Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
Radio 4,·414 episodes
Can we exploit the hot rocks beneath the earth's crust for power? Peter Gibbs reports.
27 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Could art help us see, hear and feel the problems facing our planet? Tom Heap finds out.
20 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Our sewerage system is grinding to a halt. The culprits are wet wipes.
13 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests, but the damage can be reversed.
06 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Endangered animals are paying the price for the spread of traditional Chinese medicine.
30 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Tom Heap asks if going plastic-free risks harming the environment.
23 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Lucy Siegle and Tom Heap ask which gender is worse for the environment and why it matters.
16 Oct 2018,·28 mins
After six weeks at the North Pole, Helen Czerski has new insights into climate change.
09 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Is it time to buy an electric car? Peter Gibbs takes the plunge.
02 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Jheni Osman asks what environmental factors may be affecting human and animal fertility.
25 Sep 2018,·28 mins
Solving the plastic problem. Four experts join Tom Heap to offer fresh answers.
19 Sep 2018,·30 mins
Verity Sharp wants to keep bees, but will her honeybees be a menace to other pollinators?
11 Sep 2018,·30 mins
Tom Heap leads a debate on the future of food production and the countryside.
29 May 2018,·30 mins
The permafrost is thawing, and the glaciers retreating. What will be left of the Alps?
22 May 2018,·30 mins
Britain's rabbits are in sharp decline. Tom Heap asks if we should be worried.
15 May 2018,·30 mins
The Australian outback is under attack from a surprising enemy - the camel.
08 May 2018,·30 mins
The penguins of the Antarctic rely on krill. What happens when we get a taste for it?
01 May 2018,·30 mins
Why dismantle a dam that produces low-carbon electricity? Peter Gibbs investigates.
24 Apr 2018,·30 mins
Scientists gain first access to thousands of uncharted species following years of war.
17 Apr 2018,·30 mins
Lindsey Chapman investigates how shifting seasons are affecting wildlife.
10 Apr 2018,·30 mins
Should we build golf courses on sensitive sand dunes? Peter Gibbs investigates.
03 Apr 2018,·30 mins
Tom Heap asks how dangerous plastic microfibres from clothes are and explores solutions.
27 Mar 2018,·30 mins
Wood can do anything that oil can do. Could it be the backbone of a future economy?
20 Mar 2018,·30 mins
The UK needs 300,000 new homes a year, Tom Heap asks if building big can also be green.
13 Mar 2018,·30 mins
Why has Australia failed to arrest the decline of the Great Barrier Reef?
06 Mar 2018,·30 mins
Meet the people fighting to save the natural wonder of the world, the Great Barrier Reef.
27 Feb 2018,·30 mins
Why are environmental issues suddenly back in political fashion? Tom Heap investigates.
20 Feb 2018,·30 mins
Tom Heap reports from the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn.
14 Nov 2017,·30 mins
Roger Harrabin travels to the USA to meet America's climate resistance.
07 Nov 2017,·30 mins
How do you communicate carbon emissions to farmers?
31 Oct 2017,·30 mins
