Costing the Earth Podcast
Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
Episodes to download
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Green Power in the Far North
Tue 3 May 2022
Green industry is heading north. But what does it mean for the people of the region?
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Timber!
Tue 26 Apr 2022
What impact have this winter's storms had on our forests? Tom Heap investigates.
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The World's Toughest Conservationists
Tue 19 Apr 2022
In search of the elusive and elegant snow leopard with their brave protectors.
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Government Energy Strategy
Tue 12 Apr 2022
Tom Heap delves into the government's newly-announced energy strategy.
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Northern Ireland's Environmental Future
Tue 29 Mar 2022
Tom Heap asks if Northern Ireland's new environmental ambitions will become reality?
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Energy Prices
Tue 22 Mar 2022
Is there a green way out of the energy price crisis? Tom Heap gathers expert opinion.
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Britain's Dark Waters
Tue 15 Mar 2022
PFAS chemicals are linked to mass poisoning in the US. Are they having an impact here?
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Carbon Farming
Tue 8 Mar 2022
Landowners are being offered big money for land to absorb carbon dioxide emissions.
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The Right to Swim
Tue 1 Mar 2022
The storms have flushed raw sewage into our rivers, but are they ever fit to swim in?
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All Aboard the Sir David Attenborough
Tue 23 Nov 2021
Helen Czerski hops aboard Britain's newest polar explorer, RRS Sir David Attenborough.
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My Toxic Cocktail
Tue 16 Nov 2021
Anna Turns finds out how synthetic chemicals are making their way into our bodies.
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COP26: A Turning of the Tide?
Tue 9 Nov 2021
Tom Heap analyses the promises made so far at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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COP26: The Unheard Voices
Tue 2 Nov 2021
Tom Heap brings the unheard voices of the first victims of climate change to COP26
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Six Months on St Kilda
Tue 26 Oct 2021
How does it feel to spend six months on Britain's most isolated island?
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Earthshot: The Winners
Tue 19 Oct 2021
Celebrate with the five winners of the first Earthshot Prize- smart friends of the planet
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Earthshot: More Fresh Ideas for the Environment
Tue 12 Oct 2021
Meet the people with brilliant ideas to help nature heal from centuries of abuse.
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Earthshot: Fresh Ideas For the Environment
Tue 5 Oct 2021
Meet the global innovators competing for a new prize to reverse environmental damage.
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Qasa鈥檚 Farm - Building Resilience in Bangladesh
Tue 28 Sep 2021
Qasa Alom explores the future of his farm on the frontline of climate change in Bangladesh
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How green is my golf course?
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Sybil Ruscoe finds out about efforts to make golf courses more environmentally-friendly.
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Britain's Changing Flowers
Tue 14 Sep 2021
Mike Dilger travels the length of Britain to see how climate change is altering plantlife.
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Canoeing the Cam
Tue 7 Sep 2021
Britain's rivers are a disgrace. Tom Heap gets up close with a canoe trip along the Cam.
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Beaver Town
Tue 25 May 2021
Can the people of Braunton pull off the UK's first community-led beaver reintroduction?
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"Greenfinger"
Tue 18 May 2021
Should very rich individuals be able to experiment with modifying the earth's climate?
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New Grid for the New Age
Tue 11 May 2021
How will Britain's power system need to change for a zero carbon world?
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The South Australian Miracle
Tue 4 May 2021
One Australian state is leading the world in green energy. Peter Hadfield reports.
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Landfill Legacy
Tue 20 Apr 2021
Tom Heap investigates the old landfill sites which are now leaking their contents.
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Maritime Nation
Tue 13 Apr 2021
How well protected is Britain's coast and its wildlife after Brexit? Peter Gibbs 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.
