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 poorly insulated homes they can’t afford to heat.
Episode 7 of Cornwall's Climate Stories, Power to the People, explores the exciting opportunities and huge challenges facing us as we wean ourselves off fossil fuels - from a farmer who’s found a novel way to combine food production with solar panels, opportunities to use our historic heritage to power the future, and projects to harness the amazing untapped heat 5km down in the Earth’s crust.
Up Next in Season 1
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Hungry for Change
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 Farmi...
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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Down the Drain
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...
