Costing the Earth Podcast
Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
Episodes to download
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The Sun King of China
Tue 10 May 2016
Peter Hadfield meets Huang Ming, the undisputed leader of China's booming solar industry.
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Four Menus to Save the Planet
Tue 3 May 2016
How should we eat to reduce our carbon footprint? Four experts debate very different ideas
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After Chernobyl
Tue 26 Apr 2016
How the fallout from Chernobyl changed Germany forever. Julian Rush reports.
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The Mars of the Mid-Atlantic
Tue 19 Apr 2016
Peter Gibbs explores Ascension Island, a barren Atlantic rock made fertile by man.
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Digging Climate Change
Tue 12 Apr 2016
Professor Alice Roberts asks if archaeology can help us understand climate change.
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From Iceland with Love
Tue 5 Apr 2016
Tom Heap finds out how Iceland could solve Britain's energy crisis.
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Litter
Tue 22 Mar 2016
How do you persuade a throwaway society to use a bin? Chris Ledgard on litter campaigns.
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The Environment after Exit
Tue 15 Mar 2016
Tom Heap examines the potential impact of an exit from the EU on the environment.
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New York's Big Green Clean
Tue 8 Mar 2016
Tom Heap visits New York to find out how the city is cleaning up its dirty waterways.
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The City That Fell into the Earth
Tue 23 Feb 2016
How do you move a city? Lesley Riddoch travels to Arctic Sweden to find out.
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Requiem for a King
Tue 16 Feb 2016
Tom Heap tells the story of coal from the Industrial Revolution to its apparent demise.
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In Conversation with David Attenborough
Tue 17 Nov 2015
David Attenborough and fellow experts join Tom Heap to preview the Paris Climate Summit.
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Murder in Cambodia
Tue 10 Nov 2015
Peter Hadfield investigates the illegal trade in Siamese rosewood.
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River Quality
Tue 3 Nov 2015
Tom Heap investigates claims England's rivers are under threat from 'insidious' pollution.
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Antipasto Agony
Tue 27 Oct 2015
Bad news for lovers of tapenade and pesto - olive trees are succumbing to a new disease.
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Coast: 50 Years of Change
Tue 20 Oct 2015
A new report reveals how the UK's coast has changed over the last 50 years.
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Paying For Our Parks
Tue 13 Oct 2015
The National Parks are exploring new commercial opportunities. How far should they go?
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Lungs, Lies and Automobiles
Tue 6 Oct 2015
Have we been lied to about air pollution? Tom Heap investigates.
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Where Have All Our Gardens Gone?
Tue 29 Sep 2015
Urban Britain is paving over its front gardens. Jheni Osman discovers the impact.
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Oceans of Acid
Wed 23 Sep 2015
Professor Alice Roberts asks how ocean acidification will alter sea life.
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Britain Rules the Waves
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Can Britain save the oceans by protecting its overseas territories? Tom Heap reports.
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Sounds of the Seas
Tue 8 Sep 2015
How noisy is the underwater environment? Tom Heap dips beneath the surface to find out.
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The Ozone Hole Thirty Years On
Tue 12 May 2015
Peter Gibbs finds out if the ozone layer hole is healing 30 years on from its discovery.
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Britain's Environment: The Debate
Tue 5 May 2015
How will the next government tackle Britain's environmental problems? Tom Heap reports.
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China's Water Revolution
Tue 28 Apr 2015
China needs more water urgently. Isabel Hilton examines the nation's options.
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What has happened to the world's coral?
In 2016 reefs around the world the size of city blocks died. Here we explore why.
