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#146 Accelerated end to fossil fuel; double discovery on Mars
Season 1 Episode 146
Spurred on by the war in Ukraine, we’re seeing a worldwide shift to green energy, with the global demand of fossil fuels now expected to peak in 15 y…
3 years, 4 months ago
#145 COP27 climate summit preview; unexpected animal sounds
Season 1 Episode 145
It’s already been a year since COP26, with its successor COP27 gearing up to begin on 6 November. 12 months on from some big pledges, the team finds …
3 years, 4 months ago
#144 Geoengineering plan to slow the melt of arctic ice
Season 1 Episode 144
An extended bonus episode of the podcast, where we learn more about proposals to slow the rate of ice loss in Greenland - and if it works, in Antarct…
3 years, 4 months ago
#143 Bird flu sweeps UK; secrets of the Neanderthal family
Season 1 Episode 143
Wild bird populations have been devastated by an avian flu variant that’s sweeping the UK - and more than 3.5 million captive birds have been culled.…
3 years, 4 months ago
#142: We need to talk about mental health and climate change
Season 1 Episode 142
In 2022, for the first time, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change included mental health as part of its assessment of the impacts of climate…
3 years, 4 months ago
#141 Energy threat to international security; a new form of multiplication
Season 1 Episode 141
The climate crisis is as great a threat to energy security as Russia’s war on Ukraine, warns the World Meteorological Organization. The team finds ou…
3 years, 4 months ago
#140 New Scientist Live Ask-us-Anything bonus episode
Season 1 Episode 140
At New Scientist Live we invited you to ask our journalists anything - and at two packed out sessions, you absolutely delivered.
Recorded live from th…
3 years, 4 months ago
#139 Gas leak impact on climate change; a new way to explain life
Season 1 Episode 139
Exploding gas pipelines have signalled a new environmental disaster. Nord Stream 1 and 2 have both sprung leaks, with many assuming sabotage. With hu…
3 years, 5 months ago
#138 UK government’s attack on nature; when you can’t stop laughing
Season 1 Episode 138
The UK government is being accused of mounting an attack against nature. Environmental charities claim a raft of newly announced or rumoured plans ar…
3 years, 5 months ago
#137 How to turn the shipping industry green; Enceladus passes habitability test
Season 1 Episode 137
‘Get it Done’ is the theme for this year’s Climate Week in New York, with hundreds of events taking place across the city. Reporter James Dinneen is …
3 years, 5 months ago