What if there were 1 trillion more trees? - Jean-François Bastin
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Today humanity produces more than 1,400 tons of carbon every minute. To combat climate change, we need to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and draw down excess CO2 to restore the balance of greenhouse gases. Like all plants, trees consume atmospheric carbon through photosynthesis. So what can trees do to help in this fight? Jean-François Bastin digs into the efforts to restore depleted ecosystems.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Jean-François Bastin
- Director
- Lobster Studio
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist
- Diana Stoyanova
- Animator
- Teodor Hristov, Nikolay Ivanov
