31. december 2022 | Arktis/Antarktis, Politik, Politik - Verden
42:25 | Soon the Arctic will be ice-free in summer. While many are concerned about the consequences for the global climate, countries like Russia and the US, as well as China and Canada see an ice-free Arctic as an opportunity.
26. december 2022 | Arktis/Antarktis, Konsekvenser
42:25 | Soon the Arctic will be ice-free in summer. While many are concerned about the consequences for the global climate, countries like Russia and the US, as well as China and Canada see an ice-free Arctic as an opportunity.
19. december 2022 | Landbrug
25:55 | By changing the coffee growing methods, the small coffee farmers could actually help fight climate change, while increasing their income.
15. november 2022 | Konsekvenser
12:25 | There’s been no proper rainfall in southern Madagascar for seven years. The ground is arid, people are suffering from hunger and thirst. The UN says this is the first hunger crisis directly caused by climate change. But is that really the case?
9. november 2022 | CO2-kompensation
27:30 | More and more companies claim to be climate neutral. It’s a term that is used to sell goods and services. Even countries say that they are seeking to attain climate neutrality. But who actually determines what ‘climate neutral’ means? And who regulates it?
18. juli 2022 | Konsekvenser
25:55 | The word Himalaya means House of Snow, and is the second largest icecap outside the polar regions. But it is melting at the fastest rate in human history. Pakistan takes a bold bid to mitigate worsening climate change.
8. juni 2022 | Arktis/Antarktis, Konsekvenser
28:26 | Wildfires, drought, melting glaciers – the impact of climate change is clear to see. But what about the impact on our oceans?
5. juni 2022 | Vedvarende energi
42:25 | The biobased economy promises to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems, including climate change. But even these renewable resources require a production process, and that harbors new potential dangers.
3. maj 2022 | Aktivisme
12:25 | What links 80-year-old Sue Parfitt and 20-year-old Carla Rochel? Both are committed to taking action on climate change.
20. april 2022 | Aktivisme
28:05 | Climate change is a threat to human rights. Court rulings are now making governments and businesses sit up and listen.
28. februar 2022 | CO2-lagring
25:56 | Planting trees will save the climate. At least, that’s the claim of many environmental organizations. Massive reforestation efforts are taking place worldwide. But just how effective are these campaigns?
26. februar 2022 | Vedvarende energi
42:26 | Algae are perhaps the most adaptable and productive organisms on Earth. They’re an important food source, and their ability to provide oil could make them a replacement for fossil fuels.
2. februar 2022 | Fossil energi
12:26 | Eckardt Heukamp is refusing to budge: He’s the last remaining resident of Lützerath in North-Rhine Westphalia, situated on the edge of a huge open-cast lignite mine.
25. december 2021 | Aktivisme
1:28:10 | ‘Girls for Future’ follows four girls as they fight for a better future. Aged between 11 and 14 years, they are all directly affected by environmental destruction – from air pollution to water shortage – and its consequences.
3. november 2021 | Energisystemer, Transport
28:25 | Green hydrogen produces zero emissions and many believe it holds the key to limiting global warming. So is it the big hope for the future or a multi-billion euro mistake?
1. november 2021 | Forskning, Konsekvenser
42:26 | Ice is melting around the world, with drastic consequences for humanity. One way scientists can work out just how fast it’s melting is by listening. The disappearing ice has its own sound.
6. oktober 2021 | Konsekvenser, Tilpasning
28:25 | Extreme weather is occurring more frequently worldwide. Rising sea levels and heavy rain are causing devastating floods. Most researchers agree that these are the consequences of climate change.
5. oktober 2021 | Klima i hverdagen
12:26 | Everyone produces CO2 emissions each day. Businessman Dirk Gratzel has calculated his carbon footprint to date. He aims to erase it fully by the end of his lifetime.
7. august 2021 | Politik, Politik - Europa
42:24 | The new president of the European Council, Charles Michel, wants the twenty-seven member states to commit to making Europe the planet’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050. But Poland, 80% dependent on coal, is blocking the measure.
6. august 2021 | CO2-lagring
42:26 | Humanity faces major challenges. Could roots hold the answers? Research shows that roots have the potential to provide food for the world’s population, stop climate change and help extract resources in an environmentally friendly way.
28. juli 2021 | Konsekvenser
28:26 | Extreme weather is on the rise worldwide: heavy and severe rains, flash floods and landslides have also occurred in Germany. One study warns that seven times as many people will be threatened by flooding in the next 25 years.
21. juni 2021 | Energisystemer
28:26 | High in the Andes mountains, mining companies are gearing up for the massive extraction of lithium – the raw material of the future.
21. februar 2021 | Konsekvenser
25:54 | Sand is overrunning Oltenia, a historical region in southern Romania. It’s getting hotter and drier, with sandstorms now reaching all the way to Bucharest. As they try to prevent the worst, environmentalists are turning to reforestation.
16. januar 2021 | Økonomi
25:54 | A new generation of investors wants to force businesses to become environmentally-friendly. Even climate conservationists know that money talks, but can green investments really save the world?
24. november 2020 | CO2-lagring
25:56 | Oil nation Norway plans to help fight climate change by capturing and storing Europe’s carbon emissions. But this is not without risks.
15. oktober 2020 | Geoengineering
42:25 | Engineers and scientists are trying to intervene in the Earth’s geochemical cycles. Because it appears efforts to cut CO2 won’t suffice to avoid irreversible climate change. But does geoengineering offer a real solution? Or is it just human hubris?
12. august 2020 | Politik, Politik - Europa, Vedvarende energi
28:25 | Germany needs wind power if it is going to meet its climate goals, and successfully transition from nuclear and coal power to renewable energy. But the construction of wind turbines has been stalling.
9. juli 2020 | Byggeri, Havet stiger
42:26 | Sea levels are rising faster and faster, threatening 700 million people who live on the world’s coasts. Will water become the habitat of the future?
1. juli 2020 | Konsekvenser
28:16 | Climate change is leaving its mark on Morocco’s oases, too. Sandstorms are becoming more and more frequent, groundwater levels are sinking and palm trees are shrivelling up and dying. An age-old way of life is in danger.
7. juni 2020 | Havet stiger
42:25 | How high will the oceans rise due to climate change? The projections are the subject of dispute, with scientists continually correcting their estimates upward.
23. april 2020 | Geoengineering
42:26 | Scientists are testing new technologies they hope could counteract the effects of climate change. But how could that work on a global scale? And – if it is possible at all – what are the dangers?
11. marts 2020 | Aktivisme
28:25 | Extinction Rebellion was founded two years ago, and has achieved remarkable success since then.
30. januar 2020 | Flygtninge
53:31 | More people around the world are fleeing from climate change than from war. If human-induced climate change continues at the current rate, the World Bank warns that by 2050 there could be as many as 180 million climate refugees.
8. januar 2020 | Arktis/Antarktis
28:25 | Few places on Earth are as remote as the German research facility Neumayer Station III. The scientists who work at this outpost in Antarctica are studying the effects of climate change — under extreme conditions.
11. december 2019 | Aktivisme
28:25 | Dedicated climate activists are seeking to hold a mirror up to society through protests and blockades, resorting to drastic measures at times.
6. november 2019 | Aktivisme
28:26 | The worldwide “Fridays for Future” movement is piling the pressure on politicians. In Europe in particular, the influence of the campaign launched by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg is growing.
5. oktober 2019 | Arktis/Antarktis
42:25 | Climate change in the Arctic is fueling not only fear, but also hope. Sea levels will rise and flood many regions. But the melting ice will also expose new land with reserves of oil, gas and minerals.
29. august 2019 | Vedvarende energi
42:25 | Huge areas of tropical rainforest are being destroyed to make charcoal for barbecues. The global deforestation is leading to growing problems. Nigeria and the DRC Congo – two of Europe’s main charcoal suppliers – are also affected.
11. august 2019 | Konsekvenser
42:26 | Every year, climate change is destroying two of the currently 70 square kilometers of glaciers left in the Alps.
12. maj 2019 | Flygtninge
42:26 | How many millions of people will be forced to leave their homes by 2050?
10. april 2019 | Flygtninge
42:26 | Within the next 30 years, up to 20% of Bangladesh will disappear beneath the water. This will put as many as 30 million people on the move.
24. marts 2019 | Aktivisme
12:31 | Jan Ole Lindner encouraged other students to take part in a global “Fridays for Future” action day.
2. februar 2019 | Havet stiger
42:51 | Rising sea levels mean the island nation of Kiribati is at risk of disappearing into the sea. But the island’s inhabitants aren’t giving up.
27. december 2018 | Klima i hverdagen
12:01 | Global warming is one of the biggest threats to humanity. Karin Beese and her family refuse to look on helplessly.