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The surprising way we can cool the planet

Elise Cutts · TED

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About

Mount Teide is one of the world’s largest active volcanoes, and there may be a way to use the basalt rock inside it to save humanity. Obviously, destroying an ancient volcano would cause catastrophic and unpredictable ecological fallout. But what if we harvested only some of that basalt— could it really stop climate change? Elise Cutts explores the fascinating science of enhanced rock weathering. [Directed by Ivana Volda, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Stephen LaRosa].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Elise Cutts
Year
2025
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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