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George Monbiot on the climate crisis Part II, Edinburgh International Book Festival 2007

25 Aug 2007

Speakers: George Monbiot

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George Monbiot argues it is possible to maintain a good standard of living whilst reducing carbon emissions. He also answers questions about the practicalities of using renewable sources of energy to replace fossil fuels and the reliability and feasibility of a proposed 'European supergrid'.

This video was kindly provided by The Edinburgh International Book Festival

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