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The National Using concrete to trap greenhouse gases
Concrete is the second most used substance in the world after water, and research shows there's a huge environmental cost to making it. To tackle this problem, a Canadian company has come up with an ingenious way that traps the CO2 produced throughout its production within the concrete itself.
- 2018
- 00:05:14
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/06/2018
News in Review - April 2016 Clean Energy: Seeking Renewable Sources
In March 2016 Canada’s federal government met with provincial premiers to put together a national climate plan, one that will address carbon emissions. Canada is far behind other industrial nations in outlining measures to reduce the burning of fossil fuels. Many experts argue that taxing the population may not be the best solution to a cleaner planet. So how do ...
- 2016
- 00:15:34
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/18/2016
News in Review - February 2016 Climate Challenge: World Leaders Turn up the Heat in Paris
It was an historic meeting in Paris in December 2015. Nearly 200 nations gathered to hammer out a global climate change agreement. The future of the world's environment was at stake and the list of challenges long. Could there finally be a legally binding agreement to cut carbon emissions?
- 2016
- 00:18:16
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/16/2016
Our Vancouver Why Scientists Look Forward to the Paris Climate Conference
Johanna Wagstaffe explains what's at stake for the scientific world at the Paris Climate Conference.
- 2015
- 00:02:42
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/08/2015
News in Review - March 2007 A Call for Action on Climate Change
In early February 2007 an influential group of scientists issued a report on global climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that it is very likely that humans are causing global warming. In this News in Review story we’ll look at the IPCC report and what it says about the future of our planet. We’ll also look at how ...
- 2007
- 00:03:25
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/16/2014
What a Waste Gaseous Waste
Greenhouse gas emissions are the biggest problem to face the natural world today. In this episode, host Torah Kachur meets scientists turning methane into plastic, vacuuming up smog in Beijing parks and even capturing cow farts.
- 2014
- 00:27:30
- 13-14
- Added on: 08/08/2014
News in Review - May 1995 Global Warming: A Progress Report
Following the Berlin Conference, this report looks at the issues of air pollution and the impact of global warming.
- 1995
- 00:12:34
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/15/1995
