Costing the Earth Podcast
Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
Episodes to download
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Tourist Tide
Tue 5 Sep 2017
Can beautiful places welcome mass tourism without environmental destruction?
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James Wong on the World's Toughest Plants
Tue 30 May 2017
How much is UK food security threatened by climate change? Botanist James Wong finds out.
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Future Forests
Tue 23 May 2017
Can Britain revive its forests and grow the wood we need for a greener economy?
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Mekong Delta Blues
Tue 16 May 2017
Enormous new dams threaten life on one of south east Asia's most vital rivers.
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Made to Last?
Tue 2 May 2017
How long do you expect your electronic gadgets and clothes to last? Time to fight back.
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Insulation for the Nation
Tue 25 Apr 2017
Tom Heaps asks if insulation and power-saving gadgets can cut carbon emissions from homes.
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Sinking Solomon Islands
Tue 18 Apr 2017
Five of the Solomon Islands have already been lost to the sea. How are the locals coping?
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Reasons to Be Cheerful?
Tue 11 Apr 2017
The Skoll World Forum aims to help entrepreneurs solve global problems. Tom Heap reports.
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Unfrozen North
Tue 28 Mar 2017
What happens in the world's most northerly town when the permafrost defrosts?
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Trump's Big Sell Off
Tue 21 Mar 2017
Tom Heap examines the future for America's Wild West and its Mild East under Trump.
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Heroines of the Rainforest
Tue 14 Mar 2017
Two remarkable women have found a formula to save the last of the Indonesian rainforest.
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Delivering Clean Air
Tue 7 Mar 2017
More delivery trucks means more air pollution in our cities. Tom Heap looks for an answer.
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Soil Saviours
Tue 28 Feb 2017
Can putting carbon back into the soil help in the fight against climate change?
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Black Gold in Paradise
Tue 21 Feb 2017
Oil exploration has begun in the most biodiverse place on earth. Tom Heap investigates.
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Rig Retirement
Tue 14 Feb 2017
Should we consider alternative ways to retire old oil and gas platforms?
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America's Energy Independence
Tue 22 Nov 2016
What does the election of Donald Trump as president of the USA mean for the environment?
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Cruising: A Dirty Secret
Tue 15 Nov 2016
Tom Heap investigates the link between cruise ships and poor air quality.
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Putting the Fizz Back into Planet Earth
Tue 8 Nov 2016
Can we find a use for all that pesky climate-changing carbon dioxide? Tom Heap reports.
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Nuclear Futures
Tue 1 Nov 2016
Britain's nuclear power stations are being pushed to run well past their planned lifespan.
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Forests of the Orangutan
Tue 25 Oct 2016
Some of the last refuges of the orangutan are under threat. Peter Hadfield reports.
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The British Countryside after Brexit
Tue 18 Oct 2016
Tom Heap hears four visions for the future of the British countryside after Brexit.
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Wildlife-Friendly Motorways
Tue 11 Oct 2016
Can you build a motorway that does not wipe out wildlife? Tom Heap investigates.
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Spiritual Greens
Tue 4 Oct 2016
Tom Heap assesses 50 years of green activism with leading members of the movement.
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The Growing Season
Tue 27 Sep 2016
The warmer climate is extending the growing season, Peter Gibbs asks if this is good news.
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Fruits of the Forest
Wed 21 Sep 2016
Can the growing of fashionable super fruits save the Amazon rain forest?
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Cities Without Cars
Tue 13 Sep 2016
Keeping cars out of the city: Chris Ledgard explores new plans in Paris and Barcelona.
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Big Oil Big Trouble
Tue 6 Sep 2016
Can the big oil companies re-invent themselves as climate saviours? Tom Heap reports.
What has happened to the world's coral?
In 2016 reefs around the world the size of city blocks died. Here we explore why.
