CO2 (opera)
# CO2 (opera)

$CO_2$ is an Italian opera by Giorgio Battistelli which premiered at La Scala on May 16, 2015. It is based on Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth, and Gore was initially a character in the opera. The libretto, primarily in English but containing passages in other languages, was written by Robert Carsen, who directed the production, and Ian Burton.

## Works with similar themes

* Anthropocene (opera) 2019 by Stuart MacRae
* Auksalaq (opera) 2012 by Matthew Burtner
