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Costing the Earth

Delivering Clean Air

More delivery trucks means more air pollution in our cities. Tom Heap looks for an answer.

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Costing the Earth
Delivering Clean Air
More delivery trucks means more air pollution in our cities. Tom Heap looks for an answer.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Heroines of the Rainforest
Two remarkable women have found a formula to save the last of the Indonesian rainforest.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Trump's Big Sell Off
Tom Heap examines the future for America's Wild West and its Mild East under Trump.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Unfrozen North
What happens in the world's most northerly town when the permafrost defrosts?
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Fishing Future
Can Brexit save the British fishing industry? Tom Heap investigates.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Reasons to Be Cheerful?
The Skoll World Forum aims to help entrepreneurs solve global problems. Tom Heap reports.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Sinking Solomon Islands
Five of the Solomon Islands have already been lost to the sea. How are the locals coping?
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Insulation for the Nation
Tom Heaps asks if insulation and power-saving gadgets can cut carbon emissions from homes.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Made to Last?
How long do you expect your electronic gadgets and clothes to last? Time to fight back.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Exploding Penguins
Peter Gibbs meets the Penguins of the Falkland Islands.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Mekong Delta Blues
Enormous new dams threaten life on one of south east Asia's most vital rivers.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Future Forests
Can Britain revive its forests and grow the wood we need for a greener economy?
30 mins
Costing the Earth
James Wong on the World's Toughest Plants
How much is UK food security threatened by climate change? Botanist James Wong finds out.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Tourist Tide
Can beautiful places welcome mass tourism without environmental destruction?
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Battery Powered Britain
New developments in battery technology are changing the way Britain is powered.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Fight the Power
How to become the world's most powerful environmentalist.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Guardians of the Environment?
Tom Heap asks if the Environment Agency is fit for purpose.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Dare to Share
Could the sharing economy save the planet? Tom Heap finds out.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
The Future of Fashion
Lucy Siegle reports from La Scala, Milan to ask if fashion can ever really be 'green'.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Where Does Our Waste Go?
Where do the contents of our bins end up? Tom Heap lifts the lid on recycling.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Fish Farms of the Future
Tom Heap finds out if fish farming can really feed the planet without trashing our oceans.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Tony's Farm
How do you communicate carbon emissions to farmers?
30 mins
Costing the Earth
America's Climate Resistance
Roger Harrabin travels to the USA to meet America's climate resistance.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Bonn Climate Talks: Where Next?
Tom Heap reports from the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Everything's Gone Green!
Why are environmental issues suddenly back in political fashion? Tom Heap investigates.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Defenders of the Reef
Meet the people fighting to save the natural wonder of the world, the Great Barrier Reef.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Coral versus Coal
Why has Australia failed to arrest the decline of the Great Barrier Reef?
30 mins
Costing the Earth
A Greener Home For All
The UK needs 300,000 new homes a year, Tom Heap asks if building big can also be green.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Superwood
Wood can do anything that oil can do. Could it be the backbone of a future economy?
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Microfibre Detectives
Tom Heap asks how dangerous plastic microfibres from clothes are and explores solutions.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Dunes into Bunkers
Should we build golf courses on sensitive sand dunes? Peter Gibbs investigates.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Shifting Spring
Lindsey Chapman investigates how shifting seasons are affecting wildlife.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Undiscovered Colombia
Scientists gain first access to thousands of uncharted species following years of war.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Demolishing Dams
Why dismantle a dam that produces low-carbon electricity? Peter Gibbs investigates.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Antarctic Assault
The penguins of the Antarctic rely on krill. What happens when we get a taste for it?
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Outback Outrage
The Australian outback is under attack from a surprising enemy - the camel.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Run Rabbit
Britain's rabbits are in sharp decline. Tom Heap asks if we should be worried.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Disappearing Alps
The permafrost is thawing, and the glaciers retreating. What will be left of the Alps?
30 mins
Costing the Earth
The Future of the Countryside
Tom Heap leads a debate on the future of food production and the countryside.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Verity and the Bees
Verity Sharp wants to keep bees, but will her honeybees be a menace to other pollinators?
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Ending the Plastic Age
Solving the plastic problem. Four experts join Tom Heap to offer fresh answers.
30 mins
Costing the Earth
Fertility and the Environment
Jheni Osman asks what environmental factors may be affecting human and animal fertility.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Electric Dreams
Is it time to buy an electric car? Peter Gibbs takes the plunge.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Helen Czerski's Arctic Expedition
After six weeks at the North Pole, Helen Czerski has new insights into climate change.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Man vs Woman vs Planet
Lucy Siegle and Tom Heap ask which gender is worse for the environment and why it matters.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Plasticphobia
Tom Heap asks if going plastic-free risks harming the environment.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
The Real Cost of Chinese Medicine
Endangered animals are paying the price for the spread of traditional Chinese medicine.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Wetland Wonder
Wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests, but the damage can be reversed.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
March of the Wet Wipes
Our sewerage system is grinding to a halt. The culprits are wet wipes.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Art and the Environment
Could art help us see, hear and feel the problems facing our planet? Tom Heap finds out.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Heat from the Deep
Can we exploit the hot rocks beneath the earth's crust for power? Peter Gibbs reports.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
The Future of Our National Parks
How can the UK's best-loved landscapes work better for people and wildlife?
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Hit the Gas!
From the cattle shed to the racetrack. How ammonia cleaned up its act.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Tread Lightly
Tyres have an enormous impact on the environment. What can be done to make them better?
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Clean Air for Kids
Clean air - the fightback: Tom Heap investigates air pollution and children's health.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Fast Fashion Slow Down
Can fast fashion be forced to slow down? Lucy Siegle reports
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Dash from Gas
Domestic gas boilers have to go by 2050, but what's the alternative? Peter Gibbs reports.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
The Wolf is Back!
The wolf has returned to every mainland European country. Tom Heap goes on their trail.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
The Environment after Brexit
Where does Brexit leave the UK countryside? Tom Heap hosts a debate.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Could Britain Feed Itself?
Could Britain feed itself? Tom Heap investigates the pros and cons of self-sufficiency.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
The Youth Are Revolting
Young people are taking on climate change. Tom Heap asks if they can change the future now
28 mins
Costing the Earth
The State of Nature
How is the planet's natural life holding up to pressure from humanity? Tom Heap reports.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Eco Anxiety
Is the future of the planet making you depressed? Verity Sharp meets the eco-anxious.
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Indian Impact
As India votes, are environmental issues rising up the political agenda?
28 mins
Costing the Earth
Insect Extinction?
What did insects ever do for us? Tom Heap meets the people trying to stop their decline.
28 mins
Bwletin Amaeth
O’r Mynydd i’r Môr - “gwrando’n fwy gofalus”
O’r Mynydd i’r Môr yn sylweddoli bod angen “gwrando’n fwy gofalus” ar bryderon pobl leol.
6 mins
The Countryside Hour
The changing face of farming
Chris talks about some of the technological changes on the farm down the decades.
60 mins
The Jack Jay Show
Cupcakes and cycling!
Plus, a fantastic new local singer influenced by the coast and local countryside.
180 mins
Farming Today
20/08/19 Grain trading, rural report, mob grazing, invasive pygmyweed
A new report criticises Westminster for ignoring the concerns of rural communities.
13 mins
Bwletin Amaeth
Cau mart Aberteifi.
Gofid am brinder gweithwyr tymhorol yn sgil Brexit.
5 mins

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