Extra: The wonderful story of Henny Penny
Bonus content: A folk tale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2023•6 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Climate Solutions
Climate change is humanity’s biggest problem. This podcast tells you exactly what you can do to fight climate change. From the way you heat your home to the food you eat and the digital devices you use, Climate Solutions is your checklist for climate action.
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The sky is falling
How scientists fought against ozone denial. Sources : IN THE FACE OF DOUBT | The New Yorker , Look Up and Live. (The Ozone Is Still Tiere.) - The New York Times (nytimes.com) , INERT | The New Yorker . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 07, 2023•20 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Invisible gases and invisible rays in an invisible atmosphere
How hair sprays and deodorants almost destroyed the ozone layer. Sources : Oral history interview with Mario J. Molina - Science History Institute Digital Collections , Oral History Interview with F. Sherwood Rowland | OpenSky (ucar.edu) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 31, 2023•16 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Extra: The good, the bad and the ugly ozone
Bonus content: All about ozone. Sources : A Killer of a Cure | Science History Institute , The Great American Fraud/Chapter 3 - Wikisource, the free online library , The History of Ozone (illinois.edu) , Nasa Ozone Watch: Ozone facts . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 28, 2023•5 min•Season 6Ep. 4
The proof is in the snow
How the world got rid of lead in gasoline. Sources : REVIEW: Clair Patterson and Robert Kehoe: Two Views of Lead Toxicity (uniwa.gr) , Chemical concentrations of pollutant lead aerosols, terrestrial dusts and sea salts in Greenland and Antarctic snow strata - ScienceDirect , Historical changes in integrity and worth of scientific knowledge - ScienceDirect , The Removal of Lead from Gasoline: Historical and Personal Reflections - ScienceDirect , LSU Press :: Books - A Thousand Ways Denied , The A...
Oct 24, 2023•16 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Extra: The iceman only rings once
Bonus content : All about a forgotten profession. Sources : Iceman (occupation) - Wikipedia , When Everyone Wanted to Be the Iceman - Gastro Obscura (atlasobscura.com) , Delivering Blocks of Ice: The Story of the Icemen Through Vintage Photos - Rare Historical Photos . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 21, 2023•7 min•Season 6Ep. 3
The miracle chemical
How the refrigerator changed our lives. Sources : CFCS RISE AND FALL OF CHEMICAL 'MIRACLE' - The Washington Post , The History of the Refrigerator: How Our Ancestors Kept Their Cool (familytreemagazine.com) , The Birth of The Refrigerator: How We All Ended Up With One (memphisice.com) , How It All Began: The History of the Refrigerator (liebherr.com) , Ice trade - Wikipedia , White Goods in Italy during a Golden Age (l948-1973) on JSTOR . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Oct 17, 2023•19 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Extra: A car nut
Bonus content : Jamie Kitman talks about being an environmentalist and a car enthusiast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 14, 2023•7 min•Season 6Ep. 2
A one-man environmental disaster
How one man’s inventions almost destroyed the planet. Sources : The Secret History of Lead | The Nation , When Work Drives You Mad: Tales from the Deadly "Loony Gas" Building | Mental Floss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 10, 2023•18 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Extra: Opposite to the north
Bonus : Jonathan Shanklin talks about his experiences in Antarctica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 06, 2023•8 min•Season 6Ep. 1
‘This has to be wrong, it has to be wrong’
How scientists discovered a hole in the sky. Sources: Ozone Layer (nationalgeographic.org) , Ozone depletion - Wikipedia , Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018 (noaa.gov) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 03, 2023•22 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Preview: Climate Solutions presents Ozone
You can listen to the part of our first episode of our new season today. The full episode is out on Tuesday, October 3rd. After that, we will be dropping a new episode every Tuesday. Subscribe to Climate Solutions so you don’t miss any of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2023•10 min
Trailer: Ozone: How to solve an environmental crisis
Have you ever heard of the ozone hole? If you were born after the 1990s, the chances are you might not have. If you were born before, the chances are you have forgotten all about it. But just before the turn of the century, it was on everybody’s lips. The biggest environmental disaster humanity had encountered up to that point. In our new season, we will tell you all about what caused the ozone hole, how it was discovered and how the world came together to fix it. We will also show you how the l...
Sep 18, 2023•2 min
May 1985
Climate Solutions presents Ozone : How to solve an environmental crisis . Coming soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15, 2023•1 min
The school that thinks differently
A primary school in the Milan suburbs illustrates the future of school design and learning, thanks to innovative education financing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 01, 2023•5 min•Season 5Ep. 39
Climate tracking on a remote Greek island
A new Mediterranean climate change research centre on the Greek island of Antikythera will collect valuable data to help model the impacts of climate change in the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 25, 2023•3 min•Season 5Ep. 38
A wind power wonder off Portugal’s stormy coast
Europe’s first floating wind farm, off the coast of Portugal, towers 210 meters above the North Atlantic. An impressive feat of engineering, the three turbines generate enough electricity for 60 000 households, saving an estimated 33 000 tons of CO2 a year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 18, 2023•5 min•Season 5Ep. 37
Hospitals in uncharted waters
Runa Khan believes that everyone should have access to healthcare. Her organisation Friendship brings medicines, vaccines, and education to remote areas of Bangladesh. What does that have to do with the climate? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 04, 2023•3 min•Season 5Ep. 36
Nature’s highways
A plan to revive Lithuania’s inland waterways with electric barges could cut carbon emissions by cutting 48 000 trucks journeys each a year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2023•3 min•Season 5Ep. 35
Local climate solutions
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Jul 21, 2023•5 min•Season 5Ep. 34
What drives firms’ investment in climate action?
Europe’s two major challenges, energy independence and climate change, are closely intertwined. But they share one solution – a swift transition to a greener, more sustainable economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 14, 2023•6 min•Season 5Ep. 33
The ocean ashore
A Swedish company aims to farm salmon on land, providing nutritious, sustainable local salmon to Sweden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 07, 2023•5 min•Season 5Ep. 32
Quenching Jordan’s thirst
The Aqaba-Amman desalination project is an innovative and sustainable plan to solve Jordan’s water scarcity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 30, 2023•7 min•Season 5Ep. 31
Car conundrum
Electric vehicles could make a big dent in Europe’s stubborn transport emissions, but they aren’t an absolute cure for the pollution and social problems of mobility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 23, 2023•5 min•Season 5Ep. 30
A tale of two cities
Urban climate adaptation is the next step for cities that need to protect themselves—and their citizens—against the inevitable effects of climate change. Here are some ideas about how to do it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 16, 2023•4 min•Season 5Ep. 29
Stocking up for resilience
In the spring of 2022, international wheat prices rose to their highest level in 20 years. In Tunisia, the official price of a baguette remained the same as it had been for more than 15 years – 0.19 Tunisian dinars (about 6 euro cents). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 09, 2023•3 min•Season 5Ep. 28
How bringing back an ancient species helps the climate
Rewilding Europe has a new solution for biodiversity management and revives ancient animals in the process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 02, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 27
Green ships on the blue
Shippers are investing in scrubbers, better blades and sleeker boats to clean up sea and air. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 26, 2023•4 min•Season 5Ep. 26
Building up energy efficiency, brick by brick
Cities and regions across Europe slash costs and emissions with energy efficiency investments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 19, 2023•6 min•Season 5Ep. 25
Free electricity
To halt illegal connections, Eletropaulo puts people in São Paulo’s favelas on its regular grid, promoting social inclusion, gender equality and social energy tariff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 12, 2023•5 min•Season 5Ep. 24
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