Episode guide
Zeroing In: Carbon Neutral 2050: Season 1
16 episodes · premiered Nov 7, 2020
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- Episode 1: The Power of Youth Nov 7, 2020 · 25m Our first episode focuses on young people who are becoming empowered to fight for change. Julian Jordan is a young filmmaker in San Francisco who took up the cause of plastics polluting…
- Episode 2: Sharing Our Bounty Nov 12, 2020 · 25m In the second episode, we look at how the food we eat impacts our climate. One model for change is found in Sonoma County, California, where people are finding ways to tend to their…
- Episode 3: Uncommon Ground Feb 27, 2021 · 25m We affect the planet every time we drive our cars, heat our homes or turn on our lights. Many of us look to our forests and oceans to offset our emissions. We can also look ... to uncommon…
- Episode 4: Recharging the Grid Feb 28, 2021 · 25m Innovators in California are always testing the boundaries of technology. Some are reimagining renewable energy as they recharge the grid. They're applying techniques used in gaming to…
- Episode 5: Coal - The Burning Rock Jun 26, 2021 · 25m Coal has fueled our economy for generations. We've used it to heat our homes, drive our trains and power our grids. Hotter summers pushed many countries away from this burning rock. But…
- Episode 6: Turning the Tide Jun 27, 2021 · 25m Our oceans help to feed us. They absorb heat from the sun and make it possible for us to live on this planet. But rising temperatures are changing the waters below the surface, warming our…
- Episode 7: Catching the Wind Dec 11, 2021 · 25m Breezes blow all around us. They can drive communities, without polluting. And, year after year, it gets cheaper to use them to produce energy. So, people around the world are exploring…
- Episode 8: Troubled Waters Dec 11, 2021 · 25m People across the globe draw life from our oceans. They navigate over the surface. They're nourished by the creatures below. But many who live alongside them find themselves in troubled…
- Episode 9: A Taste for Meat Mar 26, 2022 · 25m Now on the menu: traditional beef, grass-finished beef, soy meat and ― possibly sometime soon ― even lab-grown meat. Thanks to a growing awareness of sustainability, more and more people…
- Episode 10: Fashionably Sustainable Mar 26, 2022 · 25m From Milan to New York to Tokyo, the buzziest fashion statement is ... sustainability. One Italian brand is replacing nylon fiber with a material made from ocean plastic; a California…
- Episode 11: Leaving No One Behind Jul 30, 2022 · 25m In Bangladesh, rising waves rob humble islanders of their livelihoods. In California, wildfires and heatwaves are unbearable for those without the means to protect themselves. And in…
- Episode 12: 2025: A Race Against Time Jul 30, 2022 · 25m Scientists who venture to the most perilous parts of Antarctica tell us the massive "Doomsday Glacier" is melting at an unprecedented pace. Our carbon emissions are having a potentially…
- Episode 13: Concrete for the Future Oct 22, 2022 · 25m City dwellers often refer to life in the "concrete jungle," but most probably aren't aware of the fact that cement accounts for 8% of global emissions. Innovative efforts are underway to…
- Episode 14: The Power Beneath Oct 22, 2022 · 25m More people around the world are warming to the idea of geothermal energy in the race to help keep our planet cool. If harnessed with care, the vast amount of heat below our feet is clean…
- Episode 15: Our Breathing Cities Mar 24, 2023 · 25m Trees don't just add a welcome splash of green to our cities. They absorb CO2, restore biodiversity, improve our wellbeing, and even lower outdoor temperatures in the most concrete-heavy…
- Episode 16: Unleashing Hydrogen's Potential Mar 24, 2023 · 25m Hydrogen fueled the early combustion engine and propelled we humans to the moon. But the story doesn't end there. Scientists around the world are now bringing it back in from the cold to…