The Modern Giants of Renewable Technology
11:41 | Solar Power grabs all the headlines but wind power is gaining traction as new technologies and materials allow machines of truly gargantuan proportions to be built out in our oceans.
A conservative solution to global warming (Part 1)
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Will Climate Change Stop If We Stop Emitting Carbon Tomorrow?
5:56 | Imagine that aliens landed and gifted us a clean, limitless energy source. And instead of killing each other over this technology, we decided to immediately transform the world into a carbon-free society.
Ocean Acidification : What’s the threat?
11:39 | We take a look at the basic scientific theory behind this phenomenon and look ahead to what it could mean for our oceans and food chain.
What Could Happen in a World That’s 4 Degrees Warmer
14:28 | Comedian Aparna Nancherla explores how global warming and climate change will directly affect our lives 100 years from now.
Allergic to MEAT?! It’s Happening Thanks to Climate Change
3:10 | Thanks to climate change, disease carrying critters are expanding their ranges, and their seasons are getting longer — meaning they have more space and more time to take a bite out of you or me.
Which Greenhouse Gas is Actually the WORST?
5:18 | We are adding extra greenhouse gases, which are causing Earth to heat up and disrupting weather patterns worldwide. So which of these many gases is heating Earth the most?
Climate Change Will Make MILLIONS Homeless. Where Will They Go?
5:18 | In 2017, storms, floods, and droughts displaced 18 million people from their homes worldwide. And by some estimates, over the next three decades, 200 million people may need to leave their homes to escape the same kind of disasters.
Arctic Ice Loss – why we should care
13:55 | The earth’s ecosystems are constantly and relentlessly shifting as a result of the carbon that the human species spews out every year. One of the most influential and potentially catastrophic of these systems is the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean.
Is Climate Change Supercharging Hurricanes?
3:39 | It turns out, Hurricane Harvey is the ideal test case to measure how a warming planet and warming oceans, amplify our worst storms.
A new way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere
14:00 | Chemical engineer Jennifer Wilcox previews some amazing technology to scrub carbon from the air, using chemical reactions that capture and reuse CO2 in much the same way trees do … but at a vast scale.
Sea Level Rise: Some Reason for Hope?
9:10 | Scientists analyze global sea level rise.
Passive House = 90% Home Energy Reduction!
10:59 | Using the 5 green building techniques explained in this video, Passive Houses need only 10% of the energy that a conventional home uses.
Using Space Mirrors to Cool the Globe
4:42 | What if we could reflect some of the sun’s energy away before it had a chance to get trapped?
Sea Level Rise
6:59 | Sea-level rise is one of the inevitable results of global warming.
Rich vs. Poor: Who Should Pay To Fix Climate Change?
4:34 | The majority of greenhouse gas emissions are now coming from large developing countries, who are looking for cheap energy sources to drive their own economic growth, just like rich countries before them.
Beef is Bad for the Climate… But How Bad?
4:59 | Beef production emits more greenhouse gases than basically anything else we eat, so let’s look at the scale and impact of our bovine pals – and importantly, what we can actually do to make beef less bad.
Palm Oil Plantations. Still plundering on?
11:21 | Palm oil, rainforests and Orang-utans – we’ve all read the news stories. But is the situation improving or is it business as usual in the plantations?
143 Million Climate Refugees by 2050
16:24 | A World Bank report: Groundswell, warns of the worsening impact of climate change in three regions of the world.
Richard Heinberg: Our Renewable Future
1:31:00 | Vores fremtidige energiforsyning.
Oil Sands – has Nebraska broken the Keystone XL pipeline?
12:49 | Tar sands, AKA Oil Sands, extraction and processing releases 3 times as much Carbon Dioxide as traditional crude oil extraction.
How Climate Change will Reduce Crop Yields and Spike Food Prices
9:27 | A new study shows how climate change will impact global food security. We speak Michelle Tigchelaar, one of the report’s authors.
What If We Burned ALL the Fossil Fuels?
5:45 | We have enough fossil fuels to make Earth intolerably hot & wet, so we’ll have to choose to not burn them all.
Banks and Extreme Fossil Fuels – how to switch from the mean to the green
9:50 | Global banking finance for extreme fossil fuels like Tar Sands took a big dip as a result of the Paris Climate agreement in 2015, but since the start of 2017 it’s been rising quickly again.
Why Don’t We Hear About the Ozone Hole Anymore?
5:03 | We don’t hear much about the hole in the ozone layer anymore. That’s because we’ve all but fixed it, thanks to consumer choices and a massive international agreement called the Montreal Protocol.
Can Nuclear Compete? (Panel 3)
1:24:29 | Is there a National Security Imperative for Nuclear?
Can Nuclear Compete? (Panel 2)
1:11:19 | What is the Role of Nuclear in a Carbon-Constrained World?
Can Nuclear Compete? (Panel 1)
1:04:15 | Can U.S. Nuclear Reactor Technologies Compete at Home or Abroad?
Divestment – Is your money supporting the fossil fuel industry?
12:30 | Divestment out of Fossil Fuels is gaining momentum. Climate Change is an accepted fact but CO2 emissions are increasing each year. How can we accelerate the move away from fossil fuels? Divestment is the key.
How To Survive a Climate Disaster
5:47 | Climate change is amplifying extreme weather events like hurricanes, heatwaves and other disasters. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of how best to prepare for this stuff?
A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow
15:53 | What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? “Like a doughnut,” says Oxford economist Kate Raworth.
Solar Power and Battery Storage
12:55 | Roof top solar power installations are becoming a truly viable option for domestic households as prices tumble. Here’s a step by step guide to how to get started and a bit of detail about the system I chose for my own home.
Transition to sustainable energy
47:43 | In view of the explosive growth in China and India, the pessimists give us only 25 years to operate an energy transition to sustainable energy. But is an energy transition easy to set in motion?
Klima hva’så – Hvornår indser vi, at det er alvor?
13:47 | Vi var til klimapolitisk demonstration forud for COP23 i Bonn, og har klippet en række politiske reaktioner.
Debunking: “Record-Setting Cold and Snow Disproves Global Warming!”
18:54 | Contrary to what climate-change deniers will tell you, record-setting cold or snowy days do NOT disprove global warming.
Geoengineering – can we suck the CO2 out?
13:34 | Geoengineering has really split the scientific community. Some believe we’ll be meddling even more with the balance of our biosphere without really understanding the consequences. Others believe we’ve got nothing to lose.