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Studies global natural resources announced that since probably about the year 2000, consumption has been the biggest driver of our environmental problems. greater even than the growth in the human population around the globe. so what that means is that how much each one of us consumes now matters more than how many of us there are. and thats playing out in everything from climate to deforestation, toxic pollution, plastics. you name it, consumption is a major driver of it. >> yeah. i remember he...

Studies natural resources announced that consumption is the biggest driver of our environmental problems. greater than the growth in the human population around the globe. so what that means is how much each one of us consumes matters more than how many of us there are. thats playing out in everything from climate to deforestation, toxins, plastic. you name it, consumption is a major driver of it. >> i remember hearing you talk about how a t-shirt from the growing of the cotton to the manufactur...

And doctor at childrens hospital of philadelphia. dr. fauci said its early but hes optimistic based on what hes seen so far. do you share that optimism? >> yes. this is a bad coronavirus trying to adapt itself to the human population. from the virus standpoint it wants to become more contagious, that way it can continue to spread. but it also wants to become less viral, less likely to cause serious disease. its never to the virus advantage to kill you. it needs you to reproduce itself. you may b...

Our vaccines as well as our antibodies. the trouble is just because you see it in the genetic code, youre not actually sure how the virus will behave in the laboratory or humans. the other concern is south africa has seen a spike of cases. the question is is it because the new strain? we are actually getting information from the laboratory over the next two weeks about how these -- this variant behaves with the new -- with the current vaccines. and over the next few weeks, how it behaves in huma...

>> adalja, let me begin with you, does this ever end? >> no, this san official spreading respiratory virus. it established itself in the human population its going to become endemic. the goal is just containment like other respiratory viruses but were always going to have covid around hopefully in a less threatening manner as we get more people immunized. >> and doctor, wouldnt you think from the past experience were fooling ours from we thing omicron is not in the united states. >> yeah, i thin...

We are already beyond the boundaries of what the world can sustain in terms of human population, so we need to be much more efficient in what we do. and jp may have a solution. i am in finland, just outside helsinki — but i cant tell you where, because this is a super—secret test centre, where they are taking co2 out of the air, and brewing something rather special. oh my gosh! you have got to see this, this is bubbling. in these vats is a newly discovered species of microbe. the bacteria mu...

University. is university. this going to make a big difference, is this going to make a big difference, is this a big breakthrough? i difference, is this a big breakthrough?- difference, is this a big breakthrough? difference, is this a big breakthrou~h? ., , , breakthrough? i think this is certainly very _ breakthrough? i think this is certainly very good - breakthrough? i think this is certainly very good news - breakthrough? i think this is certainly very good news for| certainly very good ne...

Both to bring the cost down, but also to make sure that these materials are recognised for recycling. the technology is there, though, and hopefully soon when it comes to plastic, we wontjust have to suck it up. spencer: hmm, and lara assures me that was just water. right, lets turn from packaging now to what is in the packaging. producing food is itself not that green. farming contributes more than 8% of all greenhouse gases. we are already beyond the boundaries of what the world can sustain in...

8% of all greenhouse gases. we are already beyond the boundaries of what the world can sustain in terms of human population, so we need to be much more efficient in what we do. and jp may have a solution. i am in finland, just outside helsinki — but i cant tell you where, because this is a super—secret test centre, where they are taking c02 out of the air, and brewing something rather special. oh my gosh! you have got to see this, this is bubbling. in these vats is a newly discovered species...

Maybe as high as five, billion tons by mid century. now, if you add all of those up, you are talking about 10 billion tons of co2 removal by mid century. that might seem like a lot, but comparing it to our current emissions, which are 35 billion tons of co2, it only represents about a third of the solution. and so that means to deal with the other two thirds, we need to get much more energy—efficient and if, on top of that, carbon removal technologies can help us along the way, then thats grea...