Planet A
S01:E06 - The Human Element
T01:C01 - S01:E01 - Air
Dr. Simon Lewis, an expert who helped to define the Anthropocene, kicks off the series by exploring the existential threat we are most familiar with: climate change.
T01:C02 - S01:E02 - Land
Professor Pamela McElwee shows how the environmental degradation of the earth beneath our feet can be directly traced to structures like colonialism and racism.
T01:C03 - S01:E03 - Freshwater
Professor Deborah McGregor explains why human systems like agriculture and the commodification of water are at the root of the water current crisis.
T01:C04 - S01:E04 - The Oceans
Dr. Ayana Johnson guides us through the major impacts of humans on the Ocean from coral bleaching to overfishing, before turning to solutions under what she calls the Blue New Deal
T01:C05 - S01:E05 - Energy
Professor Narasimha Rao shows how deeply the fossil fuel industry is embedded into the world before turning to solutions that could lead us to net zero emissions.
T01:C06 - S01:E06 - The Human Element
Garry Petersen is our guide to how humans must adapt if we are to avoid the tipping points that are leading towards irreparable harm to the planet.