were go...

When he was governor of pennsylvania, he had to work with both houses -- in fact, he had to work with a republican house and republican senate, right, governor? >> almost all eight years. it was delightful. >> well, see, youre smiling about it now. but what can be done, governor? >> tonys right in a way. in a way the ball is in the presidents court and the presidents got to lead and by leading i mean hes got to set out some specific guideline, hes got to sit down and whether its through the vice...