How solar energy got so cheap, and why its not everywhere (yet) DW Planet A 2021-01-15 | A lot speaks for solar energy. It's clean, renewable – and now even cheaper than energy from fossil fuels like coal or natural gas. Sounds pretty great, right? But it only makes up a tiny bit of global electricity production. Why don't we use a lot more of it yet? 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 #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy READ MORE:Cost of solar: irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/Jun/IRENA_Power_Generation_Costs_2019.pdf ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-prices?tab=chart&stackMode=absolute&time=1977..latest®ion=World Solar and wind in global electricity production: yearbook.enerdata.net/renewables/wind-solar-share-electricity-production.html The duck curve: caiso.com/Documents/FlexibleResourcesHelpRenewables_FastFacts.pdf energy.gov/eere/articles/confronting-duck-curve-how-address-over-generation-solar-energy Growth of solar energy: iea.org/reports/renewables-2020► Check out our channel trailer: youtu.be/T8EiTHe6eXg► Want to see more? Make sure to subscribe to Planet A!Author: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Video Editor: Cem Springer Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer
How Europe wants to stop the flood of broken stuff DW Planet A 2024-10-11 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Aditi Rajagopal Camera: Neven Hillebrands Video editor: Andreas Hyronimus Supervising editor: Michael Trobridge Fact-Check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read More: UN Global e-waste monitor report:ewastemonitor.info/the-global-e-waste-monitor-2024 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 An exploration of Western European consumers' replacement of electronic products:sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344922002919 Interesting study on use behavior:sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652620354287 Comparing prices of repair of products:https://api-depositonce.tu-berlin.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/52218eb6-e2f4-4ee5-b28c-799cd87b5e8b/contentChapters:00:00 Intro01:15 Repair city Berlin02:05 The EU's repair push04:30 Repair café visit06:36 Does repairing make sense?07:25 ReBuy factory09:40 Is this enough?
How are solar panels actually recycled? DW Planet A 2024-10-06 | 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=en
The race to solve solar energys recycling problem DW Planet A 2024-10-04 | 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 #solarrecyclingWe'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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?la...Credits:Reporter: Kai SteineckeSupervising Editor: Michael TrobridgeCamera: Luis CarballoVideo Editor: Frederik WillmannFact-check: Alexander PaquetThumbnail: Em ChabridonRead more:Meta Study Recycling Solar Panels sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652624011090#bib126LCA Assesment of Disposed and Recycled End-of-Life Solar Panels mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/19/11025NREL Polymer-free Panels ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10443029TNO Release Encapsulant https://www.tno.nl/en/sustainable/renewable-electricity/solar-modules-mass-customization/silicon-solar-panels-circular-design/fully-recyclable-solarpanels/Chapters:0:00 Intro0:54 Difficult solar recycling3:12 First step: Heat5:51 Mechanical sorting & alternatives8:21 Chemical recycling10:32 Economics14:19 Redesign solar panels15:25 Conclusion
Are electric planes the future? DW Planet A 2024-09-29 | We flew in an electric plane to find out if that’s how we’ll be traveling in the future.#planeta #electricaviation #aviationFollow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=en
Why sheep work on solar farms DW Planet A 2024-09-27 | Rent-a-sheep businesses are booming as they provide a service that’s a great deal for both sides.#planeta #agrivoltaics #solarpowerFollow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=en
How climate change affects floods DW Planet A 2024-09-22 | 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=en
How Singapore solved its looming water crisis DW Planet A 2024-09-20 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Tim Schauenberg Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge Video Editor: David Jacobi Fact-Check: Alexander PaquetThumbnail: Em ChabridonRead more:United Nations Water, report on Singapore's strategy: unwater.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/sdg6-case-study-singapore_eng.pdf Isocarp Institute, Singapore's Water History: isocarp-institute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Review10_Water-and-the-Cities-The-SIngapore-Story.pdf International Water Association Fact sheet on Singapore: iwa-network.org/city/singaporeChapters:00:00 Intro00:35 The challenge01:56 History03:32 Step 1: Imported Water04:57 Step 2: Desalination06:09 Step 3: Local Catchment07:18 Step 4: NEWater09:22 Policy and Education10:14 Conclusion
Why is traffic in Belgium so bad? DW Planet A 2024-09-15 | A little subsidy goes a long way.#planeta #exhaust #pollution
How to make lab-grown cheese and steak DW Planet A 2024-09-13 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enReporter: Janek SpeightCamera: Joe Wright Video Editor: Neven HillebrandsSupervising Editor: Michael TrobridgeFact-Check: Holly YoungThumbnail: Em ChabridonRead More: FAO of the UN’s “Pathways towards lower emissions” openknowledge.fao.org/items/b3f21d6d-bd6d-4e66-b8ca-63ce376560b5 Socioeconomic and demographic drivers of red and processed meat consumption ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974628 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 Conclusion
Why straightened rivers worsen floods DW Planet A 2024-09-06 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits: 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 we have messed up rivers: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/human-activities-impeding-flow-two-thirds-worlds-longest-rivers-2019-05-12_en https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/water/extreme-events-climate-change/floods/flood-prevention#more-space-for-rivers http://lrlr.landscapeonline.de/Articles/lrlr-2014-3/articlese4.html nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1111-9 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2018WR024433 science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn7980 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 cars DW Planet A 2024-09-01 | 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 #FreeCarZone
Why carbon capture needs a reality check DW Planet A 2024-08-30 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits: 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 Read more: Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, IEA iea.org/energy-system/carbon-capture-utilisation-and-storage Direct air capture, Climeworks climeworks.com/direct-air-capture Big Oil Pivots Away From Renewable Power on Low Returns, BloombergNEF about.bnef.com/blog/big-oil-pivots-away-from-renewable-power-on-low-returns Gorgon carbon capture and storage: The sting in the tail, IEEFA ieefa.org/resources/gorgon-carbon-capture-and-storage-sting-tail A Process for Capturing CO2 from the Atmosphere, Keith et al sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435118302253 “Net zero” oil company: Climate action or oxymoron?, Carbon Market Watch carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/net-zero-oil-company-climate-action-or-oxymoron
These corals are suffering from heat DW Planet A 2024-08-25 | The Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years and it hurts corals and marine animals.#planeta #greatbarrierreef #corals
How to use gravity to store energy DW Planet A 2024-08-23 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Jonas Mayer Camera: Killian Bayer Video Editor: Neven Hillebrands Supervising Editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Joanna Gottschalk & Michael Trobridge Technical support: Andreas Madreiter Factcheck: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read more: BloombergNEF research on options for long-duration energy storage, including gravity batteries: about.bnef.com/blog/lithium-ion-batteries-are-set-to-face-competition-from-novel-tech-for-long-duration-storage-bloombergnef-research BloombergNEF New Energy Outlook 2024: about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook IEA’s introduction to energy storage: iea.org/energy-system/electricity/grid-scale-storage IEA’s Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions Report 2024: iea.org/reports/batteries-and-secure-energy-transitions Julian Hunt’s research on underground gravity energy storage: mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/2/825 Julian Hunt’s research on gravity energy storage in high-rise buildings: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544222010052 Life-cycle assessment of gravity energy storage systems for large-scale application: sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352152X2100551X 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: Nusantara DW Planet A 2024-08-17 | Critics wonder whether the construction of Nusantara really is needed or supposed to be the legacy of the outgoing president of Indonesia.planeta #indonesia #nusantara
How a volcano eruption led to a Year Without Summer DW Planet A 2024-08-16 | 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 #volcano
Would you give up your licence for public transport? DW Planet A 2024-08-11 | 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 #publictransport
Why the mega plan to send Australian solar to Asia (almost) flopped DW Planet A 2024-08-09 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits: Reporter, video editor, graphics: Adam Baheej Adada Supervising Editors: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Kiyo DörrerThumbnail: Em ChabridonRead More: Insights to Europe's interconnectors:ember-climate.org/insights/research/breaking-borders-europe-electricity-interconnectors Principles for Interconnector Development:greengridsinitiative.net/_files/ugd/67825b_9855d6c1dfa54e449bf99be50d5e672b.pdf On Smart grids:iea.org/energy-system/electricity/smart-grids 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 Conclusion
What are these pink pipes in Berlin DW Planet A 2024-08-04 | Can you guess why they’re colored that way? It’s actually quite cute! 😍#urbanplanning #berlin #groundwater #planetA
Nuclear waste is reusable. Why aren’t we doing it? DW Planet A 2024-08-02 | 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 WillmannCamera: Marco BorowskiSupervising Editors: Malte Rohwer-KahlmannFact-Check: Jeanette CwienkThumbnail: Em Chabridon Special thanks for a background interview and expertise to: Gregg Butler, Dalton Nuclear Institute of the University of ManchesterRead 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-fuelsFive fast facts about nuclear waste, U.S. Department of Energy energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-spent-nuclear-fuelProcessing of spent nuclear fuel, info page by World Nuclear Association: world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/fuel-recycling/processing-of-used-nuclear-fuelDifferent spent fuel management strategies, International Atomic Energy Agency: iaea.org/topics/spent-fuel-managementChapters: 0:00 Intro 1:04 Nuclear power in France1:57 Step 1: Fuel removal3:57 Step 2: Cooling5:09 How does nuclear energy work?6:40 Step 3: Separation7:44 The plutonium problem 9:36 Step 4: Vitrification11:05 The downsides13:57 Other ways of recycling14:34: Conclusion
A giant hole in Berlin? DW Planet A 2024-07-28 | This 30-meter-deep rainwater barrel is supposed to help save the city from water shortages and flooding. #planeta #flooding #watershortages #berlin
How to survive heatwaves in the city DW Planet A 2024-07-26 | 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 #climateshelterWe'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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Author: Amanda Coulson-DrasnerCamera: Henning GollGraphics: Adam Baheej AdadaSupervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-KahlmannThumbnail: Em ChabridonFact check: Jeannette CwienkRead more:Climate shelter network Barcelona: https://www.barcelona.cat/barcelona-pel-clima/en/specific-actions/climate-shelters-network Dr. Ana Terra Amorim-Maia paper on climate shelter network:sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016920462300155X Record temperatures for half the world’s population:interactive.carbonbrief.org/half-global-population-saw-all-time-record-temperatures-over-past-decade Future heat: c40.org/what-we-do/scaling-up-climate-action/adaptation-water/the-future-we-dont-want/heat-extremes Heat action plans in India: nrdc.org/sites/default/files/india-heat-resilient-cities-ib.pdf Heatwave in the Sahel: worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-sahel-heatwave-that-hit-highly-vulnerable-population-at-the-end-of-ramadan-would-not-have-occurred-without-climate-change Rio at 62ºC: dw.com/en/brazil-heat-wave-hits-record-temperatures-rio-at-62c/g-68621375Chapters:00:00 Intro00:54 Climate shelter background04:22 Adaptations in climate shelters07:16 Other adaptations07:42 Global issue08:51 Vulnerable populations10:37 Conclusion
Why are trees painted white? DW Planet A 2024-07-21 | Have you seen these type of tree trunks - painted in white? Ever wondered what is it for?#planeta #trees #paintingtrees #sunburn #insects
Why is plant milk more expensive? DW Planet A 2024-07-19 | Plant milk is better for the planet, but way pricier that milk from an actual animal! How come?#planeta #plantmilk #dairymilk #dairy
Why dying forests could be good news DW Planet A 2024-07-14 | 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 #spruce
How we can make solar power at night DW Planet A 2024-07-12 | 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 #concentratedsolarpowerWe'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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer Factcheck: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read more: CSP project databases: solarpaces.nrel.gov/?utm_medium=domain-switch&utm_source=csp&utm_campaign=solarpaces cspdata.com NREL best practices study: nrel.gov/docs/fy20osti/75763.pdf Status of CSP plants installed worldwide: mdpi.com/2571-8797/6/1/18 Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:18 How CSP works 02:49 Technology race 05:07 Crescent Dunes 07:03 Comeback? 10:51 Conclusion
Why the Maldives is building artificial islands DW Planet A 2024-07-07 | The Maldives is reclaiming land from the sea to save itself from sinking and house a growing population.#planeta #maldives #artificialisland #googleearth
Why Sweden is light-years ahead on climate DW Planet A 2024-07-05 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Anne-Sophie BrändlinVideo Editor: Neven HillebrandsSupervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann / Kiyo Dörrer / Michael TrobridgeFact-Check: Kirsten FunckThumbnail: Em ChabridonSpecial thanks to: Lars Zetterberg (Swedish Environmental Research Institute) and Gustav Ebenå (Swedish Energy Agency) for insightful background interviews.Read more:Sweden's climate goals: https://www.krisinformation.se/en/hazards-and-risks/climate-change/swedens-climate-goals#:~:text=By%202045%20at%20the%20latest,than%20they%20were%20in%201990https://www.2030sekretariatet.se/in-english/https://unfccc.int/news/sweden-plans-to-be-carbon-neutral-by-2045Sweden's heating sector: https://www.energiforetagen.se/4901de/globalassets/dokument/fardplaner/roadmap-heating-sector-summary-dhc.pdfsciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544217304140#:~:text=The%20first%20Swedish%20district%20heating,heating%20systems%20during%20the%201950shttps://www.energimyndigheten.se/en/sustainability/households/heating-your-home/district-heating/emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJBPA-02-2019-0020/full/html?skipTracking=trueSweden's carbon tax:https://www.government.se/government-policy/swedens-carbon-tax/swedens-carbon-tax/pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/pol.20170144Chapters:00:00 Intro00:58 Cleaning up electricity03:22 Fossil-free heat05:42 Sweden's carbon tax08:45 What's left?11:08 Lessons learned
Why tornadoes are getting worse DW Planet A 2024-06-30 | Tornadoes seem to become more destructive. Here’s why.#planeta #tornado #tornadodamage
We need to fix landfills – heres how DW Planet A 2024-06-28 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=en Credits:Reporter: Albert SteinbergerVideo Editor: Markus Otto MörtzSupervising Editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-KahlmannFact-Check: Alexander PaquetThumbnail: Em Chabridon Read more:Global Waste management Outlook 2024:unep.org/resources/global-waste-management-outlook-2024 World Bank Publication: What a waste 2.0:datatopics.worldbank.org/what-a-waste/trends_in_solid_waste_management.html Global Methane pledge:globalmethanepledge.org Study: Quantifying methane emissions from United States:landfillscarbonmapper.org/study-finds-landfill-point-source-emissions-have-an-outsized-impact-and-opportunity-to-tackle-u-s-waste-methane Environmental Protection Agency (US): Facts and figures:epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/national-overview-facts-and-figures-materialsChapters:00:00 Garbage Fires00:50 A Global Problem About to Get Worse03:27 Design and Engineering Solutions06:19 Reducing Organic Waste in Dumps09:36 Dumpsite Restorations11:10 Conclusion: The Bigger Picture
Laundry hack DW Planet A 2024-06-23 | Are you fed up waiting your laundry to get dry? This country might just have the solution that Europe follow up with!#planeta #laundry #heatpumps
How to recycle an old U.S. military base DW Planet A 2024-06-21 | 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 #constructionWe'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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Dave Braneck Camera: Marco Borowski Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Kiyo Dörrer Factcheck: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read More:Metabolic on urban mining: https://www.metabolic.nl/news/urban-mining-and-circular-construction/ Drees and Sommer (EPEA) on Heidelberg project: dreso.com/de/en/company/press/press-releases/details/urban-mining-heidelberg-on-the-way-to-becoming-europes-first-circular-municipalityChapters: 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 norm
No more Summer Olympics? DW Planet A 2024-06-16 | 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 #planeta
Why Europe and America’s dying forests could be good news DW Planet A 2024-06-14 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Kiyo Dörrer Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Camera: Marco BorowskiSupervising Editors: Michael Trobridge, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Fact-Check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em ChabridonRead 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/Managing bark beetle outbreaks, Policy Brief by Forest Europe: foresteurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Policy-brief-Managing-bark-beetle-outbreaks-in-the-21st-century.pdfStudy on Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Europe: State of Knowledge and Ways Forward for Management researchgate.net/publication/353546784_Bark_Beetle_Outbreaks_in_Europe_State_of_Knowledge_and_Ways_Forward_for_ManagementChapters:0:00 Intro0:38 History of the forests1:25 Why spruces are everywhere3:30 Enter: The bark beetle5:19 Bark beetle central8:31 The forestry’s approach12:12 Conclusion
Japan to restart the worlds largest nuclear power plant? DW Planet A 2024-06-09 | 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 #radioactive
The problem with recycling electric car batteries DW Planet A 2024-06-07 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Kai Steinecke Camera: Florian Kroker Video Editor: Markus Mörtz Supervising Editors: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann & Michael Trobridge Fact Check: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read More:Different types of battery recyclingncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7744654Current challenges and opportunities of lithium-ion battery recyclingsciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X21006267#t0005Forecast lithium-ion battery recycling marketstatista.com/statistics/1330758/lithium-ion-battery-recycling-market-value-worldwideChapters:00:00 Intro00:50 Mechanical Battery Recycling02:27 (Black Mass) Chemical Purification05:58 Problems with Upscaling 10:27 Conclusion
Guilt free meat? DW Planet A 2024-06-02 | These hogs are better for the environment dead than alive.Thanks to Chef Jesse Griffiths and Dai Due restaurant in Austin Texas. #planeta #invasivespecies #hogs
The mind-blowing thing we get WRONG about energy DW Planet A 2024-05-31 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits: Reporter: Adam Baheej Adada Video Editor: Adam Baheej Adada Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge, Malte Rohwer-KahlmannFact-check: Alexander PaquetThumbnail: Em ChabridonRead more: How reaching net zero could be easier than we think about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier More on heat pumps: sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/heat-pumps Nick Eyre's paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12053-021-09982-9 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 Conclusion
Florida bans lab-grown meat DW Planet A 2024-05-26 | Florida is banning lab-grown meat. An industry that doesn´t even exist yet. #planeta #labgrownmeat #desantis #florida
Europes ludicrous hydrogen bet DW Planet A 2024-05-24 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits: Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge, Kiyo Dörrer Factcheck: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em ChabridonSpecial thanks to: Belén Balanyá, Thierry Bros and Robert Rozansky for insightful background interviews.Read more: Hydrogen infrastructure buildout: globalenergymonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GEM_Europe_Gas_Tracker_2024.pdf Clean Hydrogen Monitor 2023:https://hydrogeneurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Clean_Hydrogen_Monitor_11-2023_DIGITAL.pdf EU hydrogen strategy (2020):https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52020DC0301 Hydrogen lobby:corporateeurope.org/en/dirty-truth-about-EU-hydrogen-push#:~:text=Together%2C%20the%20top%2025%20hydrogen,lobby%20register%27s%20top%20100%20spenders 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 Conclusion
Radioactive FAIL? DW Planet A 2024-05-19 | 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 #PlanetA
Why arent we all flying in electric planes? DW Planet A 2024-05-17 | 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 #aviationWe'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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits: Reporter: Aditi Rajagopal Video Editor: Henning Goll Camera: Henning Goll Supervising Editors: Michael Trobridge, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Fact-Check: Jeannette Cwienk Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read more: All about electric aviation: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666691X2200032X and link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13272-021-00530-wForecast on hybrids:ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7481836 Performance analysis on regional e-aircraft:theicct.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/global-aviation-performance-analysis-regional-electric-aircraft-jul22-1.pdf-1.pdf Study on infrastructure needed for electric aviation (Heathrow): sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162522000853 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 conclusion
No ACs for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?! DW Planet A 2024-05-12 | 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 #planeta
Should we be killing (and eating) invasive species? DW Planet A 2024-05-10 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Amanda Coulson-DrasnerCamera: Ryan Dowling Video Editor(s): Amanda Coulson-Drasner Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge, Malte Rohwer-KahlmannMany thanks to Dai Due restaurant in Austin, Texas, and to Kurt Wilkin, owner of Skol Ranch.Read more:Feral hogs in Texas:https://feralhogs.tamu.edu/ Feral hogs in USA:invasivespeciesinfo.gov/terrestrial/vertebrates/wild-boar Invasive lionfish:fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/ecosystems/impacts-invasive-lionfish Invasive species around the world (IPBES Report):ipbes.net/IASmediarelease 100 of the world’s worst invasive species: portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2000-126.pdf 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: 10:13
Why dont we recycle all our jeans? DW Planet A 2024-05-05 | 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 #clothes
How can we make farming affordable again? DW Planet A 2024-05-03 | 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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Beina XuVideo editor: Markus MörtztSupervising editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-KahlmannFact-check: Alexander PaquetThumbnail: Em ChabridonRead more:"MSP Guarantee Alone Will Not Improve Farm Incomes", India Spend: indiaspend.com/governance/msp-guarantee-alone-will-not-improve-farm-incomes-896244The Common Agricultural Policy: An Overvieweuropenowjournal.org/2020/11/09/the-common-agricultural-policy-an-overview"How farmers’ protests in Europe and India share common ground", thehindu.com:frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/agriculture/farmers-protests-in-europe-and-india-common-goals/article67888471.eceAnalysis: How do the EU farmer protests relate to climate change?, CarbonBriefcarbonbrief.org/analysis-how-do-the-eu-farmer-protests-relate-to-climate-changeChapters:00:00 Intro00:45 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 problem DW Planet A 2024-04-28 | To deal with the mounting e-waste problem, India focuses on strengthening the "repair culture".#ewaste #electronics #righttorepair #PlanetA
Is Saudi Arabia really quitting oil? DW Planet A 2024-04-26 | Saudi Arabia has ambitious green energy goals, aiming to go carbon neutral by 2060. But what does that mean for their fossil-fuel production? Well, the Kingdom is aiming to have its cake and eat it too.#SaudiArabia #FossilFuels #renewableenergy #planeta Disclaimer: After our deadline in April 2024, reports emerged that Saudi officials had greatly reduced the proposed size of The Line for budgetary reasons. At the time of publishing, those reports have not been officially confirmed.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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Janek Speight Video Editor: Neven Hillebrands Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Factcheck: Jeannette Cwienk Thumbnail: Em ChabridonRead more: Saudi plan to artificially raise oil demand:climate-reporting.org/undercover-saudi-arabia-keep-burning-oil Saudi Arabia's giga-projects:https://www.pif.gov.sa/en/our-investments/giga-projects/ Karim Elgendy:twitter.com/nomadandsettler Jim Krane:twitter.com/jimkrane Chapters:00:00 Intro 01:10 Birth of an oil nation 02:28 Clean energy goals 08:05 True intentions
Banning short-distance flights: does it cut down emissions? DW Planet A 2024-04-21 | Many European countries are banning short-distance flying. But this could backfire. #planet a #flying #aviation #googleearth
Germany’s hidden leaking nuclear waste dump DW Planet A 2024-04-19 | Germany has a dirty little secret. In the middle of the country, deep underground, a radioactive waste dump has been leaking for decades. And nobody really knows what do to with it.#planeta #nuclearwaste #asseWe'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.Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=enCredits:Reporter: Kiyo Dörrer Video Editor: David Jacobi Camera, Henning GollSupervising Editors: Michael Trobridge, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Joanna GottschalkFact-Check: Kirsten FunckThumbnail: Em ChabridonRead more:Information on Asse II by the operator BGE: https://www.bge.de/en/asse/The water in the Asse II (German): https://www.bge.de/de/asse/themenschwerpunkte/themenschwerpunkt-das-wasser-in-der-asse/Lower Saxony parliamentary investigative committee report from 2012 on political misconduct regarding Asse II (German): https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/18/CD09100/4.%20Materialien/K-MAT%203.pdfExamples of waste documentation compiled by Greenpeace (German): https://www.greenpeace.de/sites/default/files/media_type_pdf/1967_74_Asse-Begleitpapiere_m_Kommentar.pdfChapters:0:00 Intro0:33 The former salt mine at Asse2:38 Going underground5:28 The problem with the water7:16 Instability of the mine8:04 How could this happen?10:40 The big removal13:40 Local protest15:04 Conclusion
