Climate of Change
An environmental special coming to you from New York at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, where some of the world’s greatest minds are meeting to discuss arguably the greatest issue facing the world; climate change.

Renewing the Rainforest
People are starting to realize the full implications of global warming, and are making changes in their personal lives to minimize their carbon footprint. However those efforts count for little if companies don’t participate as well. Two industries that have come in for heavy criticism in recent years have been palm oil production and logging, accused of causing environmental damage to rainforests. But on the island of Borneo, that is now starting to change.

Costing the Earth
Gone are the days when science and business argue about whether the climate on planet earth is changing. These days the issue of combating climate change is taken very seriously, and one of the biggest bodies working towards that goal is The Earth Institute.

Jeffrey Sachs Interview
Professor Jeffrey Sachs is widely considered to be one of the leading economic advisors of his generation; he was named as one of the world’s most influential people twice by Time Magazine and has acted as special advisor to, amongst others, Kofi Annan and Ban Ki Moon. We managed to talk to him to get his opinion on what sustainability really means, can we afford it, and the West’s ethical obligations to the developing world.

Seeds of the Future
Hidden away amongst the deep snow on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean is the global seed bank of Svalbard. We take a look at this new project which is preparing for a worst case scenario of climate change; the extinction of the seeds we rely on for the world’s food crops.

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