Agricultural impacts

Agricultural impacts

2:56 | How could increased CO2 affect our crops? Although CO2 is important to plants, changes in other conditions such as water, nutrients, and pests are likely to mean that more CO2 will not mean better crops.

Carbon dioxide is a pollutant

Carbon dioxide is a pollutant

3:10 | A common misunderstanding is thinking that CO2 cannot be a pollutant because CO2 isn’t toxic and it is found naturally in the atmosphere. Sara Green explains that CO2 IS a pollutant because of its effects on the environment.

Measuring from space

Measuring from space

4:24 | Sarah Green explains how satellites monitor outgoing radiation to measure global warming. She concludes by busting the myth that CO2 must be unimportant in our atmosphere because it is only a trace gas.