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Jakarta is sinking. The Maldives are vanishing. And cities like Miami and New York are racing to hold back the sea. This week, we dig into what’s really driving sea level rise, how it’s affecting real people right now, and what it means when staying home becomes a risk.

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Sustainability isn’t just about water bottles and bamboo toothbrushes. This week, we’re talking about what it really costs to live sustainably, who’s being left behind, and why the green movement isn’t as inclusive as we like to think.

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Coral reefs are dying, but not quietly. In this episode, we explore the surprising science of reef regeneration, the politics of denial, and what hope really sounds like underwater.

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Climate change affects all of us, but not equally. In this episode, we'll explore the hidden link between gender, power, and the planet. From a Zimbabwean farming collective to Indigenous women in India drawing “dream maps,” these are the stories of communities who aren’t just surviving climate change, they’re leading the response.

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Climate change isn’t just about weather—it’s about water, time, and who pays the price. This week, we follow the story of Sabina Riwo and explore how water scarcity shaped her childhood, and how it’s still shaping the lives of girls across the globe.

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A rice farmer in Indonesia with no water, just dry fields and dead fish. In this episode, we explore how water security is slipping: quietly, globally, and closer to home than we think.

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A family lost their home to rising seas—but the courts said they’re not refugees. What happens when climate forces people to move, but the system isn’t built to protect them?

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We’ve already been messing with the atmosphere—just not on purpose. Now, some startups (and governments) are testing ways to cool the planet on purpose. In this episode, we explore geoengineering, the science behind it, and the unsettling truth: no one’s really in charge of the sky.

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A leaked memo from anonymous food industry insiders warns of an imminent collapse in global food systems. We dig into what's behind the alarm—and why it might be agriculture's version of Big Oil’s climate denial. This may be a tipping point we’ve already passed.

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Today we’re taking a deep dive into one of the biggest paradoxes on the planet: China.

On one hand, you’ve got the crackdowns on free speech, brutal business practices, and a government that doesn’t exactly scream “freedom.” On the other? China’s leading the biggest clean energy transformation the world has ever seen — and it’s happening fast.

In this episode, we're breaking down how China’s trying to pivot from the world’s coal-chugging factory to a net-zero powerhouse by 2060. We’ll cover everything from massive reforestation efforts, to electrifying entire cities, to building “electricity highways” across the country.
 

It’s messy. It’s complicated. But it’s fascinating.
 

And no matter how you feel about China, what happens there will shape the future for all of us.