Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
Radio 4,·414 episodes
Tom Heap finds out if fish farming can really feed the planet without trashing our oceans.
24 Oct 2017,·30 mins
Where do the contents of our bins end up? Tom Heap lifts the lid on recycling.
17 Oct 2017,·30 mins
Lucy Siegle reports from La Scala, Milan to ask if fashion can ever really be 'green'.
10 Oct 2017,·30 mins
Could the sharing economy save the planet? Tom Heap finds out.
03 Oct 2017,·30 mins
Tom Heap asks if the Environment Agency is fit for purpose.
26 Sep 2017,·30 mins
How to become the world's most powerful environmentalist.
20 Sep 2017,·30 mins
New developments in battery technology are changing the way Britain is powered.
12 Sep 2017,·30 mins
Can beautiful places welcome mass tourism without environmental destruction?
05 Sep 2017,·30 mins
How much is UK food security threatened by climate change? Botanist James Wong finds out.
30 May 2017,·30 mins
Can Britain revive its forests and grow the wood we need for a greener economy?
23 May 2017,·30 mins
Enormous new dams threaten life on one of south east Asia's most vital rivers.
16 May 2017,·30 mins
Peter Gibbs meets the Penguins of the Falkland Islands.
09 May 2017,·30 mins
How long do you expect your electronic gadgets and clothes to last? Time to fight back.
02 May 2017,·30 mins
Tom Heaps asks if insulation and power-saving gadgets can cut carbon emissions from homes.
25 Apr 2017,·30 mins
Five of the Solomon Islands have already been lost to the sea. How are the locals coping?
18 Apr 2017,·30 mins
The Skoll World Forum aims to help entrepreneurs solve global problems. Tom Heap reports.
11 Apr 2017,·30 mins
Can Brexit save the British fishing industry? Tom Heap investigates.
04 Apr 2017,·30 mins
What happens in the world's most northerly town when the permafrost defrosts?
28 Mar 2017,·30 mins
Tom Heap examines the future for America's Wild West and its Mild East under Trump.
21 Mar 2017,·30 mins
Two remarkable women have found a formula to save the last of the Indonesian rainforest.
14 Mar 2017,·30 mins
More delivery trucks means more air pollution in our cities. Tom Heap looks for an answer.
07 Mar 2017,·30 mins
Can putting carbon back into the soil help in the fight against climate change?
28 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Oil exploration has begun in the most biodiverse place on earth. Tom Heap investigates.
21 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Should we consider alternative ways to retire old oil and gas platforms?
14 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Tom Heap asks if we can stop the global wildfire epidemic.
07 Feb 2017,·30 mins
What does the election of Donald Trump as president of the USA mean for the environment?
22 Nov 2016,·30 mins
Tom Heap investigates the link between cruise ships and poor air quality.
15 Nov 2016,·30 mins
Can we find a use for all that pesky climate-changing carbon dioxide? Tom Heap reports.
08 Nov 2016,·30 mins
Britain's nuclear power stations are being pushed to run well past their planned lifespan.
01 Nov 2016,·30 mins
Some of the last refuges of the orangutan are under threat. Peter Hadfield reports.
25 Oct 2016,·30 mins