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Can the U.S. reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and avoid the biggest impacts of climate change? Experts say it can be done. Here’s the technology that could get us there.

Here’s how the U.S. could reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Follow scientists and engineers as they explore different solutions for lowering our carbon emissions: from switching to induction stoves for cooking to making heat pumps accessible.

A new film from NOVA examines technologies that could get us to carbon zero by 2050.

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Heat pumps are a key solution to help reduce carbon emissions. Instead of creating heat, they move heat from one place to another and have a much lower carbon footprint. But can we make them accessible to all?

Landlords are switching from gas furnaces to heat pumps to reduce their carbon footprint.

How Heat Pumps Can Help Cities Lower Carbon Emissions

These stoves use electricity to create a magnetic field that causes the electrons inside pots and pans that contain iron to vibrate tens of thousands of times. This creates the friction and heat needed for cooking without the energy or fumes from gas stoves.

Induction stovetops are an energy-efficient alternative to traditional gas stoves.

Why Induction Stoves Are Better for You and the Environment

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The U.S. recently set an ambitious climate change goal: zero carbon emissions by 2050. And to achieve that, slash emissions in half by 2030. Is it possible? And what kind of technology would it take? Meet scientists and engineers who are convinced we can achieve carbon zero in time to avoid the biggest impacts of climate change. (Premiered April 26, 2023)

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Here’s how the U.S. could reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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How Heat Pumps Can Help Cities Lower Carbon Emissions

How do induction stoves work?

The New Power Plants That Could Actually Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere

How Carbon Dioxide Warms Planet Earth

A Bird's-Eye View of Carbon Emissions

Cutting our Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Zero

Can We Cool the Planet?

Why Induction Stoves Are Better for You and the Environment

Chasing Carbon Zero

Weathering the Future