Costing the Earth
Summary: Man's effect on the environment, questioning accepted truths, challenging those in charge and reporting on progress towards improving the world. Presenters, Tom Heap and Dr Alice Roberts, travel the UK and the world in search of solutions to the challenges facing the natural world and the people and wildlife that live in it. Broadcast at 21.00 on Mondays, Costing the Earth runs for 27 weeks of the year, split into three series. Podcast episodes are added weekly.
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- Copyright: (C) BBC 2014
Podcasts:
Now catering for China, Conor Woodman asks how the Scottish salmon industry can grow by 50% without damaging the environment.
Tom Heap breaks a sweat to see new ways humans are powering their own energy needs.
It was the first attempt in England to turn a large landscape back into a wilderness. After 10 years what has been achieved in Ennerdale Valley in the Lake District?
Rising sea temperatures are already bringing new species to our shores. What will British fish and chip shops be serving up in 2060? Tom Heap investigates.
How will climate change alter Britain by 2060? Tom Heap reports from Madeira, home of the climate we're predicted to inherit.
Are jellyfish taking over our oceans? Miranda Krestovnikoff reports.
Could we prevent drought and flood by rebalancing Britain's water supply? Tom Heap reports.
Coal is our dirtiest fuel but consumption is rising throughout the world. Tom Heap investigates the return of Old King Coal and the failure to find cheap alternatives.
Could the new generation of genetically-modified plants offer real benefits for our health and environment? Tom Heap reports.
Cornwall's economy could get a big boost from the enlargement of Falmouth Harbour. But what are the consequences for the region's delicate eco-system? Tom Heap reports.
It's wildfire season in Britain but do we take the risks seriously? Tom Heap investigates.
Mining is set to return to Cornwall as tin and tungsten prices continue to rise. Tom Heap meets the new prospectors hoping to make the area profitable once again.
The pristine waters of the Antarctic may hold the secrets of sustainable fishing. Tom Heap and Gerard Baker investigate.
Can we save Britain's sand dunes? Tom Heap joins experts from Plantlife at work in South Wales.
New diseases are phenomenally hard to predict, track and treat. Tom Heap asks where the next pandemic will come from and how we'll tackle it.
