When the coronavirus hit, an unforeseen consequence of the pandemic were the most rapid emission cuts ever recorded. What does that mean for the climate? And what can we learn from the pandemic going forward? Meet CO2 expert Corinne Le Quéré – who has some unexpected answers.

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Corinne Le Quéré: What the pandemic says about climate change

The Greenland ice sheet is melting by thousands of tonnes every second. Greenland researcher Jason Box has discovered how "dark snow" and glacier algae are exacerbating the ice melt. He also believes that the world is misjudging the consequences of the process.

Jason Box: Glacial algae melts Greenland's ice

Four times more people are fleeing climate-related events than wars. Migration researcher Koko Warner has published several groundbreaking studies on environmentally induced migration. She warns of what could happen if parts of the earth became uninhabitable, but she also sees reasons for optimism.

Koko Warner: The dangers of climate migration

The Gulf stream, the Amazon, the Greenland ice sheet – are they all close to a point of no return? And if so, what does that mean for the Earth? John Schellnhuber is the world-renowned researcher behind the concept of "tipping points" in the climate.

John Schellnhuber: Have we passed the climate change tipping points?

For a long time, climate change was described as a distant threat. But as new research shows, this is not the case. Meet climatologist Friederike Otto, who has proved that human emissions are already raising the risk of extreme weather.

Friederike Otto: Our emissions make the weather worse – today

If we want to save the planet – we should learn from the sharpest minds. World leading climate scientists interviewed. A podcast from Svenska Dagbladet.

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