Your questions answered: The value of trees, "black" oxygen, AI's carbon footprint

Published: Oct. 21, 2024, 7:57 a.m.

In this episode, Climate Question listeners take over the programme again with their head-scratchers. Graihagh Jackson and her panel ponder the impact of deforestation and marvel at the beauty of sequoia trees, which can live for more than 1000 years. There are also questions on the carbon cost of generative AI, the discovery of "black" oxygen in our oceans and deep-sea mining. Plus, which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?

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Panel\nJustin Rowlatt, BBC Climate Editor\nAkshat Rathi, Senior Climate Reporter, Bloomberg News and Host of Bloomberg's "Zero" podcast\nCaroline Steel, Presenter of Crowdscience, BBC World Service

Producer: Osman Iqbal\nSound mix: Gareth Jones and Tom Brignell\nEditor: Simon Watts

Photo: A sequoia tree (Getty Images)