# How quantum mechanics explains global warming

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Lieven Scheire
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/lieven_scheire_how_quantum_mechanics_explains_global_warming)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

You've probably heard that carbon dioxide is warming the Earth. But how exactly is it doing it? Lieven Scheire uses a rainbow, a light bulb and a bit of quantum physics to describe the science behind global warming. \[Directed by STK Films, narrated Addison Anderson, music by Michael Dow\].

## Lectures

1. [How quantum mechanics explains global warming](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/lieven_scheire_how_quantum_mechanics_explains_global_warming/8397647535f2), 5 min (TED's player)