Climate change solutions: How does nature manage carbon?
Humans see carbon dioxide as the poison of our era. The rest of nature sees it as a building block. Plants use carbon to make sugars, starches, and cellulose. Corals use carbon to build reefs, and mollusks use carbon to manufacture their shells. Nature’s been writing the book on carbon chemistry for billions of years, and suddenly, it’s required reading for humanity.
Watch nature exhale as Biomimicry 3.8 co-founder Janine Benyus explains how biomimicry can help reverse climate change
Watch as Biomimicry 3.8 co-founder Janine Benyus narrates humanity's carbon exhale, shown in this 2006 NASA video. For more on biomimicry solutions for climate change visit our blog: http://bit.ly/2eLKsi6 She'll explain that while humans see carbon dioxide as the poison of our era, the rest of nature sees it as a building block.
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