ClimateCast with Tom Heap
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ClimateCast with Tom Heap
Broadcaster and journalist Tom Heap investigates the biggest environmental stories and issues with guests and Sky News correspondents.
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Introducing... The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim
Sky News’ Yalda Hakim and NBC’s Richard Engel have covered world events for years. Now, they team up for a new podcast to share their experiences from...
Wet winters are damaging farmland - is the solution in the soil?
We've seen a trend over recent decades of wetter winters - and this year was no exception.
This winter was in the top 10 wettest for...
The group sabotaging SUV tyres to save the planet
Sports Utility Vehicles, the big cars blamed for causing huge damage to the planet, now make up two-thirds of all new car sales.
More c...
Britain's crumbling coastlines: Deciding what should and shouldn't be saved
Climate change has led to storms becoming more extreme and rising sea levels, threatening the future of coastal communities around the UK.
How disused coal mines can be part of a green energy future
The North East of England is famous for its history of coal mining – entire livelihoods were built on powering the country on coal before they were cl...
Introducing… Electoral Dysfunction
Today, something different – we're bringing you the trailer of an exciting new podcast from Sky called Electoral Dysfunction.
Beth Rigby....
The town that smells like rotten eggs
Hydrogen sulphide is the smell that comes from a rotten egg. Imagine that seeping out from a mound of rubbish the size of a small hill.
Y...
Cows or solar? The lucrative future for farmland
Solar farms in the UK only account for 0.1% of land – that's less than that of golf courses. But, as the government aims to meet its clean energy targ...
Can the private jet industry really clean itself up?
Multi-millionaire musician Taylor Swift had two private jets - until she sold one of them just a week before her lawyers sent a cease and desist lette...
Could a scotch egg help solve climate change?
On this episode of ClimateCast, Tom Heap visits the home of afternoon tea, Fortnum and Mason, but there's something different about the menu.
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Chris Skidmore - The Tory climate rebel who quit parliament
The government's plan to grant new oil and gas licences every year has passed its latest hurdle in parliament.
The bill's supporters say...
Are heat pumps worth it?
Heating accounts for a third of emissions in the UK, meaning we have to ditch our favourite fuel, gas. The Government's alternative? The heat pump.
Mineral mining: Going deep underground to protect what's above
More than 1,000m underground is one of Britain's deepest mines. But it's not coal they're mining in North Yorkshire. It's a mineral that could help fi...
2023 is the hottest year on record, but are there reasons to be cheerful?
On this special Christmas episode of ClimateCast Tom Heap is joined by climate and energy analyst, Sepi Golzari-Munro.
They’re joined by...
What does Lego tell us about the COP28 climate deal?
This week COP28 reached a "historic" and "unprecedented" conclusion to "move away from fossil fuels".
While leaders are hailing the agre...
All aboard: Can we decarbonise rail freight?
Shipping our heavy goods around the world is a huge carbon emitter. In the UK, we transport a vast amount via roads which has the same carbon footprin...
COP28: Breakthrough at Dubai climate conference
The King has urged world leaders assembled in Dubai to make the COP28 climate summit a "critical turning point" in the fight to tackle global warming....
Toxic News: The hurdles of covering climate change
Climate change has long been a divisive topic that is often forced to the bottom of the news agenda, even as the threat of a warming world grows.
Can ships steer away from air pollution?
Shipping, in the form of cruises, ferries and even the navy, accounts for around 2% of our emissions that contribute to global warming - just a little...
Can we build homes for wildlife as well as people?
Building new homes often comes at the expense of living space for wildlife. But from 2024, a new law in England means developers will have to make sur...
Is compostable packaging a good alternative to plastic?
This week Wales has joined England and Scotland on waving goodbye to single-use plastics. The decision lends its hand to the 'booming' compostable pac...
A story of redemption: How a fracking site converted to a renewable energy source
Just a few years ago, a small village in North Yorkshire became a magnet for protesters who were opposing hydraulic fracturing for gas - also known as...
Can we imprison carbon dioxide?
Carbon dioxide is the big villain of global warming - the "most wanted" for crimes against the climate that we'd love to lock up.
In Mers...
Heat: The small business with a big plan to cut carbon emissions
Half of energy is used as heat and, both across the world and here in the UK, most of that comes from fossil fuels.
But a small business...
River Fixers: Can citizen science push back pollution?
On this week's ClimateCast Tom Heap is in west London to talk about the quality of the UK's waterways, something that's causing a public and political...
How Northern Ireland’s stalemate is worsening an environmental crisis
Lough Neagh is the UK’s largest lake – and it’s being poisoned by toxic algae.
It’s killing dogs, birds, fish and is dangerous to humans....
Our national parks - Great for people, not for nature?
On this week's ClimateCast, Tom Heap goes wild camping on Dartmoor and discovers why people think it’s so devoid of wildlife.
Dubbed 'th...
What's the catch in our fishing practices?
Sky News and Global Fishing Watch have discovered many of the UK's marine conservation zones and marine protected areas are often protected in name on...
Will synthetic fuel drive us towards a greener future?
On this week's ClimateCast Tom Heap has exclusive access to Zero Petroleum, a producer of synthetic fuel.
He catches a glimpse of a jet e...
Waste not, want not: Can we be nudged towards a sustainable diet?
On this week's ClimateCast, Tom Heap is cooking up a storm in the kitchen.
The food we eat is responsible for around a third of our emiss...
What does 50C do to the human body?
It's been a week of wild weather around the world, with extreme heat in North America, China and in Southern Europe. Some parts of the US and China ha...
The wind turbine giving power to the people
For people living in Lawrence Weston near Bristol, having England's tallest onshore wind turbine on their doorstep isn't just about the environment.
All aboard: Can Hydrogen decarbonise our roads?
The biggest fleet of Hydrogen buses in Europe have hit the roads in Crawley as operators bet big on Hydrogen fuel, rather than electric batteries.
Why is AI keeping an eye on puffins?
On this week's ClimateCast, Tom Heap sets off on a voyage to find out how artificial intelligence might offer invaluable insights into the lives of vu...
Electric cars: Why aren’t more people buying them?
Sales of electric vehicles more than doubled worldwide in 2022 and there are now more than 750,000 electric cars on the UK’s roads. But plenty of peop...
Should the UK drill for new oil and gas during the climate crisis?
Campaigners opposed to oil and gas exploration sites in Surrey have taken their fight to court - but what happens next could have much wider impacts o...
The campaign to close Britain’s last open cast coal mine
Ffos-y-Fran in the Welsh town of Merthyr Tydfil has been extracting coal for more than 15 years, but it isn’t supposed to be operating now.
Are sleeper trains a genuine alternative to flying?
Once in a state of seemingly terminal decline after the explosion of budget flights, Europe’s night trains are having a moment.
Fuelled...
Don’t save the (honey)bee
To mark World Bee Day - Tom Heap puts on his beesuit to visit some of London’s beekeepers.
There are more than 250 species of bees in the...
Heat networks: Is this how your home will get heated in the future?
On this episode of ClimateCast Tom Heap is in Cambridgeshire to visit a village that's become an unexpected frontrunner in a new solution for heating...