Leeds: City On A Mission
‘Leeds: City On A Mission’ is a special series from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 5 Live looking at city-wide and community-based solutions and challenges around tackling climate change.
The station spent a year following the city of Leeds, which has committed to reduce the city’s emissions to net-zero by 2030.
Net zero means reducing emissions of greenhouse gases as much as possible and then balancing out the rest by absorbing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere - with things like planting trees.
‘Leeds: City On A Mission’ looked at what a net zero economy could really mean for people's homes, work, travel, diet and leisure time as well as hearing from a live studio audience after COP 26.
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My food waste is ‘embarrassing’
Four dads from Leeds try cutting down on their family's food waste.
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Uniform exchange 'a massive financial help'
A look at how school uniform exchanges can save money and cut emissions.
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How to make a lower carbon fry-up
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 5 Live challenges former Master Chef semi-finalist Anthony O’Shaughnessy to make a lower-carbon fry-up.
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Local leaders in England demand more power
Council leaders write to the PM asking for more power to fight climate change on a local level.
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How hard is it to plant a tree in a city centre?
A conservationist explains the logistical challenges of planting trees in urban spaces.
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'I thought we had doomed ourselves'
How people in Leeds came together to find solutions to climate change.
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Imagining our cities of tomorrow
Artist James McKay paints what Leeds could look like in 2030 after the council achieves its goal of becoming carbon neutral.
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'It'll be strange not having a coal fire'
Former miner Stan Renton explains why he is giving up his coal fire.
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Seven ways to make your home more energy efficient
Energy expert, Dr David Glew, shares tips on how to cut down on house fuel bills.
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Over 100 solutions to climate change
Experts share their solutions for tackling climate change.
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Would you eat chicken grown in a lab?
A look at the Californian company which is creating cultured meat from a chicken cell in a laboratory.
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Jay Blades: 'Make do and mend' for the planet
The Repair Shop's Jay Blades calls for people to buy things in a completely different way.
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Five ways to better care for your clothes
Sustainable fashion campaigner Orsola De Castro shares five ways we could reinvent our washing habits.
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Our Planet Now
A collection of programmes highlighting facts about the environment and the challenges facing our planet.