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What On Earth — 419 episodes
Fed up with broken stuff? Join the Buy it for Life movement
Why wildfires have some people furious about fossil fuels
Want a climate-friendly burial? Mushrooms may be the answer!
A quick, low-cost DIY solution to improve indoor air quality
How to turn your climate gloom into action
What if your home could float when a flood hits?
Mother Nature’s angry. But why does she sound like Iggy Pop?
Americans want payback for smoky skies. Are they right?
Doc Martens? Nice. Why this teen thrifts for climate
This program teaches kids to survive smoky skies
Why this climate solution is meeting Indigenous resistance
Lessons learned from Canada’s gnarliest wildfires
Why your flight feels more like a rollercoaster these days
Heat is killing us. Is air conditioning the only fix?
Farewell to Laura Lynch, who’s had one helluva career
Face to face with the disappearing whales
Five years after the deadly heat dome, are we any safer?
How to protect wildland firefighters from cancer risk
Can movie magic move the needle on climate change?
Should you tattle on your neighbour in the name of climate?
This footballer wants fossil fuels out of the World Cup
Here’s your fire season forecast
Is lightning in a box a climate solution for farmers?
Is Ottawa backsliding on Indigenous clean energy promises?
Who killed the 21st century milkman?
Trump is wrong. Climate action is working
How kids can save themselves from climate anxiety
Why more trees - not fewer - could save a city from fire
Why can’t more Canadian kids ride electric school buses?
Here’s how it feels to get caught in an avalanche
Goodbye, dystopia. Hello, 'thrutopia'
A ‘breath of hope’ in the climate fight
Suzanne Simard says it’s time for a fresh look at forestry
Critics say the math isn’t mathing on Ottawa’s climate plans
Can baby coral nurseries rescue reefs from climate change?
Outdoor skating rinks are on thin ice
Big Oil is banking on plastic
Are leaky, old oil wells poisoning people and the planet?
A pollinator paradise in the middle of the street
Does a military upgrade mean a climate downgrade?
A relaxing vacation doesn’t have to be bad for the planet
Why the climate movement needs more history nerds
How a 150-year-old map may help unlock a climate solution
These Albertans want methane leaks plugged now
Burying burnt trees after a wildfire could help the climate
Will the conflict in Iran speed up the shift to renewables?
Climate change is coming for your morning cup of coffee
How one climate expert is using data to deliver hope
Why a CO2 leak in Mississippi holds lessons for Canada
A fight over coal has Corb Lund ‘f-ing totally exasperated’
How much is Canada’s wilderness worth?
Another reason Greenland's not for sale: climate change
What a ‘nose in the sky’ can tell us about the impact of EVs
Why ICE protests are about climate too
What penguins (and their poo) tell us about climate change
What more could Canada do to boost EV sales? Ask Norway!
If you hate plastic, here’s what you can do about it
What Ottawa’s job cuts may mean for oil spills and forecasts
Manhattan drives down emissions with tolls on the roads
Going for gold in the fight for the climate and the Olympics
How ‘climate doulas’ are helping keep pregnant mothers safe
Is anyone listening to Canada’s net-zero climate advisors?
Climate change makes rats a ‘ticking time bomb’ in cities
Bumpy flight? Climate change may be to blame
Will we ever stop fighting over oil?
Sweet solar silence in the land of the midnight sun
Can we cool Earth by blocking the sun’s rays? And should we?
Get on the bus!
Yukoners want more rooftop solar. Why can’t they have it?
PM Mark Carney defends his climate record
Should green crimes be punished like murder?
Gen Z and baby boomers take on Big Oil
Our forecasters look back on the year in weather and climate
The last straw and a tequila shot for an ex-climate minister
Dude, where's my car? Well, maybe you don't need one.
Whatever happened to phasing out fossil fuels?
EXPLAINER: Carbon capture in a nutshell
Soft, squishy, huggable: who’s choosing a mushroom coffin?
Is a ‘grand bargain’ for Alberta a bad deal for the climate?
Iggy Pop’s whisky and rage-soaked take on Mother Nature
A fight for forests as the world gathers in the Amazon
Pope Leo, a climate ‘action hero’? The Terminator thinks so.
Is Canada really a climate leader?
Can you actually invest green and make money?
Will Hurricane Melissa spur the world to pay up for climate?
A doggy bag of ice cream and other adventures in saving food
AI data centres guzzle water. People are pushing back.
Can we have new pipelines and curb climate change, too?
Can we re-freeze the Arctic – and should we?
Manitoba First Nations are fighting for safe escape routes
Far from grocery stores, this community built a greenhouse
What the heck is up with climate protests lately?
One boy’s legacy: lessons on how to survive smoky skies
Bats vs. wind energy: a gory tale of two climate solutions
Hey Prime Minister, how’s this for a nation-building plan?
This city’s building a massive firebreak, one tree at a time
How the city of lights became the city of bikes
Will the balcony solar craze make it to Canada?
Is Canada pulling the plug on its EV dreams?
Bill McKibben on the "one big good thing" happening on Earth
In Edmonton, the dream of a green community meets reality
Here’s the climate dirt on leaf blowers
Is wildfire the next battleground in the culture wars?
First Nations forced onto floodplains want climate justice
Tired of stuff that breaks? Here’s how to buy it for life.
A Scottish city divided over its energy future
Summer power cuts are panicking Californians. Are we next?
CBC tracked heat in dozens of homes. Here’s what we learned
Hop on board a youth climate expedition to the Arctic
Is it going to get harder to forecast hurricanes in Canada?
Why is an environmental racism probe under wraps?
The Climate Corps wants you!
Here’s how to fireproof your home. But can you afford it?
David Suzuki says ‘we’ve simply run out of time.’ Now what? (via Front Burner)
Low pay, high risk. Why stay to fight wildfires in Alberta?
The great Canadian EV road trip
Ghosts in their nets
The lithium conundrum
BONUS: Will Texas talk more about climate change now?
'Bury me naked'
What On Earth turns 5! What’s changed in the climate fight?
Meet the guides finding safe paths through melting mountains
Small businesses going net zero? In THIS economy?
What on Earth are YOU doing about climate?
Is Land Back a climate solution?
A pollinator paradise in the middle of the street
The case for an Indigenous-led wildfire response
What the world can learn from a fight for a forest in India
Sunday Listen: The Outlaw Ocean takes you places others won’t
Trump’s slashing climate action. They’re fighting back.
Are greenwashing laws doing more harm than good?
Wildfires are killing people. What is Canada doing?
The libraries and longhouses leading the way on climate
The simplest climate solution: let the trees grow
Meet the firefighting goats of California
How to prepare (affordably) for heat, smoke and wildfire
Fighting for the climate with a needle and thread
Your old phone could be a gold mine for the climate
What do Yo-Yo Ma, a glacier and a drag queen have in common?
Energy superpower. Climate champion. Can the PM have it all?
Who gets the water when the creek is running dry?
Pope Francis made the climate fight a matter of faith
Sweet solar silence in the land of the midnight sun
What the parties are (and aren’t) saying about climate
It’s not easy being Green in this election
Where the Liberals stand on climate policy this election
The secret to Japan’s wind power industry? Robots!
These students want to boot big banks from campus
It’s about bloody time we talked about periods and climate
Parlez-vous climate action? The movement isn’t English-only
BONUS: Election time! Let’s talk about that other carbon tax
Tasty, climate-friendly food that kids will make (and eat)
Set sail with Canada to unlock climate clues in Antarctica
Move over Peace Corps, meet Climate Corps. Enlist now!
Trump is slashing more jobs at NOAA. What could go wrong?
Why a CO2 leak in Mississippi holds lessons for Canada
Eco-thugs be warned! You could be charged with ecocide
From farm to table, extreme weather hits your grocery bill
Houston, we have a climate problem. Is Mars the answer?
Hot to Go! Greenhouses are solving Canada’s climate puzzles
Giving her community joy — and tools to join climate action
How to become an ‘apocalyptic optimist’ during scary times
How the Yukon Quest is racing to adapt to climate change
HOW TO: do a ‘No Buy’ year for your wallet and the planet
Finding the climate sweet spot for new Canadian communities
This one weird climate fix is like ‘burnt toast’
Why climate disasters are a perfect storm for disinformation
HOW TO: Get cheap eats, waste less and help the climate
Insurance? What insurance? Climate changes that too
BONUS: Trump’s first moves on climate
Meet the small towns taking big climate action
Country star Corb Lund won’t just ‘shut up and sing’ anymore
A recipe for climate adaptation? Try blue crab and couscous
Boom! There goes the emissions cap?
We need to have an honest chat about climate in 2025
How young people are gearing up for 2025’s climate fight
Start your year with the truth-telling turtle
Wanna build your own tiny home? There’s a blueprint for that
A Climate Christmas Carol, ft. David Suzuki
Wild weather, fierce fires. How climate extremes shaped 2024
Why Alberta’s ‘Scrap the Cap’ ads don’t add up
One border, three rivers and the battle to protect fish
Do we need a 'Value Village' for used building materials?
There’s a fix for our plastic problem
HOW TO: Make vacation choices with climate in mind
Fighting burnout when the fight for the planet is exhausting
A mineral rock with climate-fighting superpowers?
How rain buckets with ‘brains’ help warn against landslides
Can we cool Earth by blocking the sun’s rays? And should we?
Separating fact from fiction about EV battery fires
HOW TO: Get kids to school without all those cars
So Trump won. What now for climate?
The unsexiest words that could help save the planet
Rain, rain won't go away. New landslide risks are here to stay.
The contest trying to turn Swifties into climate crusaders
Here’s the climate dirt on leaf blowers
Why insurers are hiring wildfire SWAT teams (via Cost of Living)
Meet the woman guiding First Nations away from fossil fuels
HOW TO: Read a little greener
A prescription for climate disasters like Milton
A climate fix that starts with ‘hi-diddly-ho neighborino’
Drought be dammed! How beavers can help.
Why two women want the world to see their climate ‘relics’
Say we 'axe the tax' — then what?
Trees are so much more than two-by-fours
What teenagers really need in a climate crisis
'Drill, baby, drill’ … for green energy
Can an image of frozen penguin chicks spark climate action?
Meet the profs calling out fossil fuel funding in research
Introducing: Overheated — a three-show collab
Ghosts in their fishing nets (an Overheated story)
HOW TO: Calculate an e-bike's climate impact
Why one Louisiana community had to band together for climate
Maya farmers are planting an ancient idea in Nebraska (via Feet in 2 Worlds)
Yes, even birdwatchers can help tackle environmental racism
Lessons from people already adapting to the climate crisis (via TED Talks Daily)
Raising cattle, fighting wildfires. Some ranchers do it all.
Why Jane Goodall still insists on hope (via The Current)
The creators trying to 'shove climate change' into your feed
What's really at stake if we warm past 1.5 (via Threshold)
A quick, DIY solution to keep you safe on a smoky day
ENCORE: They spoke out against fossil fuels. Then came the backlash.
A wildfire in Jasper and fears of an overheated Olympics
The fight to keep perfectly good homes out of the landfill
Awkward! How to have that cringe convo about climate
How to keep farm work cool when the greenhouse hits 46 C
The hidden toll of roadkill (via Living Planet)
The Netherlands is powering up with solar. Will Canada?
Hurricanes are hitting the Caribbean. Can coral reefs help?
Should we really be tinkering with clouds?
Making every job a green job
HOW TO: Ditch the plastic waste at your summer gatherings
Kids are sweltering in schools. How can grown-ups help?
The lake that keeps trying to come back
Astronomers are shifting their gaze to planet Earth
A climate career counsellor? Yes, that's a thing.
How to save summer fun
HOW TO: Help birds when it’s smoky outside
Snap! Crackle! Pop! Climate?
How Palestinians and Israelis are connecting over climate
The kids want a say
Should tourists cough up for climate? ‘Hell yeah!’
Want to stay safe during a wildfire? Know your neighbours.
Can the law of the sea save island states from rising water?
Low pay, high risk. Why stay to fight wildfires in Alberta?
Why a goose hunt can make all the difference to evacuees
A giant battery hides deep under this Toronto shopping mall
Why this Black queer activist is fighting for climate, too
Coke or Pepsi? Revealing the biggest plastic polluters
Teens can't wait 'til grownups get it
Can Earth Day be badass again?
New to What On Earth? Start here!
Drought is wreaking havoc on crops. Can gene editing help?
Buried under cities, rivers are a climate wonder in waiting
Emily's story: one activist's journey through climate anxiety
Can scooping orca poop help us save the whales?
Beaches, backyards and baby salmon
Get on the bus!
Meet the guides finding safe paths through melting mountains
And the award goes to…
So long, winter. Hello, wildfires.
A girl’s death, and her mom’s fight for clean air
Tiny forests everywhere
How to sell people on climate action instead of fossil fuels
Could 2024 be the year China becomes a climate…leader?
The robots are coming (to help fight climate change)
When it's really freaking cold, is green power a solution?
War, peace and a changing climate
Can you save a rainforest by paying people not to cut trees?
This province leads the way in tackling environmental racism
Stories that surprised, delighted and fired you up this year
Yes, you can chat about climate change and not be a buzzkill
The beginning of the end
Trying to give less stuff this year? We have some ideas.
‘An oil tanker-sized loophole’ at the UN climate talks
Can stars like Blackpink and Taylor Swift help the climate?
We just had the hottest year ever. But is anyone listening?
A climate conference begins in oil country
‘Bury me naked’
A dad’s fight for climate and his child with Down syndrome
It takes a village to cope with climate anxiety
Stressed about the plastic packaging you toss? Us too.
Heat pumps are so hot right now
They spoke out against fossil fuels. Then came the backlash.
A champion of climate justice dies on the eve of a key fight
Let’s talk about all your broken stuff
‘Climate unites us’: hopes for peace in the Middle East
We’re trying something new
The oil man in charge of averting climate catastrophe
‘Natural gas’ or ‘fossil gas’? This man says words matter
ENCORE: A volcanic revolution in energy?
Everyone is so sick of flimsy appliances
Parks and Reclamation: Indigenous-led climate solutions
‘The last barrel’: Alberta premier backs oil as world warms
CBC tracked heat in dozens of homes. Here’s what we learned
‘This isn’t sexy forestry’: how to protect forests from fire
Smarter tools and altered forests can help fight fire better
A climate research hub in the North rises from the ashes
The power of hope in a climate changed world
Sneaking climate action into your summer block party
Taking salmon’s pulse at the ocean’s edge
A boy’s death sparks warnings on smoke and calls for change
What On Earth Introduces: 10 Minutes to Save the Planet
Why Indigenous-led evacuations are safer for communities
Meet the people fighting for habitat superhighways in Quebec
How to protect the poorest Canadians from hotter summers
Protests, jail and hospital: one activist’s journey through climate anxiety
'The flame carries on’: three generations of one family on climate action
Will smoky skies spur sharper climate action in Ottawa?
Finding cooling solutions during India’s scorching heat
From beaches to backyards, gardens as climate solutions
Wildfires, a warming planet, and the fiery Alberta election
Why a battle over a seawall is key to the future of PEI’s crumbling shores
The hunt for herring in a B.C. fjord and why it matters
How to ditch fossil fuels without leaving workers behind
Not all climate heroes wear capes
The Italian river of climate delights
How close are we to emissions-free air travel?
UN climate report sketches a 'survival guide' for humanity
As climate change surges to shore, the power of community endures in Newfoundland
Prairie grasses and pedal power
United Nations reflects on a heated debate
Ice skating into a changing climate
Counting emissions from celebrity jets
High stakes in the deep ocean
Gaps in weather forecasts pose health and safety risks for northern communities
Sleuthing for greenhouse gases at grocery stores
How scientists are unlocking the mysteries of ocean carbon
Revolutionizing climate education in universities
Climate action updates for the new year
Can Canada get on board with passenger train travel?
Canada's role in climate disinformation
Can a 'peace pact' with nature emerge from Montreal?
Charting a course to a greener shipping industry
Ottawa's climate adaptation "down payment"
The human cost of climate change in the Caribbean. And, Oslo's game changing emissions solution.
Fossil fuels in the hot seat at COP27
Loss, damage and hope at the UN climate talks
Putting a price on nature
What On Earth Introduces: The Outlaw Ocean
The path to preparing one of Canada's beloved parks for climate change
How tornadoes are twisting their way into the climate conversation
ENCORE: Pass the baton
Building back better for a warmer world
A volcanic revolution in energy?
The race to link extreme weather to climate change
Who pays for the cost of climate catastrophe in Pakistan?
Why disability inclusion is crucial to climate justice
ENCORE: Why addressing energy poverty is a climate solution
ENCORE: For the love of swamps and for the sake of cities
U.S. climate bill brings widespread relief and a few questions
ENCORE: Lessons learned from COP26
ENCORE: Literature for life in a changing climate
Drought, deluge and the fix: Do what water wants
ENCORE: How protecting caribou can help climate
Climate hope remains in the U.S despite a Supreme Court ruling
How warming oceans are changing Atlantic fisheries
A vote for justice
Zooms, EVs and PhDs: Listeners share climate solutions
'Scene of the crime' - how to protect sea life from searing heat
ENCORE: Cooking without gas: Why cities are cutting methane from homes
Clean energy lessons from the 1970s oil crisis
Why flooding in Indigenous communities is a climate justice issue
How cracking open a climate story helps kids cope
What On Earth Introduces: Tai Asks Why - Season 4
What extreme heat in India tells us about the future
Meet wolverine, a climate superhero
Why addressing energy poverty is a climate solution
ENCORE: The trouble with transition
Do Ottawa's actions speak louder than its words?
Life on the edge
Encore: Electrify Everything
The tension and the truth about Ontario's Ring of Fire
Heat pumps for freedom? How war is shifting the energy conversation
Revisiting the Fort Simpson flood
Now for some good news...
Encore: Future of Winter
What's the deal with 'renewable natural gas'?
Pass the baton
The fight over coal in Alberta's Rockies
Cooking without gas: why cities are cutting methane from homes
What a Scottish city can tell us about 'just transition'
A new year in climate action: part two
A new year in climate action
Cozy up with climate fiction
What the weather of 2021 tells us about climate change
ENCORE: The climate cost of consumerism
How Indigenous pipeline resistance keeps emissions in the ground
ENCORE: After the flood: How High River recovered after climate disaster struck
River above, trouble below: A What On Earth special report
How COP26 put public health in the spotlight
Why decolonizing COP can help keep 1.5 alive
Trust, fairness, and a $100B broken promise
ENCORE: Canada's climate strategy has an oil and gas problem
Why cities are key to cutting carbon
Electrify everything: an optimist's climate solution
How protecting caribou can help climate
Now what? Climate, campaign promises, and the path ahead.
Climate in the classroom
Where the parties stand on climate change
Is this Canada's climate election?
Will Canadians cast a vote for climate?
The climate cost of consumerism
BONUS: 'Don't despair. Get angry and get active' Scientists say a livable future means getting off fossil fuels
The slow-creeping disaster of drought
Goodbye 'normal': How summer in Canada is changing
After the flood: How High River recovered after climate disaster struck
A few climate podcasts for your listening pleasure
Old-growth forests: an ancient climate solution
The right to life, liberty and a clean environment?
How a real-time online collaboration found the cause of a deadly flood
Biodiversity on the brink
Charging up for the EV boom
When climate change hits home
From denial to delay: ExxonMobil and the language of climate change
For the love of swamps: Why Canada's wetlands are a natural climate fix
Why a top U.S advisor thinks Canada is 'a crucial partner' on climate
Canada's climate policy has an oil and gas problem
Building for sprawl: The climate impact of that next highway