Anthropocene
Winds of Change, The
In episode six of the series “Years of Living Dangerously”, America Ferrera profiles prominent climate skeptic James Taylor of the Heartland…
Revolt, Build, Renew
In episode seven of the series “Years of Living Dangerously”, three stories provide insight into the economic costs and opportunities of global…
Carbon Hunters: Pollution, Profits, and Profiteering
Participants in the global cap-and-trade system range from well-intentioned business leaders to rogue peddlers hoping for a quick and unprincipled…
Hole Truth: Have We Fixed the Hole in the Ozone Layer?, The
In the 1980s startling evidence of the formation of a hole in the ozone layer was published, and in 1987 the Montreal Protocol took the first steps…
Weather Makers: Can We Control the Climate?, The
It’s currently common practice to influence local weather systems in more than 30 countries. Techniques are used to generate rainfall or sunshine,…
Great Electric Airplane Race, The
Electric cars seem increasingly likely to replace our gas-guzzling vehicles. Could a new generation of emission-free electric planes do the same to…
Can We Cool the Planet?
As global temperatures rise, scientists are exploring solutions from planting trees to sucking carbon out of the air to geoengineering. But would they…
Ozone Hole: How We Saved the Planet
The forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer -and how the world came together to fix it. The scientists and politicians who persuaded Ronald…
Climate Hackers
They sound like science fiction, but radical remedies to slow global warming are on the way. Eric Campbell goes in search of crazy brave ideas to save…