TILclimate

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TILclimate

Get smart quickly on climate change. This award-winning MIT podcast, Today I Learned: Climate, breaks down the science, technologies, and policies behind climate change, how it’s impacting us, and what our society can do about it. Each quick episode gives you the what, why, and how on climate change — from real scientists — to help us all make informed decisions for our future.

  1. 6 JUN

    2°C: the story of the global climate goal

    The landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 gave the world a shared target for halting climate change: that global warming should stop well short of 2 degrees Celsius. But how did that target come about, and what exactly does it mean?

    16 min

  2. 30 MAY

    Slow carbon, fast carbon

    The Earth naturally absorbs some of our climate pollution from burning fossil fuels. But how much, and how fast?

    10 min

  3. 23 MAY

    Is it safe to store CO2 underground?

    Today, companies are storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground every year to prevent this climate pollution from warming the planet. In the future it might be billions of tons. But is it dangerous to pump so much liquefied carbon below our feet?

    13 min

  4. 16 MAY

    An introduction to carbon capture (re-air)

    What if there was a way to continue using fossil fuels for energy without emitting CO2 into the atmosphere? To prepare for a new listener question about carbon capture, we're re-airing this season two episode.

    13 min

  5. 9 MAY

    How clean is green hydrogen?

    Is hydrogen fuel a climate solution? That depends on how you produce it.

    14 min

  6. 2 MAY

    Why are EVs more popular than hydrogen cars?

    Just 20 years ago, hydrogen cars and battery electric cars were pretty evenly matched as clean alternatives to gas-powered vehicles. But today, batteries are way ahead: the big car companies are rapidly electrifying their lineups, while only a few hydrogen cars are available. What happened?

    11 min

  7. 25 APR

    An introduction to hydrogen energy (re-air)

    Hydrogen gas acts like a fossil fuel, but with no carbon emissions. Is it the silver bullet we’ve been waiting for? To prepare for some new listener questions about hydrogen energy, we're re-airing this season four episode in which Prof. Svetlana Ikonnikova of the Technical University of Munich explains how hydrogen works and its potential in the energy transition.

    15 min

  8. 11 APR

    Do wind turbines kill birds?

    MIT Professor Michael Howland returns to the podcast to answer a listener's question about the risks of wind energy to birds—and explain how wind turbines compare to coal plants, power lines, office towers, housecats, and other threats to birdlife in the modern world.

    7 min
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Get smart quickly on climate change. This award-winning MIT podcast, Today I Learned: Climate, breaks down the science, technologies, and policies behind climate change, how it’s impacting us, and what our society can do about it. Each quick episode gives you the what, why, and how on climate change — from real scientists — to help us all make informed decisions for our future.

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  • Creator
    MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022 MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
  • Show Website
    TILclimate

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