Foresight – Deep into the Future Planet

May 24 2023 4

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The future is being shaped by today’s ideas, solutions, and decisions. The future is now.

In a world in which the climate crisis is taking centre stage, we can draw inspiration from the insights of scientists, artists, and activists. Join us on a planetary journey that goes deep into the future of innovation, technology, nature, and humanity in search of the best way to forge a sustainable future.

Foresight – Deep into the Future Planet, a podcast produced by the CMCC and FACTA.

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Every story is a climate story - Ep. 09

May 24 2023 32 mins

We know a lot about the crisis. We know that it is time to progress from understanding the problems to solving them. However, we also know that there is no perfect solution. It is a matter of shifting understanding and knowledge from science to society, from data to stories, from facts to solutions. This episode is where Earth sciences meet journalism to address overarching solutio

How much is it? The cost of climate change - Ep. 08

Mar 29 2023 26 mins

Money moves the attention of people, investors, and capital owners. Money is part of many solutions to the climate deadlock. But numbers are not enough to calculate the economic value of the climate issue. Numbers are only the final step on a road that passes through many crossroads: climate change has huge economic, social and cultural costs. Assessing these costs is challenging y

Climate on trial - Ep. 07

Feb 24 2023 25 mins

The Urgenda case was the game changer. It opened up a new dialogue between human rights law and climate science, while it marked a watershed moment for climate justice: from then on, we saw new measures to protect people from the harms posed by climate change. We start from there with the voices of those who experienced the Urgenda case on the front line. We tell the story of clima

Power to the communities - Ep. 06

Jan 28 2023 39 mins

Knowledge is power. It is the backbone of an alliance that spans the farthest corners of the planet to the laboratories of the most advanced scientific research. In this episode, we explore the terrain where science meets civil society that triggers climate action. With stories of people in the Global South where natural resources "are being used as a weapon."Because the climate is

Carbon: A Matter of Budget - Ep. 05

Dec 15 2022 26 mins

A trip among satellites, robots and bottles. One that oscillates between the heights of the atmosphere and the surface of the sea. We ride on carbon dioxide molecules to understand how relevant the word budget can be in delivering a future where climate neutrality takes shape. An attainable horizon as long as we follow a simple little rule: "Don't look at what they say. Look at wha

The Climate Backstage at UNFCCC Conferences - Ep. 04

Nov 10 2022 24 mins

Behind the scenes of the climate negotiations, where the whole world sits around the same table. We discover the swing of frustration and excitement underlying the process that brings to globally awaited treaties. It is a plot of interminable sessions, under the danger of a deadlock that is always around the corner, behind a comma or a single concept. Scientists, delegates and a jo

Follow the Water - Ep.03

Oct 24 2022 28 mins

The blood vessel of Egypt meets China: the world's plumber-in-chief. A journey which starts with the Neolithic revolution, passes through the “hydraulic century” and carries us into the future. By following the history of water, we delve into the roots of human civilization, crossing paths with science, technology, politics, and the stories of people and places.In this episode

The Sound of Ice - Ep.02

Jul 29 2022 27 mins

Listen to the numbers. From an ice-breaker in the Arctic to the piano keyboard, scientific indicators become music and gestures, a narrative made of science and digital art. An experimental tale of the emotion at the heart of the research. This is how Judy Twedt creates data-driven soundtracks from sea ice.In this second episode, we explore the sound of ice and what microbes have t

Imagine our Future Planet - Ep.01

Jun 20 2022 37 mins

Where does science meet imagination? Our complex, interconnected, fast changing world makes anticipating the future increasingly difficult. But the future is being shaped by today's ideas, solutions, and decisions. In the first episode, we jump straight into this future. What will planet Earth look like 50, 100, 1,000 years from now? How can we look ahead in time and how can we try

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May 30 2022 1 mins

The future is being shaped by today's ideas, solutions, and decisions. The future is now.In a world in which the climate crisis is taking centre stage, we can draw inspiration from the insights of scientists, artists and activists. Join us on a planetary journey that goes deep into the future of innovation, technology, nature, and humanity in search of the best way to forge a susta