Imagine if we were given a clean, limitless energy source, and we decided to immediately transform the world into a carbon-free society! This wonderous source would power our homes, industries, cars and planes, and humanity’s annual rate of carbon pollution would almost instantly fall to zero. So if we kicked our carbon addiction tomorrow, what would that mean for global warming? Our partners at Hot Mess explore the possibilities.
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