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The secret to Japan’s wind power industry? Robots!
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Japan’s burgeoning wind energy sector is turning to robots to keep the industry moving. They can do work that is trickier and riskier for their human counterparts. CBC’s Cathy Senay takes us on a journey across Japan to find out how.
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Japan’s burgeoning wind energy sector is turning to robots to keep the industry moving. They can do work that is trickier and riskier for their human counterparts. CBC’s Cathy Senay takes us on a journey across Japan to find out how.
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1 Your old phone could be a gold mine for the climate 25:12
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Drilling into the ground isn’t the only way to source metals for clean energy. You can also get them from castoff phones, laptops and TVs. It’s called urban mining. We speak with Maria Holuszko at UBC’s Urban Mining Innovation Centre about developing more efficient techniques for harvesting the gold, copper and other materials in old electronics. And Craig Wisehart of the Electronic Products Recycling Association takes us to a depot to find out how to drop off your old stuff and where it goes.…
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1 What do Yo-Yo Ma, a glacier and a drag queen have in common? 27:55
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Pattie Gonia proves why climate action is a total drag, in the most fabulous way possible. From going viral for hiking in high heels, to performing a climate anthem with acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Alaskan Indigenous artist Quinn Christopherson, Wyn Wylie (the artist behind Pattie Gonia’s camp, fierce, red wig and marvellous makeup) is on a mission to bring some joy to the fight to protect the planet – and show that 2SLGBTQ+ people are vital to the quest for climate solutions.…
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1 Energy superpower. Climate champion. Can the PM have it all? 26:33
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“Build baby build!” Post-election, the word ‘pipeline’ is popping up again. Mark Carney says he’ll speed up energy project approvals, honour the duty to consult with First Nations and also hit Canada’s climate goals. Eriel Deranger of Indigenous Climate Action worries these promises amount to “doublespeak.” She warns any plans to fast-track projects that impact Indigenous communities could face protest and legal pushback. Keith Brooks of Environmental Defence says the emissions cap and phasing out fossil fuel projects are the path forward.…
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1 Who gets the water when the creek is running dry? 27:50
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Canada’s first local state of emergency due to drought was declared on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia in 2022. The shortage was so bad, officials feared the region would run out of water for hospitals and fire departments. And the Coast has been under severe water restrictions for five of the last eight summers, a situation experts warn could become the norm. In her documentary, “Drought in the rainforest,” Liz Hoath with CBC’s audio doc unit tells the story of a community hit hard by rising temperatures and the local government's failure to plan for climate change.…
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1 Pope Frances made the climate fight a matter of faith 25:32
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Pope Francis established himself as a leading voice on climate action, but it’s not yet clear how that legacy will be preserved once a new pope is in place. Katharine Hayhoe, Global Chief Scientist of Nature United and Distinguished Professor at Texas Tech, weighs in on Pope Francis’s legacy. Then, we talk to Molly Burhans, cartographer and founder of GoodLands, who is mapping the vast swathes of Catholic Church-owned land around the world to help protect the climate.…
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1 Sweet solar silence in the land of the midnight sun 28:01
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In remote northern communities, diesel is king. But breakthrough solar energy projects are underway that could begin to reduce fossil fuel reliance. This year, the theme of Earth Day is renewable energy, so we’re taking you to Nunavut where people are adding solar panels to small off-grid cabins and others are working on community-scale solar projects — so the diesel generators can finally be turned off and communities can hear silence once again, like their ancestors did.…
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1 What the parties are (and aren’t) saying about climate 25:53
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Climate hasn’t been a hot topic on the campaign trail, but did it come up in the debates? We hear about that from CBC’s Aaron Wherry. Then, we talk climate policy with NDP candidate Samantha Green. And, we hear what the Conservatives have been saying about climate and energy in this election.
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The Green Party aims to be the environmental conscience of parliament. But its popularity has waned as people consider strategic voting in the face of other concerns – and as climate change slips as a priority for voters. We speak to Green Party advisor Daniel Green about how the party is balancing its climate policy with other issues in this election and whether co-leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May can overcome their low poll numbers. We also hear from voters on whether climate is a ballot box priority.…
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1 Where the Liberals stand on climate policy this election 30:23
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The parties aren’t talking climate much on the campaign trail. But we are - we’ve got tough questions for all of them. First up, Jonathan Wilkinson of the Liberal party. We also talk to voters about why the warming planet isn’t a top priority for them this time.
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1 The secret to Japan’s wind power industry? Robots! 21:46
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Japan’s burgeoning wind energy sector is turning to robots to keep the industry moving. They can do work that is trickier and riskier for their human counterparts. CBC’s Cathy Senay takes us on a journey across Japan to find out how.
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1 These students want to boot big banks from campus 26:46
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Students at some of Canada’s top universities are demanding banks stop funding fossil fuel projects and are calling on their schools to cut ties with major financial institutions. What On Earth’s youth climate action columnist Aishwarya Puttur explains the lengths that students are going to – from confronting bank executives to picking up protest signs – to support the cause, racking up some wins in their campaign along the way.…
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1 It’s about bloody time we talked about periods and climate 28:20
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Climate-friendly menstrual products come with a lot of complex considerations, like personal preferences, stigma and cost. We visit a start-up in Nova Scotia that’s making compostable pads. Then – we hear about the policy and social changes that could help make sustainable options more accessible.
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1 Parlez-vous climate action? The movement isn’t English-only 14:25
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How do you include more voices in the climate change conversation? In a diverse country like Canada, there’s a growing need to have a wider variety of languages in the discussion. Climate justice columnist Chúk Odenigbo takes us through the concept of linguistic justice and why it matters.
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1 BONUS: Election time! Let’s talk about that other carbon tax 13:12
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Carbon pricing is a climate solution, but also a political football. Now that an election is underway and the consumer carbon tax has been scrapped, could the federal industrial price on carbon be the next wedge issue? Kate Ervine from Halifax’s Saint Mary’s University helps us go beyond slogans like “axe the tax” to understand what you should know about the industrial price on carbon.…
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1 Tasty, climate-friendly food that kids will make (and eat) 27:53
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Kids and veggies don’t always go hand in hand, but this after-school workshop is introducing plant-based cooking to children as a climate solution. It’s called EcoCooks. Producer Nick Logan stopped by a session to meet the kids 9-12 who are learning to make, and appreciate, tasty, vegetable-forward food that also cuts emissions. Then, we learn about other community efforts across Canada to put more veggies in the spotlight and onto plates.…
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