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Costing the Earth

BBC Radio 4

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

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  • Avg 26 min
  • English

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  • Jan 19, 2024 · 54 sec

    Introducing Rare Earth

    Tom Heap introduces Rare Earth, a programme exploring major stories about our environment.

  • May 16, 2023 · 27 min

    Save the Microbes!

    Whales and polar bears get all the attention, but how healthy is Earth's microbial life?

  • May 9, 2023 · 27 min

    Gardens of the Future

    James Wong asks if the way we garden could reduce the effects of climate change.

  • May 2, 2023 · 27 min

    Investigation DRS

    Tom Heap and Sepi Golzari-Munro investigate Scotland's controversial deposit return scheme

  • Apr 25, 2023 · 27 min

    Water pollution solutions

    Tom Heap asks what's gone wrong with our water system and how we can put it right.

  • Apr 18, 2023 · 27 min

    Losing Our History

    How to cope when climate change steals your culture. Qasa Alom reports from Norfolk.

  • Apr 4, 2023 · 27 min

    Energy Lessons

    Tom Heap asks what lessons we've learned from a winter of spiralling energy prices.

  • Mar 28, 2023 · 27 min

    The Sound of Nature

    Meet the Japanese scientists working to bring the soothing sounds of nature into the city.

  • Mar 21, 2023 · 27 min

    Jobs for a Green Future

    Do we have the skilled workers to transform the UK into a net zero economy?

  • Mar 14, 2023 · 27 min

    Greening the City

    Can the City of London finance the Green Revolution? Tom Heap investigates.

  • Mar 7, 2023 · 27 min

    Prawn Free

    Where do the prawns in your takeaway come from? Peter Hadfield investigates.

  • Feb 28, 2023 · 27 min

    Surrendering to the Waves?

    Qasa Alom asks how long we can go on defending our coastline from the rising seas.

  • Nov 29, 2022 · 27 min

    A Greener Government?

    What environmental policies should we now expect from the party of government?

  • Nov 22, 2022 · 27 min

    Community Energy

    Could community energy be the answer to the gas price crisis? Tom Heap reports.

  • Nov 4, 2022 · 27 min

    CSI Oceans

    Anna Turns investigates what’s killing sea mammals.

  • Oct 25, 2022 · 27 min

    The Lost World of Ice

    Jheni Osman learns how the world's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate.

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