Air Check: one year later

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Air Check: one year later

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Mar 12, 2021

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In this Air Check, professor and biogeochemist Gabriel Filippelli joins us again to talk about what a year in the pandemic has taught us about greenhouse gas emissions and our capacity to change systems. From the graphs to the big ideas, we cover a lot of ground in 15 minutes.

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Mar 12, 2021

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