The Solution To Climate Change Is All Around Us

We could get a third of the way to our climate change goals without any technology at all. All we need is to turn to the power of nature. Here are three natural strategies that could help us solve the climate crisis.

NARRATOR: MAYA LILLY
VIDEO EDITOR: JORJA HUDSON
MUSIC BY EPIDEMIC SOUND

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