Earth Unscrewed
In this brand new podcast powered by Virgin, Earth Unscrewed looks at some of the incredible, and often surprising, developments that are providing some serious hope for the future of our planet. Humans have been screwing up the Earth, and this podcast is looking into the incredible work that's being done to help ‘un-screw’ it. Presenters Dr. Helen Scales and Seyi Rhodes meet the innovators striving to make a change; from the man mining fatbergs for clean fuel, to the woman in Kenya bringing electric power to her village, to the team finding a surprising use for waste chicken feathers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Over the last year the UK launched more plant-based products than any other nation, making it the country’s fastest growing culinary trend and resulting in a market worth of £310m.
This growth, coupled with research out of Oxford University finding that cutting meat and dairy products can reduce an individual's carbon footprint (from food) by up to 73 per cent, is resonating with start-ups across the UK.
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It’s been predicted that there will be nine million electric cars on the road by 2030 – and with sales of pure electric vehicles (EVs) going up by almost 160 per cent between July 2018 and 2019 (despite a general demand for new cars declining) – it’s impossible to ignore that the revolution is here!
In this week’s episode of Earth Unscrewed you’ll hear from Envision Virgin Racing – a team in Formula E – the all-electric motorspo...
As the world’s population continues to grow and global demand for rapid, seamless transport continues to rise, we must meet this challenge in a way that is efficient, clean, and safe for the future of the planet.
In this week’s episode of Earth Unscrewed you’ll hear from Virgin Hyperloop – the world’s leading hyperloop company, building the fastest, most energy-efficient, most environmentally friendly transport system… ever.
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In this week’s episode of Earth Unscrewed we’re introduced to Zero Mass Water, the renewable water company creating delicious water from just sunlight and air.
As global access to clean drinking water continues to decrease, the very smart people at Zero Mass Water are creating solutions to ensure that everyone has access to drinking water – no matter where they are in the world.
In this, the fifth episode of Earth...
In this week’s episode of Earth Unscrewed we learn about some of the incredible things that are being done to make the aviation industry more sustainable.
Over the last century air travel has completely transformed the way we live – connecting distant lands and communities and allowing us to become a truly global economy.
While there have been many benefits accompanying the evolution of global travel and the transformation of how we ...
In this week’s episode of Earth Unscrewed our presenters, Helen Scales and Seyi Rhodes, speak to Karen Sack, President and CEO of Ocean Unite, about the important things each of us can do to help restore the health of the ocean.
For years, scientists have been telling us that at least 30 per cent of the Ocean should be declared strongly protected in marine reserves by 2030 – that this is critical both for marine biodive...
In this week’s episode of Earth Unscrewed our presenters, Helen Scales and Seyi Rhodes, speak to Radhika Lalit from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI).
Radhika manages the Global Cooling Prize and in this second episode of our second season, she talks about the incredibly troubling position the planet is in due to inefficient room air conditioners.
If you haven't stopped to think about your room air conditioner an...
To launch Season 2 of Earth Unscrewed our presenters Helen and Seyi had the pleasure of interviewing one of the world’s most renowned and respected Earth system and sustainability scientists – Johan Rockstrom.
In this episode Johan calls on all of us to show some ‘climate anger’. Along with his top tips on what we can all do to address the climate crisis, Johan is calling on everyone to step up and make our collectiv...
Presenters Dr Helen Scales and Seyi Rhodes are back together to take a look at some very exciting - and unexpected - solutions to Earth’s most pressing problems.
While the world is facing a climate crisis and massive systemic change, we’re confident that if you listen to these episodes you’ll feel more hopeful and informed for the future of our planet.
Join us in season two as we explore sci-fi-turned-reality modes of transport, bact...
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