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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Podcasts:
Dr Alice Roberts investigates the impact of metal detecting on the heritage in our landscape
The Arctic Goldrush is speeding up as global warming makes oil, gas, gold and uranium more accessible. Will the native people be able to hang onto their culture as the Arctic changes around them? Tom Heap reports.
Tom Heap reports on the Arctic goldrush. As the region gets warmer it's becoming easier for gold, iron, uranium and oil and gas to be extracted. What will the affect be on the Arctic environment?
Could changing the clocks save energy and lives? Alice Roberts investigates.
Are our fine wines under real threat from drought, climate change and road building? Tom Heap investigates.
Tom Heap finds out about the new environment champions taking the green movement into the world's courtrooms
Dr Alice Roberts finds out about the discovery of the latest plastic waste patch in the South Atlantic and asks what can we do to solve the problem of aquatic plastics.
