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Living Planet — 101 episodes

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Prescription for a superbug crisis

2

The dirty truth about laundry (Rebroadcast)

3

War-proofing Ukraine's power grid with solar

4

Something is wrong in the Arctic - Narwhals can tell

5

Why cities keep losing the war on rats

6

Pray or act? Churches at a crossroads

7

Geothermal could be huge, why isn't it?

8

Houston, we have a plastic problem!

9

Would the four-day work week kill productivity?

10

Arctic farming: Climate fix or future problem?

11

Rainforests’ invisible carbon problem

12

Why some men tune out climate change

13

Vegan leather: Green dream or plastic problem? (Rebroadcast)

14

The dark side of recycling

15

BONUS – The great American protein push, what's at 'steak'?

16

The classroom with no walls

17

AI can unlock nature’s symphony, but can it save biodiversity?

18

Bacteria to the rescue?

19

Let’s get quizzical!

20

And the award goes to...

21

The hidden toll of roadkill (Rebroadcast)

22

What we get wrong about eating protein

23

The Switch 3 | Bill McKibben: One big thing is going right

24

The Switch 2 | Blackout: What's really breaking energy grids

25

The Switch 1 | Deserted: Why solar power's failing where it should shine

26

The Switch — a miniseries

27

Breaking gold's toxic bond with mercury pollution

28

The resale illusion: Why second-hand isn't always better

29

Introducing: Boy Wasted

30

Can a cancer hotspot be saved from our addiction to plastic?

31

What are students really learning about climate change?

32

The truly amazing world of fungi (Rebroadcast)

33

Norway's big green lie

34

Message in a bottle: Saving Louisiana’s sinking coastline

35

Storms, science, and threats: The struggles of a local weatherman

36

What’s really holding back train travel?

37

The forgotten children of hurricane Katrina

38

Greener Living Ep 5 – Spilling the beans on tea vs. coffee

39

Greener Living Ep 4 – The real cost of smelling clean

40

Greener Living Ep 3 – Pets: A mirror on our mess

41

Greener Living Ep 2 – What to look for in your sunscreen

42

Greener Living Ep 1 – Should we all ditch our cars for EVs?

43

Greener living with Living Planet

44

Don't mention the climate!

45

Targeting indigenous land for nuclear waste

46

Epilogue: The true cost of climate change

47

Cold rush: The race to visit Antarctica

48

Introducing: Boiling Point

49

Breaking the chains of consumerism

50

Why are oceans getting darker? (Rebroadcast)

51

What do horses know that we don't?

52

The woman who ran toward wildfires and came out a hotshot

53

Part 5: What the economy gets wrong about nature

54

Part 4: Heatstroke economy — the rising cost of extreme heat

55

Part 3: Who should pay for climate action?

56

Part 2: Can we afford a transition to clean energy?

57

Part 1: How much does a hurricane cost?

58

Prologue: The true cost of climate change

59

Are PFAS affecting you? What you should know

60

Nature's healing touch: Fact or fiction?

61

Are your flowers bad for the environment? (Rebroadcast)

62

How far will governments go to stop climate protests?

63

What does 1 ton of CO2 look like?

64

Water, AI & the craic – Your questions answered

65

Who's scared of 15-minute cities?

66

Growing food in the dark

67

A Pacific island starts packing for metaverse move – but what to take?

68

Ireland's water dilemma: Protecting the River Shannon or powering the future?

69

Part 2: Light pollution – Rewilding the night

70

Telling landscapes: The Brontes, Stoker and Herriot

71

The winter secrets of bees

72

The call of the sea

73

BONUS: Your questions answered, plus our favorite moments of 2024

74

What's better – real Christmas trees or fake ones?

75

Introducing: Don’t Drink the Milk — The curious history of the lawn

76

Part 1: Light pollution – Bright lights, big, LED cities

77

Why woodpeckers are choosing the city over the forest

78

One country's shock solar revolution

79

The ticking time bombs at the bottom of the ocean

80

Introducing: Up from Dust

81

Can planting trees really offset my flight emissions?

82

What wild geese teach us about teamwork

83

How eco-friendly funerals are changing traditions

84

The battle to ban fossil fuel advertising

85

What’s better – leather or vegan leather?

86

Chirping from the crypt

87

Introducing: What on Earth

88

When ants invade

89

Suck, bury, store – Denmark wants your CO2, but why?

90

The dirty truth about laundry

91

What’s better – dairy or plant-based milk?

92

The fox's tale

93

Finding humanity beneath the Arches

94

The lost art of foraging

95

Murky waters - what's stealing the light from our oceans?

96

What's better - the 4 or 5 day workweek?

97

Why you’d better check the sunscreen you use

98

Can soccer go green?

99

Are we blind to our pets’ climate crimes?

100

The true cost of sugar

101

Could ocean viruses be used for carbon capture?