Original format: DV 50 (4.3)
Year of release: 2009
Running time: 7 minutes 30 seconds
Credits: a collaboration between Stuart Moore and Kayla Parker, and children at Ridgeway School, Plymouth; Dr Carol Turley and Helen Findlay, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)
Production: Sundog Media
Screening format: DVD
Commissioned by EPOCA (European Project on Ocean Acidification); with support from University College Plymouth St Mark and St John, and National Marine Aquarium
Distribution and sales: Dr Carol Turley CT@pml.ac.uk or Kelvin Boot kelota@pml.ac.uk PML
Description
Clay animation warning of the dangers of increasing ocean acidification. Winner of the 2009 Bill Bryson Award for Science Communication awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Production notes
Publication and comments (selected)
“brilliant… This is one of the clearest communiques about the problems that the ocean faces from acidification.” Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, university of Queensland, co-author of the royal society report on ocean acidification Box 6: EPOCA outreach activities Carol Turley, Kelly-Marie Davidson, Dan Laffoley, and Philippe Saugier, Oceanography (Volume 22 Number 4) (December 2009)
The Other CO2 Problem Linda Gilroy’s contribution to Energy and Climate Change and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on day 4 of the Queen’s Speech debate in Parliament; Linda Gilroy is MP for Plymouth Sutton (24 November 2009)
Derek the Diatom and Doctorpus take on the terrestrials Kelvin Boot, Microbiology Today (November 2009)
The Other CO2 Problem Kate Herbert, The Ecologist (1 September 2009)
“When I watched the film I was touched, it is simple and has a strong message. It is the perfect vehicle for telling the world about ocean acidification.” “Dr Gerald Ganssen, the Vice President of the European Geosciences Union (Double accolade for Plymouth school, EPOCA, 16 June 2009)
Plymouth school children and 'The Other CO2 Problem' Sea Vision UK (2009)
The Other CO2 Problem Kelvin Boot, Planet Earth online: environmental research news. National Environment Council (28 April 2009)
Helping Planet Ocean Kelvin Boot, Devon Life
“a clear, creative and inspiring message from the younger generation to the politicians who will shortly negotiate the future of our planet, the future planet that this younger generation will inherit from us.” Dr John Baxter a scientist working with Scottish Natural Heritage, in response to the screening at the International Congress on Climate Change (March 2009)
The Other CO2 Problem from Sundog Media on Vimeo.
Exhibition (selected)
2009
The International Scientific Congress on Climate Change, Copenhagen, Denmark. Presented by Dr Carol Turley (Preview)
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, UK. Presented by Dr Carol Turley (World premiere) (20 March 2009)
Collaboration Celebration, National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, UK. Plymouth, UK. Event to celebrate collaboration between education, industry, higher education and other organisations, organised by the Plymouth 14-19 Education Partnership; The Other CO2 Problem was one of six projects featured (14 July 2009)
GreenSpace part of Peninsula Arts’ Darwin Celebrations; with the Centre for Sustainable Futures and Land/Water and the Visual Arts research group; Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. The film was introduced by Kelvin Boot, for Plymouth Marine Laboratory (19 November 2009)