The military isn't exactly known for sharing its secrets. But what about when that information has huge consequences for the world's fight to limit deadly warming? Kept behind closed doors, military emissions and pollution have long avoided proper scrutiny. Climate researchers are determined to uncover it.

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Folge vom 17.11.2023War & warming
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Folge vom 09.11.2023Holding on: Dutch farmers, California's salmon & Germany's Ahr valleyAs The Netherlands continues to battle dangerously high nitrogen levels, its farmers grapple with keeping their businesses afloat and switching to more sustainable methods amid drastic cuts. In California, the salmon have disappeared from an important river, but one radical change could bring them back. And one man's quest to get a new fruit to put down roots in western Germany.
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Folge vom 02.11.2023Is it time to end biofuels?Making fuel out of food. Sounds like it could be pretty sustainable, right? But then again, does it make sense to be growing crops for fuel that could otherwise be food? We travel to the US, Kenya and Germany to interrogate how biofuels came about, their promises and drawbacks and why it is we're still using them. This episode originally aired in December 2023.
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Folge vom 26.10.2023Rethinking conservationProtecting African wildlife is a big deal - and big business. It's often linked to tourism, which is not always a reliable income stream and can have major impacts on animal habitats. We head to Kenya to meet the black rhino, hear about South Africa's post-pandemic struggle, and chat to carnivore ecologist Mordecai Ogada about conservation colonialism. This episode originally aired in July 2022.