Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Should we pull carbon out of the air with trees, or machines? It’s not as simple as it sounds.

See our website for a transcript and more information on our sources and methods:
grist.org/technology/should-we-pull-carbon-out-of-the-air-with-trees-or-machines

Video by Jesse Nichols

Senior Producer:
Daniel Penner

Deputy Editor:
Teresa Chin

Executive Editor:
Kat Bagley

Additional illustrations:
Dani Nunes

Sources:

IPCC WGIII 2022 Report
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_Chapter12.pdf

State of CDR
stateofcdr.org/resources

Our World in Data/Global Carbon Project
ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-co2-emissions-per-country?country=~OWID_WRL

IEA
iea.org/reports/direct-air-capture

NASA Earth Observatory
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CarbonCycle/page3.php
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CarbonCycle/page2.php

Visual sources:
Storyblocks
Pond5

Music:
Audiosocket