For a historical perspective on climate progress, James Lovelock talked at The University of Kansas, addressing our responsibility in light of global warming, almost 3 decades ago in 1991.
This video has been edited with the scope on the science, full release at https://archive.org/details/JAMESLOVELOCKKU
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