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ClimateCast with Tom Heap

ClimateCast with Tom Heap

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Broadcaster and journalist Tom Heap investigates the biggest environmental stories and issues with guests and Sky News correspondents.

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ClimateCast with Tom Heap - Could a scotch egg help solve climate change?
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02/03/24 • 21 min

On this episode of ClimateCast, Tom Heap visits the home of afternoon tea, Fortnum and Mason, but there's something different about the menu.
Its scotch egg is made from cultivated meat – that's meat grown in a lab.
He speaks to the scientists behind the product to find out how it was made and explores if this could be a solution to our polluting meat and dairy industry - which accounts for 14% of greenhouse gas emissions globally.
Cultivated meat is technically not yet legal in the UK - but as pressure mounts to change our diet - could this be the future? And where does that leave farmers?
Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse and Gemma Watson
Editor: Wendy Parker

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Climate change has led to storms becoming more extreme and rising sea levels, threatening the future of coastal communities around the UK.
The British Geological Survey suggests up to 1.35 million homes could be at risk by the end of the century without further sea defences.
On this week's ClimateCast with Tom Heap, the team are on the Isle of Wight and in north Norfolk hearing from people who are losing their homes to the sea and from others fighting to protect their properties.
Tom also speaks to those who make the decisions on what should and shouldn't be saved from the sea.
Senior podcast producer: Annie Joyce
Location producer: Gemma Watson
Assistant Producer: Evan Dale
Promotion producer: Jonathan Day
Editor: Wendy Parker
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ClimateCast with Tom Heap - Climate in the classroom

Climate in the classroom

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11/26/21 • 25 min

Climate change will inevitably big a huge part of our children’s future, so how do we teach them about it, while still protecting their innocence?
On this week’s episode of Sky News ClimateCast, host Sarah Hewson has a helping hand from her children, who share their perspectives of the climate crisis.
She’s joined by our science and technology editor Tom Clarke, also a dad-of-three, as they discuss how they handle climate conversations over the dinner table.
Plus, the activist who heads up “Teach the Future,” Scarlett Westbrook tells us how she’s on her way to changing the school education system to have climate change embedded into the curriculum.
Matthew Shribman, a scientist and headteacher at AimHi, tells us how we can make climate change knowledge accessible and engaging for everybody, and empower future generations with the tools they need to face the climate crisis.
Host: Sarah Hewson with help from Freya, Ollie and Jack
Guests: Tom Clarke, Science and Technology Editor
Scarlett Westbrook, youth climate activist
Lucia Manville, school teacher
Matthew Shribane, co-founder AimHi
Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
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ClimateCast with Tom Heap - Can we imprison carbon dioxide?

Can we imprison carbon dioxide?

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10/14/23 • 20 min

Carbon dioxide is the big villain of global warming - the "most wanted" for crimes against the climate that we'd love to lock up.
In Merseyside and North Wales, they're putting a posse together.
It's called HyNet and it's a group of around 40 carbon-intensive industries brought together as a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) cluster.
On this episode, Tom Heap hears how polluting industries plan to capture CO2 before it's released and asks: will carbon capture ever actually become a reality?
Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Field producer: Gemma Watson
Editor: Paul Stanworth
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ClimateCast with Tom Heap - How does Climate Change affect our weather?
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04/09/21 • 23 min

It's launch week of Sky News ClimateCast! For our debut episode Anna Jones is joined by correspondent Katerina Vittozzi to discuss public awareness of climate change.
They're joined by renowned climate scientist Dr Friederike Otto to discuss how the changing climate is affecting weather patterns at home and abroad.
How do we solve the problem? They've got (some) answers!
Plus, catch up on other climate news making the headlines this week.
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ClimateCast with Tom Heap - Road to COP26: Can we keep 1.5 alive?

Road to COP26: Can we keep 1.5 alive?

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10/29/21 • 28 min

If the world warms more that 1.5 degrees Celsius more than pre-industrial levels, the consequences will be catastrophic.
That’s the consistent warning from scientists ahead of COP26, the UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow.
The meeting is in the words of John Kerry, the “last best chance” to keep that temperature rise in sight.
So what will it take to “keep 1.5 alive?”
On this week's episode of Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi are joined by Sky's specialist correspondents who have been following the build-up to COP26 for months, and who will be scrutinising the conference in the coming weeks.
Our climate, political and science correspondents discuss why a lack of finance for developing nations and a reliance on coal could jeopardise the crucial negotiations that will determine the future of our planet.
But can we afford anything other than success?
Hosts: Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi
Podcast Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Contributors: Hannah Thomas-Peter, Climate Change Correspondent
Tom Clarke, Science and Technology Editor
Kate McCann, Political Correspondent
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ClimateCast with Tom Heap - What do doughnuts and climate change have in common?
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07/09/21 • 22 min

The climate crisis disproportionately affects people living in poverty. Thinkers of the 20th Century: step aside. There is a new economic theory which aims to combat both social inequality and climate change – involving doughnuts.
Kate Raworth’s "Doughnut Economics" model aims to provide a framework that prioritises people and the planet over profit. She argues that 20th century ideas – such as capitalism and communism - are not equipped to deal with our contemporary ecological and financial challenges. Traditionally, Kate argues, policy-makers have made one solution for financial crises, and a different one for the climate crisis.
The doughnut model brings together all of those solutions when deciding on systems needed for a functioning community, such as housing, food and energy.
With a celebrity fan base from the Pope to David Attenborough, the doughnut economic theory is being put into practice in Amsterdam. But what does this look like on the ground?
In this episode host Anna Jones speaks with the architect of the model, Kate Raworth, co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab. She makes the case as to why we should reject traditional structures and embrace the doughnut. Plus, Sky correspondent Helen-Ann Smith joins us in the studio, to help us wrap our heads around what doughnuts and climate change have in common.
Hosts: Anna Jones & Helen Ann-Smith
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Guests: Kate Raworth and Jennifer Drouin
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ClimateCast with Tom Heap - UN climate report author and a focus on India
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03/04/22 • 21 min

The second part of the UN’s international study on the effects of climate change warns of ‘increasingly irreversible’ impacts on land and at sea.
On this week's Sky News ClimateCast hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi speak to one of the lead authors - Dr Helen Adams, to discuss if adaptation can protect humanity from the impacts of climate change.
Plus, more on Katerina's trip to South Asia where she spoke to dozens of people living on the frontline of climate change in coastal regions and cities in India.
Hosts: Katerina Vittozzi and Anna Jones
Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Contributors: Dr Helen Adams, Lead IPCC report author and Senior Lecturer in Climate Change Adaptation, Kings College London
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On this special Christmas episode of ClimateCast Tom Heap is joined by climate and energy analyst, Sepi Golzari-Munro.
They’re joined by a panel of special guests look back over a remarkable year in climate science and politics, as well as look ahead to some reasons to be cheerful in the world of climate going into 2024.
Special guests
Dr Ella Gilbert, Antarctic climate scientist
Dr Friederike Otto, Climatologist specialising in extreme weather
Alastair Campbell, Former director of communications, Blair government
Ed Conway, Sky’s Economics editor
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ClimateCast with Tom Heap - River Fixers: Can citizen science push back pollution?
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09/30/23 • 22 min

On this week's ClimateCast Tom Heap is in west London to talk about the quality of the UK's waterways, something that's causing a public and political outcry across the country.
With his waders on, he meets the brains behind water quality monitors handmade by local residents which are helping to monitor pollution in the River Brent, including founder of Clean up the River Brent, Ben Morris.
Plus, he speaks to former punk icon Feargal Sharkey about fears for future water quantity and how much of a factor water will be in the next general election.
Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Field producer: Gemma Watson
Editors: Wendy Parker and Paul Stanworth
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How many episodes does ClimateCast with Tom Heap have?

ClimateCast with Tom Heap currently has 128 episodes available.

What topics does ClimateCast with Tom Heap cover?

The podcast is about News and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on ClimateCast with Tom Heap?

The episode title 'Could a scotch egg help solve climate change?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on ClimateCast with Tom Heap?

The average episode length on ClimateCast with Tom Heap is 20 minutes.

How often are episodes of ClimateCast with Tom Heap released?

Episodes of ClimateCast with Tom Heap are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of ClimateCast with Tom Heap?

The first episode of ClimateCast with Tom Heap was released on Apr 1, 2021.

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