This week on What On Earth with Laura Lynch:

• As soaring oil prices force countries to rethink their energy supply, we blow the dust off of solutions developed decades ago

• Mapping wildfire risk

• Checking in six months after COP26

• The importance of casting a vote to curb CO2 emissions

A tale of two First Nations and how the reserve system forced them onto flood plains; Three Ontarians weigh in on their provincial election; And how the Heiltsuk First Nation's speedy switch to heat pumps is securing its energy future

New climate change books for kids help them cope with scary emotions and turn anxiety into action. Hope for the return of the wolverine in Labrador. And is climate change a ballot box issue for Ontario voters?

Fifteen-year-old Tai Poole won’t rest until he’s uncovered the mysteries of the universe, one probing question at a time. In Season 4 of his Webby-winning podcast, Tai talks to everyone from NASA scientists to stand-up comedians to his equally curious little brother Kien. If you’ve ever wondered if we can keep eating meat without destroying the planet or if we’re alone in the universe, Tai has you covered. More episodes are available at hyperurl.co/taiaskswhy

This week on What on Earth with Laura Lynch

• Channeling eco-anxiety into a force for change

• Feeling the heat in India

• How to meet the call to go electric

• One listener's solution that's become a campaign.

This week on What On Earth with Laura Lynch

• Producer Molly Segal straps on her snowshoes in search of the elusive wolverine and hears how climate safe havens may help them in a warming world

• A young Canadian taking on her bank for making net zero promises while investing in fossil fuels

• Also, a senator's push to force the financial industry to put its money where its mouth is

This week: the first hour-long episode of What On Earth.

• Producer Kristin Nelson sets out to find out how Canada can bring low-income households along in the transition to net zero.

• We meet an academic who walked away from tenure to work on the front lines of climate change.

• Associate producer Rachel Sanders shares what B.C. farmers are saying about the effect of extreme weather on their mental health -- and we hear about emerging solutions.

The coastal city of Aberdeen, Scotland, has long made its living off the North Sea, first from fishing then oil and gas. Now, a new transition is underway: offshore wind. But will it be a 'just' ?

Days after another urgent call from the UN to get off fossil fuels, Ottawa approved a new offshore oil megaproject. Critics say it flies in the face of Canada's climate plans.

Nova Scotians are watching the coast vanish before their eyes, due to rising sea levels and stronger storms. Guest host Portia Clark looks at the problem of coastal erosion, and the solutions underway to protect the shoreline.