Rare Earth Episodes Available now
COP30: A New Hope?
World leaders are gathering in Brazil, but can they prevent runaway climate change?
Trains on Trial
Is train travel part of a green future, not just our industrial past?
Great Migrations
New technology gives fresh insights into the great animal migrations
World of Steel
Steel is the skeleton of the modern world, but can it ever be green?
Engineering the Planet
Can we design and build our way out of climate change?
Creatures of the Night
A celebration of the wildlife that works while we sleep
The Risk Takers
Can the insurance industry save the planet? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski report.
After the Bomb
Eighty years since Hiroshima, how has our relationship with atomic power changed?
A Whale's Life
Whales have been protected from hunting for 40 years. Have they recovered from us?
Metals and Minerals
Where can we get the materials we need for the transition to a green economy?