Climate Solutions

If there were a contemporary equivalent of the Beach Boys, they’d be singing about their monthly bus tickets and offering to take their girlfriends for a ride on an electric bike. Total global emissions come from a few main areas of human activity—energy, industry, agriculture…and transport. Our experts look at how mobility will get greener to stop climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

The price of what you buy. It’s not the first idea that comes to you, but it makes sense. If things that cause climate change cost more—and things that don’t cause climate change cost less—which things would YOU buy? Are people ready actually to pay to stop climate change? Our experts look at the possibility that possibility that the price of goods will be a decisive factor in stopping climate cha...

Are you making radical lifestyle changes to stop climate change? Limited efforts? Do you want to change, but can’t do it? Or do you think you don’t need to make a contribution? We’ll tell you whether you’re trying harder than the 30,000 people in our big climate survey, and our experts explain what that means for the future of humanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s the connection between cars….Netflix…your new pants…and sausages? If you said, climate change, you were right. Each of these things has an impact on climate change, because making them or running them results in the emission of carbon into the atmosphere. But which of these things would be harder for you to give up, if you had to, to halt climate change? We look at our survey of 30,000 peop...

Has COVID-19 changed our behaviour in ways that might be good for climate change. For example, teleworking, instead of commuting to an office, means fewer carbon emissions and, therefore, is good for the climate. And what about the economic recovery? Are people just so desperate for an end to the COVID-19 recession that they want investment at any cost? Or do they want a green recovery? We look at...

What would you give up to solve the climate crisis? Flights to exotic holidays? Red meat? Your car?…Climate Solutions surveyed 30 000 people in every EU country, in China, the US and the UK to find out what they’re ready to do to fight climate change. And whether they’re even worried about climate change at all now that COVID-19 threatens us. Then we spoke to experts about what it all means for th...

Do digital devices reduce energy and emissions? Our climate podcast digitalisation episode finds that the answer’s not as clear as you might think Video-conferencing should be good for the environment. Instead of business teams commuting to a single office in vehicles that emit greenhouse gases, they can meet virtually on screen. But if they don’t have to come to an office, the team might end up l...

When we cool or heat our buildings, we waste a lot of energy—and release emissions that damage the climate. Our climate podcast energy efficiency episode shows how you can turn that around When I was a kid, my dad used to go around the house switching off lights and shouting that we were wasting electricity—in those days that meant we were throwing away money. My eight-year-old daughter goes aroun...

Cleaner urban transport can be a big part of halting climate change—and saving our lungs. Our climate podcast urban transport episode lays out a roadmap to climate-friendly mobility We know that cleaner, electric urban transport will be a big improvement for our cities. But it’s not always clear how we get there. Our climate podcast urban transport episode lays out the benefits of cleaner mobility...

Why is it so important to know how green a bond is? Our climate podcast green finance episode explains this is crucial to the fight against climate change Any kid with a paint set knows there are lots of different shades of green. So if I try to sell you a “green bond” to help fight climate change, can you know how green it really is? Our climate podcast green finance episode will tell you how big...

We don’t have to choose between protecting nature and economic growth. Our climate podcast biodiversity episode details the economic value of nature Some people say we face a straight choice between innovative, thriving human communities and saving the natural world. Our climate podcast biodiversity episode proves that’s not true. When we invest in and maintain our biodiversity, we expand our way...

The blue economy must be a priority to protect the oceans from plastics and waste. Hear how you can help in our climate podcast oceans episode Blues singers usually wail about a lover who ain’t treatin’ them right, but on this episode of the Climate Solutions podcast we sing the blues for the ocean. Our climate podcast oceans episode looks at the unexpected ways in which we’re polluting the oceans...

Hear how developing countries are working to protect their economies—and their people—from climate change in our climate podcast development episode To those of us in the developed world, climate action means switching to electric vehicles, taking a bike or public transport… Or maybe eating tofu, but let’s not go there. These are very important things to do, but they’re also what some people call...

Hear how agriculture can feed a growing population and cut its impact on global warming in our climate podcast agriculture episode We all know that climate has a big impact on our food. After all, if there’s no rain and sunshine, crops don’t grow. But increasingly we’re learning that the way we grow our food has a big impact on the climate. In fact, we’re at a crisis point. This episode of our Cli...

Hear how urban planners are confronting the effects of global warming on our climate podcast adaptation episode.  Cities are where most of us live. They’re also where we’re most likely to be affected by climate change in the form of increasingly frequent floods and super-high temperatures, both of which are a big cost to the economy and, even worse, cause death. So, if we can agree that we don’t...

Climate change is humanity’s biggest problem. The  Climate Solutions  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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.