Dream of the future S2 Ep5 - WASTE
Today, 15 billion waste products are produced every year in the world: organic, plastic, electronic waste, sometimes toxic and dangerous. If we continue at this rate, in 2050 we will produce twice as much!
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Sustainable Futures - Water Issues
Water connects our world: linking continents; linking people; linking lives. It is the one precious resource that every single person in the world relies on for survival. But by the end of the century, almost half the world could face a global water shortage, as water usage increases at twice the rate of population growth. In Kenya, the Massai are adapting to water shortages with the use of rainwater tanks.
Sustainable Futures - Sustainable Living
Living in harmony with the earth is essential to the continued survival of life as we know it. Personal lifestyle changes may seem like a small thing, but collectively it may be the most important component to ensuring a sustainable future. New developments in technology are occurring to help people make these subtle changes easily. Come with us as we explore these changes, all over the world in fields such as environmentally friendly housing, energy efficiency...
Sustainable Futures - Pollution
As the world begins to wake up to the dangers and the damage caused by pollution, the pressure to become more environmentally responsible increases. In India, environmentalists are calling for action to stop the Taj Mahal from turning yellow from the effects of pollution. A New York University study has indicated that living in a city with high levels of air pollution can be as hazardous to your health as living with a smoker and inhaling second hand smoke.
Sustainable Futures - Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gases are necessary to life as we know it, because they keep the planet's surface warmer than it otherwise would be. In Greenland, climate researchers are concerned that global warming may ultimately spell an end to Greenland's glaciers, with devastating consequences. In London, scientists are using the radar technology CryoSat to provide reliable 3-D models of the polar ice caps. In the Netherlands, a second generation of resources for bio fuels are being developed.
Sustainable Futures - Economic Issue
For humans, sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of wellbeing, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions. Sustainability economics involves ecological economics where social, cultural, and financial aspects are integrated. In this episode we look at how business and industry are tackling the problem to lower carbon, the increasing value of bio-fuels, innovative methods and practices in India and Chile and the role solar energy is playing in China.
Sustainable Futures - Economic Issue
For humans, sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of wellbeing, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions. Sustainability economics involves ecological economics where social, cultural, and financial aspects are integrated. In this episode we look at how business and industry are tackling the problem to lower carbon, the increasing value of bio-fuels, innovative methods and practices in India and Chile and the role solar energy is playing in China.