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Climate Watch — 114 episodes

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Can we harvest solar power from space?

2

What's behind Europe's extreme heat?

3

Can a ten-year fishing ban save the Yangtze river?

4

El Nino is here. What could it mean for China?

5

Living green: Tiny choices that shape a city

6

Will this be the most carbon-intensive World Cup in history?

7

Growing green: Finding balance in China's fields

8

Is the hantavirus outbreak a warning sign of climate change?

9

From smoke to system: Reinventing industry

10

AMOC at risk: Could the critical Atlantic current collapse?

11

Powering the transition: Rewiring an industrial city

12

China builds greener data centers in Xizang

13

How close are we to losing emperor penguins?

14

Can hydrogen help power a green future?

15

Can China and Europe work together on clean energy?

16

10 years after the Paris Agreement: Where are we now?

17

What's driving China's nuclear energy expansion?

18

How will Europe meet the 90% emissions-reduction goal by 2040?

19

What does Earth's record-high energy imbalance mean?

20

Are Chinese consumers embracing greener lifestyles?

21

World Water Day special: How a mountain village in China adapts to climate change

22

How China is making industrial parks zero-carbon

23

What's in China's draft Ecological and Environmental Code?

24

Does cleaner air make the planet hotter?

25

How your morning coffee can help build greener cities

26

What does China's corporate climate reporting standard mean for the green transition?

27

Inside CBAM: How can Chinese exporters navigate EU's carbon rules?

28

What's behind the EU's shift on Chinese EV imports?

29

China and the UK's climate partnership: Different paths, shared future

30

UN report: Our world has entered an era of "water bankruptcy"

31

What happens next as US walks away from global climate agreements?

32

Historic High Seas Treaty to enter into force

33

Can we dim the sun to cool the Earth?

34

Year-end special: What 2025 tells us about climate

35

Are solar panels from China booming Africa's energy transition?

36

What makes a city sustainable?

37

Ancient wisdom for climate challenges

38

Live at Peking University: Insights on COP 30 and global climate governance

39

Is COP30 the moment climate governance finally shifts?

40

Chinese cities’ health plans for a warming climate

41

China's carbon market: Push for progress through challenges

42

Carbon trading market: The power of action

43

From obscurity to ubiquity: The rise of carbon trading awareness

44

Driving to net zero: The challenges of China's NEV industry

45

Beyond pledges: How China beats climate targets and builds resilient future

46

What's driving China's green trade push?

47

China’s NEVs in action

48

Awaken to green mobility: The rise of NEVs in China

49

Confronting the challenges of clean energy transition

50

Building the foundation of a green energy system

51

Raising awareness for clean energy

52

How can geothermal power heat up China’s green future?

53

How can China build a resilient and low-carbon agrifood system?

54

Female power in climate action: cases from China

55

What can ancient tea forests teach us about sustainability?

56

Can the desert bloom with forests and clean energy?

57

What to make of China’s new climate targets

58

A China-Brazil green pact for planet and food security

59

How green are your emails, really?

60

What’s next for China’s carbon market?

61

The hidden power of the humble oyster

62

Weathering the storm: are we prepared?

63

How wetlands are shaping China’s path to resilience?

64

#TheClimateThinkers: What’s with green technologies?

65

From floods to heatwaves: summers in China get wetter and hotter

66

What does critical China-EU summit mean for climate?

67

China, EU expand and deepen green cooperation

68

Can technology turn the tide on flooding?

69

Why methane matters

70

Are data centers just energy hogs — or the future of smart grids?

71

What happens after planting trees?

72

What role can AI play in delivering climate and sustainability goals?

73

Why is ending plastic pollution crucial to tackling climate change?

74

Climate change: what help do Pacific island nations really need?

75

China and Brazil's climate partnership

76

Looking back to move forward (Part 2)

77

Looking back to move forward: what ancient wisdom can teach us about climate action (Part 1)

78

Where climate, trade, and industry collide

79

What do tariffs bring to energy transition?

80

Can bamboo be the plastic killer we've been waiting for?

81

Is your cooking stove a climate problem?

82

What's happening with glaciers in Xizang?

83

Measuring carbon footprints: how will China's new system work?

84

International Women’s Day: female leadership in climate action

85

China’s zero-carbon industrial parks: what’s at stake?

86

How will market forces reshape China’s electricity pricing?

87

Beyond trade: effects of tariffs on energy transition

88

How Chinese farmers are adapting to climate change?

89

Bonus: Happy Chinese New Year

90

Is Trump’s climate shift a threat to our future?

91

California’s burning question

92

Where does hydrogen fit in China’s clean energy push?

93

How green is China’s first Energy Law?

94

2024 reflection

95

What’s China’s plan for a greener 2025?

96

How China fights desertification

97

Hope vs. Fear: do we need new climate storytelling?

98

More on COP29: why so hard to seal the deal?

99

Transitioning to greener industry: Navigating carbon challenges

100

Transitioning to greener industry: Tackling carbon in action

101

Transitioning to greener industry: The awakening of Northeast China

102

In the wooded hills of Yunnan: rise to the challenges

103

In the wooded hills of Yunnan: action matters

104

COP29: who should pay for the planet’s future?

105

In the wooded hills of Yunnan: a change of mind

106

Ecological restoration: Top challenges

107

Ecological restoration in action

108

Ecological restoration: Growing awareness

109

As the Earth gets frantic, are we physically ready?

110

Bird watching season is here

111

What’s holding back biodiversity conservation?

112

How smart farming is helping the planet and also our health

113

Surviving the extremes

114

Is zero food waste achievable?