182: Feeling anxious? Wastewater, heat and Japan’s year in climate

In a year that saw Japan release 24,000 tons of wastewater (so far) from Fukushima No. 1 as the planet smashed heat records, it’s no wonder climate anxiety is on the rise. Mara Budgen joins us to break down the year in environment news, where we could see hope, and what we should be worried about.

Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.

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How simple steps can help alleviate climate anxiety (Joel Tansey, The Japan Times)

Fall is the new summer: Warming threatens Japan’s cultural calendar (Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times)

In Japan, extreme heat and an aging population are a deadly mix (Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times)

The concrete forest: Bears, boars and more head to the cities (Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)

New solutions tackle Japan’s waste problem at its core (Mariko McTier, The Japan Times)

Japan is about to release 1.3 million tons of Fukushima wastewater. Should we be concerned? (Mara Budgen, The Japan Times)

Japan sticks with climate solution that critics say is far from clean (Annelise Giseburt, The Japan Times)

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Photo: The Climate Action Network holds an event at the venue of the U.N. climate change conferences in Dubai on Sunday to give its "fossil" award to countries including Japan. | KYODO