TY - ADVS ED - Films For The Humanities & Sciences (Firm) ED - The Open University TI - Can we save planet earth? T2 - The truth about climate change PY - 2008/// CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Films for the Humanities & Sciences KW - Climate changes KW - Climatic changes KW - Environmental aspects KW - Global environmental change N1 - Presenter: Sir David Attenborough N2 - Due to global warming, Earth is hovering at the climatic tipping point. After summarizing the state of greenhouse gas emissions and predicting future weather changes with climate modeling, this program presented by Sir David Attenborough circles the globe to create a composite picture of burgeoning eco-disaster: extended droughts, devastating flash floods, stronger hurricanes, unpredictable wildfires, species extinctions, melting ice caps, acidified oceans, food chain failure, and rising sea levels. A composite solution involving reduced-carbon living, carbon-free power sources, and geological carbon dioxide sequestration is brought forward as well-and concerted implementation must begin now ER -