What on Earth?

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September 25, 2020 Can the courts be a ‘can opener’ to faster climate action?
Fifteen Canadian youth argue they're being disproportionately hurt by climate change and the federal government is violating their rights. But Ottawa wants the case thrown out. We dig into the arguments and ask if the courts can ensure climate action?
28 min
September 18, 2020 Smoky skies and the 'vicarious anxiety' we're feeling about climate change
Melting glaciers are a marker of our warming planet. Beyond the melt, what are the impacts? Flooding might come to mind, but power, water supply, or salmon habitat? We hear from people affected, and ask if Canada’s reducing emissions fast enough?
28 min
September 13, 2020 Why Canada's glaciers are becoming 'endangered species'
Melting glaciers are a marker of our warming planet. Beyond the melt, what are the impacts? Flooding might come to mind, but power, water supply, or salmon habitat? We hear from people affected, and ask if Canada’s reducing emissions fast enough?
38 min
August 28, 2020 The planet is getting warmer. Are Canadian cities ready?
After a hot summer in cities across the country and warming in regions that Environment Canada doesn't even have systems built for yet, we look at how prepared Canada is for heat and what we can learn from elsewhere.
34 min
August 21, 2020 Net-zero emissions is the goal. So how do we get there?
Canada depends on fossil fuels for energy, and it wants net zero emissions by 2050. Ottawa and several provinces think hydrogen could be part of the path forward. We ask how workers will be affected, what can you do, and if hydrogen lives up to the hype?
40 min
August 14, 2020 Is regenerative farming hope for a hotter planet?
Extreme weather and warmer temperatures put farmers on the front lines of climate change. Now some farmers are turning to regenerative farming to fight back. We get all the details and ask if it’s enough to help stop climate change?
27 min
August 07, 2020 Can the arts move the meter on our own climate action?
Books, music, art, film. There's no shortage of work when it comes to how the arts tackle climate change. But does it have an impact? This week, What On Earth goes off the beaten path and asks if art can move the meter on our own climate action?
47 min
July 31, 2020 Zombie fires and the problem with peat
Siberia is on fire, and what’s burning is peat. Scientists used to think the wet bogs of peatland wouldn’t burn, but as our climate warms and they dry out, peatland fires are causing big climate and health problems. What can we do to save them?
36 min
July 24, 2020 Nature on the move
Move, adapt or face extinction: a warming climate means thousands of plants and animals are already shifting where they live. We talk about changes happening now in Canada, and what to do about it — including protecting the “slow lanes” of climate change.
27 min
July 17, 2020 Will climate change make us retreat from the waterfront?
Flooding is already the most costly natural hazard in Canada. With sea levels rising and more extreme weather, many homeowners are at risk and don’t know it. We look at solutions, and ask: when it is time to retreat from the waterfront?
42 min

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