DW Planet ACoral reefs are magic underwater worlds that support 25 percent of all marine life. But climate change is threatening to wipe them out. Now scientists and conservationists around the world are racing to toughen coral reefs up. Is that enough to save these vital ecosystems?
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
#PlanetA #CoralReefs #CoralBleaching
Reporter: Adam Levy Camera: Marco Borowski Video Editor: David Jacobi, Adam Levy Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Joanna Gottschalk
A Decision Framework for Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25424/a-decision-framework-for-interventions-to-increase-the-persistence-and-resilience-of-coral-reefs
IPCC Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/spm/
Special thanks for background interview: Steve Palumbi, Stanford University
00:00 Intro 00:49 Magic underwater worlds 01:36 Corals under threat 03:41 How to protect coral reefs 04:47 Can we toughen up coral reefs? 06:46 Is that enough?
How super corals could help save our reefsDW Planet A2021-12-17 | Coral reefs are magic underwater worlds that support 25 percent of all marine life. But climate change is threatening to wipe them out. Now scientists and conservationists around the world are racing to toughen coral reefs up. Is that enough to save these vital ecosystems?
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
#PlanetA #CoralReefs #CoralBleaching
Reporter: Adam Levy Camera: Marco Borowski Video Editor: David Jacobi, Adam Levy Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Joanna Gottschalk
A Decision Framework for Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25424/a-decision-framework-for-interventions-to-increase-the-persistence-and-resilience-of-coral-reefs
IPCC Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/spm/
Special thanks for background interview: Steve Palumbi, Stanford University
00:00 Intro 00:49 Magic underwater worlds 01:36 Corals under threat 03:41 How to protect coral reefs 04:47 Can we toughen up coral reefs? 06:46 Is that enough?Sending energy from Australia to SingaporeDW Planet A2024-10-20 | Moving clean energy from places that can make a lot of it to the areas that need it is a game changer. Could a really, really long high voltage cable bring solar power from Australia to Singapore?
#planeta #supergrid #solarpower
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enHow plain old batteries could solve one of the worlds big problemsDW Planet A2024-10-18 | Most of us are using them every day without ever thinking about it. Lithium-ion batteries power our laptops, phones, toothbrushes, vacuum cleaners – and increasingly also cars. But there's an even bigger job awaiting them: helping the world switch to wind and solar.
#planeta #batteries #energystorage
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Camera: Marco Borowski Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Michael Trobridge Factcheck: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:51 Battery history 02:06 Enter: lithium-ion 04:11 Storing renewable energy 07:04 Challenges for lithium-ion 09:47 ConclusionAre you choosing olive oil?DW Planet A2024-10-13 | Olive oil prices are skyrocketing because major producers are suffering from years of drought.
#planeta #oliveoil #drought
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enHow Europe wants to stop the flood of broken stuffDW Planet A2024-10-11 | Europeans have more "things" than anybody else and the EU is working hard to reduce the massive amounts of e-waste produced in the region every year. Some places are being innovative. Like Berlin – which is paying residents to repair their broken things. Can this really make a difference?
#PlanetA #RightToRepairBill #EWaste
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Aditi Rajagopal Camera: Neven Hillebrands Video editor: Andreas Hyronimus Supervising editor: Michael Trobridge Fact-Check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
All about EU's Right to Repair Directive: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers
More about Berlin's repair bonus scheme: https://www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/presse/pressemitteilungen/2024/pressemitteilung.1483940.php
Comparing prices of repair of products: https://api-depositonce.tu-berlin.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/52218eb6-e2f4-4ee5-b28c-799cd87b5e8b/content
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:15 Repair city Berlin 02:05 The EU's repair push 04:30 Repair café visit 06:36 Does repairing make sense? 07:25 ReBuy factory 09:40 Is this enough?How are solar panels actually recycled?DW Planet A2024-10-06 | In the coming decades, we may face 27 million tons of solar panel waste.
#solarpowersystem #solarpanel #recycle
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enThe race to solve solar energys recycling problemDW Planet A2024-10-04 | Right now, millions of old solar panels are headed for landfills. This is not just really bad news for the environment as there are heavy metals like cadmium or lead in some of them, it's also a huge waste of raw materials. Within the EU, solar panels already have to be recycled. But companies are still chasing the tech that makes it viable to reuse the recovered materials in new solar panels.
#planeta #solarpanel #solarrecycling
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
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Credits: Reporter: Kai Steinecke Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge Camera: Luis Carballo Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Fact-check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:54 Difficult solar recycling 3:12 First step: Heat 5:51 Mechanical sorting & alternatives 8:21 Chemical recycling 10:32 Economics 14:19 Redesign solar panels 15:25 ConclusionAre electric planes the future?DW Planet A2024-09-29 | We flew in an electric plane to find out if that’s how we’ll be traveling in the future.
#planeta #electricaviation #aviation
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enWhy sheep work on solar farmsDW Planet A2024-09-27 | Rent-a-sheep businesses are booming as they provide a service that’s a great deal for both sides.
#planeta #agrivoltaics #solarpower
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enHow climate change affects floodsDW Planet A2024-09-22 | Rising global temperatures, caused by burning fossil fuels, are making rainfall more frequent and severe across most parts of the world.
#planeta #floods #dwenvironment
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enHow Singapore solved its looming water crisisDW Planet A2024-09-20 | In Singapore, water supply impacted wars, the economy and people's health. Now, one of the most water-stressed countries is teaching the world how to handle water when there is hardly any.
#PlanetA #Singapore #WaterCrisis
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Tim Schauenberg Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge Video Editor: David Jacobi Fact-Check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:35 The challenge 01:56 History 03:32 Step 1: Imported Water 04:57 Step 2: Desalination 06:09 Step 3: Local Catchment 07:18 Step 4: NEWater 09:22 Policy and Education 10:14 ConclusionWhy is traffic in Belgium so bad?DW Planet A2024-09-15 | A little subsidy goes a long way.
#planeta #exhaust #pollutionHow to make lab-grown cheese and steakDW Planet A2024-09-13 | The livestock industry is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and lab-grown meat and dairy promises to deliver more for less. Can they convince consumers and when will they hit the mass market?
#planeta #labgrown #food
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Reporter: Janek Speight Camera: Joe Wright Video Editor: Neven Hillebrands Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge Fact-Check: Holly Young Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Farmers and the agricultural labor force https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?oldid=431368
Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:53 Alternative Meat & Dairy 3:35 Livestock’s Environmental Impact 5:20 The Taste Test 7:45 The Transition Issue 12:02 ConclusionWhy straightened rivers worsen floodsDW Planet A2024-09-06 | Floods threaten more people globally than any other natural hazard. But nature offers a solution to this problem. A region in Germany’s east has been training local forests to absorb more water.
#flooding #riverrestoration #wetlands
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Report: Anne-Sophie Brändlin Camera: Marco Borowski / Mathias Wolff Video editor: Neven Hillebrands Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann / Kiyo Dörrer Fact check: Jennifer Collins Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters:
00:00 Intro 00:43 We messed up rivers 02:57 Training forests 06:04 Revitalizing old water courses 10:55 What’s the price 12:26 Transferring knowledge
Read more:
The flood situation in Europe: https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/press/news/details/fragen-und-antworten-zur-aktuellen-hochwasserlage-in-deutschland https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-analysis-indicates-european-cities-and-countries-highest-expected-losses-future-flooding-2023-06-21_en
How river and floodplain restoration reduces flood risk: https://www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/better-flood-protection ecrr.org/River-Restoration/Flood-risk-management https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/water/extreme-events-climate-change/floods/flood-prevention#more-space-for-rivers https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/floodplains-a-natural-system-to-preserve-and-restore https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/healthy-floodplains-have-a-key#:~:text=Important%20ecosystem%20services%20they%20provide,habitats%20and%20biodiversity%20and%20recreation https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/nature-and-biodiversity/nature-restoration-law_en
European networks restoring wetlands https://restore4life.eu/ https://www.spongeboost.eu/How Barcelona is reclaiming space from carsDW Planet A2024-09-01 | Barcelona's superblocks are car-free zones where people and bikes roam freely. The city is swapping asphalt for green spaces and boosting public transit for a greener, more walkable future.
#PlanetA #UrbanPlanning #FreeCarZoneWhy carbon capture needs a reality checkDW Planet A2024-08-30 | Oil companies are pouring billions into technologies to capture CO2 at fossil fuel plants or even suck it out of the air. They have made big promises — but where are the results?
#CCS #FossilFuels #Emission #PlanetA
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Beatrice Christofaro Camera: Marco Borowski Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editors: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Kiyo Dörrer Factcheck: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters:
0:00 Intro 0:53 What are CCS and DAC? 2:45 Where the technologies stand now 3:32 The CCS promises begin 5:32 The price stays high 7:12 What the CO2 is really used for 8:57 The cost of DAC 11:22 Big plans to expand DAC 13:04 Conclusion
#planeta #greatbarrierreef #coralsHow to use gravity to store energyDW Planet A2024-08-23 | Gravity batteries are a new big hope for storing excess renewable electricity. The idea is ingenious. Does it pass the reality check?
#PlanetA #GravityBattery #EnergyStorage
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:56 How it works 03:25 New and big 05:49 The cost hurdle 07:45 Going underground 09:40 Pistons, ski lifts and skyscrapers 10:38 What now?Indonesia´s new capital: NusantaraDW Planet A2024-08-17 | Critics wonder whether the construction of Nusantara really is needed or supposed to be the legacy of the outgoing president of Indonesia.
planeta #indonesia #nusantaraHow a volcano eruption led to a Year Without SummerDW Planet A2024-08-16 | When the volcanic mountain "Mount Tambora" erupted in Indonesia in 1815, it plunged the world into a "Year Without Summer," sparking a pretty gloomy art scene.
#planeta #arthistory #volcanoWould you give up your licence for public transport?DW Planet A2024-08-11 | Some German cities offer their citizens the opportunity to exchange their driving licence for free public transport. That is, for one year. Would you be up for such an exchange?
#planeta #dwenvironment #drivinglicence #publictransportWhy the mega plan to send Australian solar to Asia (almost) floppedDW Planet A2024-08-09 | The idea was simple: why not use solar energy from Australia’s sunny and spacious north to power Singapore, which has no space for renewables of its own? The project is part of a growing push to build ‘interconnectors’, high voltage cables that can transport clean energy over vast distances. But after it almost collapsed last year, the question of whether this technology can take off on a global scale remains.
#planeta #supergrid #solarpower
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Chapters: 00:00 A crazy idea 00:56 Why interconnectors are great 03:26 The Aussie dream 06:47 Politics and trust get in the way 09:02 Billionaire dramas 11:00 ConclusionWhat are these pink pipes in BerlinDW Planet A2024-08-04 | Can you guess why they’re colored that way? It’s actually quite cute! 😍
#urbanplanning #berlin #groundwater #planetANuclear waste is reusable. Why aren’t we doing it?DW Planet A2024-08-02 | A nuclear fuel rod is used for 3-6 years. After that, it’s taken out of the reactor and then continues to stay radioactive for hundreds of thousands of years. Talk about inefficiency. But French nuclear fuel company ORANO is one of the very few companies recycling nuclear fuel on a commercial scale – and has led this field for decades. We went there to find out why.
#nuclearrecycling #nuclearwaste #nuclearpower
Credits: Reporter: Kiyo Dörrer Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Camera: Marco Borowski Supervising Editors: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Fact-Check: Jeanette Cwienk Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Special thanks for a background interview and expertise to: Gregg Butler, Dalton Nuclear Institute of the University of Manchester
Read more: Recovering and recycling of nuclear waste, explantation by ORANO: https://www.orano.group/en/nuclear-expertise/from-exploration-to-recycling/world-leader-in-recycling-used-nuclear-fuels
Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:04 Nuclear power in France 1:57 Step 1: Fuel removal 3:57 Step 2: Cooling 5:09 How does nuclear energy work? 6:40 Step 3: Separation 7:44 The plutonium problem 9:36 Step 4: Vitrification 11:05 The downsides 13:57 Other ways of recycling 14:34: ConclusionA giant hole in Berlin?DW Planet A2024-07-28 | This 30-meter-deep rainwater barrel is supposed to help save the city from water shortages and flooding.
#planeta #flooding #watershortages #berlinHow to survive heatwaves in the cityDW Planet A2024-07-26 | Every year summers are hotter and heat waves more frequent, with cities suffering most. A network of climate shelters in Barcelona isn’t only making people more comfortable, it’s also saving lives.
A quick clarification: The temperature on screen for Brazil at 8:04 refers to the perceived temperature. The actual high was 42 C.
#planeta #heatwaves #climateshelter
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Climate shelter background 04:22 Adaptations in climate shelters 07:16 Other adaptations 07:42 Global issue 08:51 Vulnerable populations 10:37 ConclusionWhy are trees painted white?DW Planet A2024-07-21 | Have you seen these type of tree trunks - painted in white? Ever wondered what is it for?
#planeta #trees #paintingtrees #sunburn #insectsWhy is plant milk more expensive?DW Planet A2024-07-19 | Plant milk is better for the planet, but way pricier that milk from an actual animal! How come?
#planeta #plantmilk #dairymilk #dairyWhy dying forests could be good newsDW Planet A2024-07-14 | Monoculture forests in Europe and North America are showing signs that the idea of only spruce may not have been the best idea. But what latent potential can these dying forests bring next?
#planeta #dyingforests #barkbeetle #spruceHow we can make solar power at nightDW Planet A2024-07-12 | We all know about photovoltaic solar panels. But there's another, almost forgotten type of solar energy: concentrated solar power. Its big advantage is that it can store the sun's heat for a long time and turn it into electricity when needed – for example at night, when normal solar panels lie idle. Is it set for a comeback?
#planeta #solarenergy #concentratedsolarpower
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer Factcheck: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:18 How CSP works 02:49 Technology race 05:07 Crescent Dunes 07:03 Comeback? 10:51 ConclusionWhy the Maldives is building artificial islandsDW Planet A2024-07-07 | The Maldives is reclaiming land from the sea to save itself from sinking and house a growing population.
#planeta #maldives #artificialisland #googleearthWhy Sweden is light-years ahead on climateDW Planet A2024-07-05 | If you're looking for a climate success story, you'll find it, of course, in Scandinavia. Sweden has cut 80% of its net emissions since 1990 – while growing its economy. How have they done it? And can this be a blueprint for other countries?
#planeta #sweden #decarbonization
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Anne-Sophie Brändlin Video Editor: Neven Hillebrands Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann / Kiyo Dörrer / Michael Trobridge Fact-Check: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Special thanks to: Lars Zetterberg (Swedish Environmental Research Institute) and Gustav Ebenå (Swedish Energy Agency) for insightful background interviews.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:58 Cleaning up electricity 03:22 Fossil-free heat 05:42 Sweden's carbon tax 08:45 What's left? 11:08 Lessons learnedWhy tornadoes are getting worseDW Planet A2024-06-30 | Tornadoes seem to become more destructive. Here’s why.
#planeta #tornado #tornadodamageWe need to fix landfills – heres howDW Planet A2024-06-28 | Almost 40% of all garbage still ends up on places where it should not, mostly landfills. They cause many diseases and are a massive driver of climate change, releasing methane. The solutions vary from high tech modern landfilling to simple waste segregation and composting.
#planeta #landfills #composting #methane
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Albert Steinberger Video Editor: Markus Otto Mörtz Supervising Editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Fact-Check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters: 00:00 Garbage Fires 00:50 A Global Problem About to Get Worse 03:27 Design and Engineering Solutions 06:19 Reducing Organic Waste in Dumps 09:36 Dumpsite Restorations 11:10 Conclusion: The Bigger PictureLaundry hackDW Planet A2024-06-23 | Are you fed up waiting your laundry to get dry? This country might just have the solution that Europe follow up with!
#planeta #laundry #heatpumpsHow to recycle an old U.S. military baseDW Planet A2024-06-21 | Construction is incredibly resource-intensive and emissions-heavy, but we can’t just stop building things. Thankfully, there are mountains of construction material sitting under our noses in old buildings. How can we use old materials to make new construction greener?
#planeta #urbanmining #construction
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Dave Braneck Camera: Marco Borowski Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Kiyo Dörrer Factcheck: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:54 Rebuilding Heidelberg 3:21 Construction’s big waste problem 5:01 Striking gold in the city 7:21 Not as simple as it sounds 8:44 Making urban mining the normNo more Summer Olympics?DW Planet A2024-06-16 | Summers are becoming too hot to handle, taking a toll on Olympic athletes. Do we need to move the Summer Games to cooler months?
#parisolympics2024 #olympics #heatwaves #planetaWhy Europe and America’s dying forests could be good newsDW Planet A2024-06-14 | Germany is losing its forests, FAST. In the central Harz region, over 90 percent of spruce trees are dead or dying because of climate change and insect damage. But this isn’t necessarily bad news. Instead of the former monoculture forest, a more resilient, wild forest is springing up, with a more abundant ecosystem.
#climatechange #barkbeetle #PlanetA
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Kiyo Dörrer Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Camera: Marco Borowski Supervising Editors: Michael Trobridge, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Fact-Check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Read more:
Background information on Harz National Park (in English): https://en.harzinfo.de/pure-nature/the-forest-calls-initiative/background https://www.nationalpark-harz.de/en/protecting_nature/forest_development/
Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:38 History of the forests 1:25 Why spruces are everywhere 3:30 Enter: The bark beetle 5:19 Bark beetle central 8:31 The forestry’s approach 12:12 ConclusionJapan to restart the worlds largest nuclear power plant?DW Planet A2024-06-09 | Japan is looking into reactivating its nuclear fleet after 13 years of the Fukushima accident. The safety ban for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant has been lifted - and not everybody is happy about it!
#planeta #nuclear #radioactiveThe problem with recycling electric car batteriesDW Planet A2024-06-07 | For years, we have been promised that batteries from electric vehicles are recyclable. With eye-watering efficiencies of more than 90% of recovered materials such as nickel, cobalt and lithium. In a lab environment yes, but are these numbers actually achievable on a commercial scale?
#PlanetA #EVbattery #recycling
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Kai Steinecke Camera: Florian Kroker Video Editor: Markus Mörtz Supervising Editors: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann & Michael Trobridge Fact Check: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Mechanical Battery Recycling 02:27 (Black Mass) Chemical Purification 05:58 Problems with Upscaling 10:27 ConclusionGuilt free meat?DW Planet A2024-06-02 | These hogs are better for the environment dead than alive. Thanks to Chef Jesse Griffiths and Dai Due restaurant in Austin Texas.
#planeta #invasivespecies #hogsThe mind-blowing thing we get WRONG about energyDW Planet A2024-05-31 | Fossil fuels still supply 80% of our energy. And people point to this number to say it's impossible to switch to renewables, especially if we want to do it quick enough to stop climate change. But their argument overlooks just how much energy we waste – and how we could do it better.
#planeta #fossilfuels #energyefficiency
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Adam Baheej Adada Video Editor: Adam Baheej Adada Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Fact-check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:49 THE chart 02:47 Wasted energy 04:10 Why so much waste? 06:29 The good news 08:58 ConclusionFlorida bans lab-grown meatDW Planet A2024-05-26 | Florida is banning lab-grown meat. An industry that doesn´t even exist yet.
#planeta #labgrownmeat #desantis #floridaEuropes ludicrous hydrogen betDW Planet A2024-05-24 | Europe's betting big on hydrogen – despite a lot of drawbacks. Is the continent's hydrogen strategy overblown? And if so…why?
#planeta #hydrogen #europeanunion
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge, Kiyo Dörrer Factcheck: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Special thanks to: Belén Balanyá, Thierry Bros and Robert Rozansky for insightful background interviews.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:56 EU's hydrogen plans 03:16 Reality check 04:25 It isn't the best solution 06:19 It isn't so easy 08:40 It isn't available (yet) 10:30 Lobbying galore 12:33 ConclusionRadioactive FAIL?DW Planet A2024-05-19 | This radioactive waste site in the heart of Germany has been leaking for decades, and no one seems to know how to handle it. #nuclear #nuclearwaste #radioactive #germany #PlanetAWhy arent we all flying in electric planes?DW Planet A2024-05-17 | Electric planes are silent, cheap to operate and would be a great solution to a lot of aviation's problems including air and noise pollution. And they seem to be on the cusp of going commercial. I flew in the first ever e-plane certified to take off to figure out whether we will all soon be flying electric.
#planeta #electricplane #aviation
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:08 Why electrify 03:20 Taking to the sky 04:05 The big battery problem 05:03 Re-design 06:19 Infrastructure changes 07:41 Other challenges 08:33 Where are e-planes? 09:40 Scale and conclusionNo ACs for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?!DW Planet A2024-05-12 | Paris is looking for natural ways to cool the athletes' village during the Summer Olympics. But the athletes aren't buying it and packing their own portable ACs to handle the heat.
#parisolympics2024 #olympics #heatwaves #planetaShould we be killing (and eating) invasive species?DW Planet A2024-05-10 | Wild hogs are destroying everything in Texas, and around the world many ecosystems face similar problems. Is killing invasive species and serving them for dinner the best solution?
#planeta #invasiveanimals #hoghunting
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Chapters: Intro: 00:00 Hog history: 00:54 Other invasive species: 02:56 Hunting: 04:16 Other methods: 06:25 Cooking and eating: 07:01 Conclusion: 10:13Why dont we recycle all our jeans?DW Planet A2024-05-05 | Recycling our jeans sounds great in theory - but why is it so hard in practice? Renewcell went for it and here's what happened.
#planeta #jeans #recycling #clothesHow can we make farming affordable again?DW Planet A2024-05-03 | Farmers are angry and protesting across Europe, India, seemingly all over the world. What exactly do they want – and do they have a point?
#planeta #farmersprotest #agriculture
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Credits: Reporter: Beina Xu Video editor: Markus Mörtzt Supervising editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Fact-check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Why are the farmers so angry? 03:10 What's going on in India? 04:05 Is the system rigged? 07:21 Green deal - but who pays? 09:19 What can we do about it?Repair culture in India - fixing the e-waste problemDW Planet A2024-04-28 | To deal with the mounting e-waste problem, India focuses on strengthening the "repair culture".