Cornwall's Climate Stories
9 Episodes
Cornwall's Climate Stories is a series of documentaries highlighting the impacts of climate change already being felt across our county, as well as the fantastic local businesses, researchers and community groups working hard to prepare us for the challenges coming our way.
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Beyond Bricks
Beyond Bricks investigates the balancing act needed to create hundreds of thousands of new homes in the UK without worsening the climate and ecological crises.
This is a particularly sensitive issue in Cornwall, the UK’s ‘capital of second homes’, where many thousands of people are on the housin...
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#ClimateScam
As the world faces increasingly devastating climate-related disasters, why do so many people believe that the climate crisis is nothing more than a hoax?
In this eye-opening documentary, Jaz, a young mobile hairdresser and social media-savvy member of the TikTok generation, embarks on a journey t... -
40:34Episode 7Power to the People
Episode 7
With fantastic resources of wind, sun, tides, geothermal heat and critical minerals, Cornwall could drive the whole country’s clean energy revolution.
However, the UK’s 100-year-old grid infrastructure means this potential can’t be harnessed - while huge numbers of local people are living in poo...
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31:05Episode 6Hungry for Change
Episode 6
Today's industrialised food system causes a huge amount of our carbon emissions - and we waste one-third of all the food produced.
Join forager Josh Quick, who takes us on a fascinating journey in Hungry for Change to meet people all over Cornwall working to help us 'do food better' as the climat... -
Food for Thought: Can Livestock Farming be Sustainable?
Episode 5
We’ve all heard headlines heralding the meat and dairy industry as the villains of the climate crisis, but is this really true?
Join organic beef farmer Lisa Guy, as she explores the perks and pitfalls of our current food system. Speaking with scientists, activists and farmers trying to minimise...
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33:49Episode 4Down the Drain
Episode 4
Down the Drain delves deep into issues around climate change and Cornwall’s fresh water - looking at everything from heavier rain leading to more sewage overflows, flooding and loss of topsoil, to how warmer river water is affecting fish, and the surprising carbon footprint of the water we use ev...
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27:59Episode 3Living on the Edge
Episode 3
Living on the Edge is presented by a passionate ultra runner who travels around the Cornish coast path, witnessing the ever-increasing impacts of coastal erosion, and learning about how Cornwall's coastal communities are preparing for the future as sea levels rise. This is the third in Cornwall's...
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27:40Episode 2Plenty More Fish?
Episode 2
Episode two of Cornwall's Climate Stories looks at how Cornwalls fishing industry is being affected by climate change.
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30:55Episode 1Under the Surface
Episode 1
Has the huge rise in public awareness about plastic pollution diverted attention from an even more urgent environmental problem affecting the sea?
In Under the Surface, marine experts talk about how a changing climate is affecting Cornwall's basking sharks, plankton, seals and seabirds - but also...