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Climate Change - Averting Catastrophe

June 14, 2023

In the last 30 years, CO2 emissions have increased by 60 percent worldwide. The most pressing problem facing our civilization is global warming. What solutions could there be?

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Dokumentation " Heißzeit - Wege aus der Klima-Katastrophe "
Image: SWR
Dokumentation " Heißzeit - Wege aus der Klima-Katastrophe "
Image: SWR

This documentary accompanies activists in their efforts to combat climate change.

According to scientists, if by the year 2100 the global temperature has risen more than 1.5 degrees Celsius on levels recorded in the year 1850, the consequences could be devastating for people and the environment. But will we manage to achieve this ambitious goal? Around the world, politicians, companies, laboratories and universities are struggling to find solutions. 

Dokumentation " Heißzeit - Wege aus der Klima-Katastrophe "
Image: SWR

 

The film team visits climate rescuers in Sudan, Indonesia and Europe. Their inventive spirit cools buildings, connects countries with green electricity lines or sucks carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Their work helps determine the living conditions of generations to come.

 

Dokumentation " Heißzeit - Wege aus der Klima-Katastrophe "
Image: SWR

 

Every time the women of Shagra plant an acacia seedling in the sand of Darfur, it is an occasion of great joy in the Sudanese village. The tree will drive its roots 100 meters into the ground and be better able to withstand the droughts in the Sahel than most other plants.

 

 

Dokumentation " Heißzeit - Wege aus der Klima-Katastrophe "
Image: SWR

It will secrete gum sap when women scratch the bark after a few years. The sale of gum arabic will alleviate poverty in the village.

65,000 acacias are already growing in Darfur: a blessing for the bitterly poor region, as well as a carbon dioxide reservoir that can help limit global warming.

 

Broadcasting Hours: 

Part 1: 

DW English

THU 13.07.2023 – 01:15 UTC
THU 13.07.2023 – 04:15 UTC
THU 13.07.2023 – 18:15 UTC
FRI 14.07.2023 – 09:15 UTC
SAT 15.07.2023 – 19:15 UTC
SUN 16.07.2023 – 02:15 UTC
SUN 16.07.2023 – 15:15 UTC
MON 17.07.2023 – 12:15 UTC

Lagos UTC +1 | Cape Town UTC +2 | Nairobi UTC +3
Delhi UTC +5,5 I Bangkok UTC +7 | Hong Kong UTC +8
London UTC +1 | Berlin UTC +2 | Moscow UTC +3
San Francisco UTC -7 | Edmonton UTC -6 | New York UTC -4

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FRI 14.07.2023 – 09:15 UTC

Vancouver UTC -7 | New York UTC -4 | Sao Paulo UTC -3

 

Part 2: 

DW English

THU 20.07.2023 – 01:15 UTC
THU 20.07.2023 – 04:15 UTC
THU 20.07.2023 – 18:15 UTC
FRI 21.07.2023 – 09:15 UTC
SAT 22.07.2023 – 19:15 UTC
SUN 23.07.2023 – 02:15 UTC
SUN 23.07.2023 – 15:15 UTC
MON 24.07.2023 – 12:15 UTC

Lagos UTC +1 | Cape Town UTC +2 | Nairobi UTC +3
Delhi UTC +5,5 I Bangkok UTC +7 | Hong Kong UTC +8
London UTC +1 | Berlin UTC +2 | Moscow UTC +3
San Francisco UTC -7 | Edmonton UTC -6 | New York UTC -4

DW Deutsch+

FRI 14.07.2023 – 09:15 UTC

Vancouver UTC -7 | New York UTC -4 | Sao Paulo UTC -3