Costing the Earth

Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet

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How Green Is My Money?
Have you ever wondered what the money in your bank account is doing? It's not inert.
10 May 2022,28 mins
Green Power in the Far North
Green industry is heading north. But what does it mean for the people of the region?
03 May 2022,28 mins
Timber!
What impact have this winter's storms had on our forests? Tom Heap investigates.
26 Apr 2022,28 mins
The World's Toughest Conservationists
In search of the elusive and elegant snow leopard with their brave protectors.
19 Apr 2022,28 mins
Government Energy Strategy
Tom Heap delves into the government's newly-announced energy strategy.
12 Apr 2022,28 mins
Rip It Up And Start Again?
Should we demolish or refurbish old buildings?
05 Apr 2022,28 mins
Northern Ireland's Environmental Future
Tom Heap asks if Northern Ireland's new environmental ambitions will become reality?
29 Mar 2022,28 mins
Energy Prices
Is there a green way out of the energy price crisis? Tom Heap gathers expert opinion.
22 Mar 2022,28 mins
Britain's Dark Waters
PFAS chemicals are linked to mass poisoning in the US. Are they having an impact here?
15 Mar 2022,28 mins
Carbon Farming
Landowners are being offered big money for land to absorb carbon dioxide emissions.
08 Mar 2022,28 mins
The Right to Swim
The storms have flushed raw sewage into our rivers, but are they ever fit to swim in?
01 Mar 2022,28 mins
Seeing the Wood for the Trees
Peter Gibbs investigates the issue of tree health.
30 Nov 2021,28 mins
All Aboard the Sir David Attenborough
Helen Czerski hops aboard Britain's newest polar explorer, RRS Sir David Attenborough.
23 Nov 2021,28 mins
My Toxic Cocktail
Anna Turns finds out how synthetic chemicals are making their way into our bodies.
16 Nov 2021,28 mins
COP26: A Turning of the Tide?
Tom Heap analyses the promises made so far at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
09 Nov 2021,28 mins
COP26: The Unheard Voices
Tom Heap brings the unheard voices of the first victims of climate change to COP26
02 Nov 2021,28 mins
Six Months on St Kilda
How does it feel to spend six months on Britain's most isolated island?
26 Oct 2021,28 mins
Earthshot: The Winners
Celebrate with the five winners of the first Earthshot Prize- smart friends of the planet
19 Oct 2021,28 mins
Earthshot: More Fresh Ideas for the Environment
Meet the people with brilliant ideas to help nature heal from centuries of abuse.
12 Oct 2021,28 mins
Earthshot: Fresh Ideas For the Environment
Meet the global innovators competing for a new prize to reverse environmental damage.
05 Oct 2021,28 mins
Qasa’s Farm - Building Resilience in Bangladesh
Qasa Alom explores the future of his farm on the frontline of climate change in Bangladesh
28 Sep 2021,28 mins
How green is my golf course?
Sybil Ruscoe finds out about efforts to make golf courses more environmentally-friendly.
22 Sep 2021,28 mins
Britain's Changing Flowers
Mike Dilger travels the length of Britain to see how climate change is altering plantlife.
14 Sep 2021,28 mins
Canoeing the Cam
Britain's rivers are a disgrace. Tom Heap gets up close with a canoe trip along the Cam.
07 Sep 2021,28 mins
Beaver Town
Can the people of Braunton pull off the UK's first community-led beaver reintroduction?
25 May 2021,28 mins
"Greenfinger"
Should very rich individuals be able to experiment with modifying the earth's climate?
18 May 2021,28 mins
New Grid for the New Age
How will Britain's power system need to change for a zero carbon world?
11 May 2021,28 mins
The South Australian Miracle
One Australian state is leading the world in green energy. Peter Hadfield reports.
04 May 2021,28 mins
Shipping
Lucy Siegle finds out about the environmental impact of shipping.
27 Apr 2021,28 mins
Landfill Legacy
Tom Heap investigates the old landfill sites which are now leaking their contents.
20 Apr 2021,28 mins