Is there a sustainable way to meet increasing demand for air conditioning? What are the costs and benefits of 'cold chains' as food travels the globe?
Subtitles: English
Starring:Kal PennJack Harries
Directed by:Brendan Hayes
Season 1
S01:E01 - The Plastic Predicament
New Jersey company TerraCycle promises it can recycle things like cigarette butts and dirty diapers. But do these items actually get recycled?
S01:E02 - Cleaning Up Crypto
A 'crypto cowboy' in Texas, who claims Bitcoin mining can help stabilize the state’s troubled electrical grid and use up surplus renewable energy.
S01:E03 - How to Save a City
From sea walls to oyster reefs, we look at projects designed to protect New York City against the next Superstorm Sandy.
S01:E04 - The Last Resorts
Evaluating extreme Plan Bs against climate change, from boosting oceans’ CO2 absorption to managed retreat from vulnerable regions.
S01:E05 - The Future of Water
How can the western United States cope with a long-term megadrought? Is recycled wastewater a solution to the world’s limited water supply?
S01:E06 - How We Stay Cool
Is there a sustainable way to meet increasing demand for air conditioning? What are the costs and benefits of 'cold chains' as food travels the globe?
S01:E07 - Generation EV
A visit to the Nevada company building America’s first closed-loop supply chain for electric vehicles; examining the industry’s reliance on carbon.
S01:E08 - Tackling Methane
Everything from air conditioners to agriculture proves methane is a threat. Strategies like regenerative agriculture can help tackle it.
S01:E09 - Renovating the World
How retrofitting buildings to reduce their carbon footprint could eliminate a large amount of emissions.
S01:E10 - Learning From Nature
The palm oil industry illustrates how industrial agriculture can damage the environment, and how we can learn from nature to grow food sustainably.
S01:E11 - Climate Activism
We visit a community reliant on fossil fuels as they choose between a lucrative new oil proposal and a transition toward renewables.
S01:E12 - Carbon Offset
Problems inherent to the carbon offset market: how companies claim them when they shouldn’t and why tree planting isn’t always a good strategy.
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