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TILclimate

TILclimate


TILclimate

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Length:
58 episodes
Language:
English
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Podcast

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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.
Language:
English
Format:
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How clean is green hydrogen?

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

14 minutes
May 09, 2024

Why are EVs more popular than hydrogen cars?

Just 20 years ago, hydrogen cars and battery electric cars were pretty evenly matched a...

10 minutes
May 02, 2024

An introduction to hydrogen energy (re-air)

Hydrogen gas acts like a fossil fuel, but with no carbon emissions. Is it the silver bu...

14 minutes
Apr 25, 2024

Do wind turbines kill birds?

Wind power is the largest source of clean, renewable energy in the United States. But t...

7 minutes
Apr 11, 2024

Do wind turbines freeze up in the cold?

You might have heard how wind turbines failed in Texas during a terrible cold front in ...

7 minutes
Apr 04, 2024

Won’t more CO2 help plants grow?

Plants take in CO2 from the air to grow—and today’s atmosphere has about 50% more CO2 t...

8 minutes
Mar 28, 2024

Season 6 Preview: Something a Little Different

The sixth season of Today I Learned: Climate is coming in two weeks, and this time we’r...

1 minute
Mar 15, 2024

Why does it take five years to build a wind farm?

The United States has a goal to power the country with 100% clean electricity by 2035. ...

15 minutes
Dec 07, 2023

Energy storage: keeping the lights on with a clean electric grid

The large majority of new energy we’re building today comes from clean, renewable wind ...

14 minutes
Nov 30, 2023

A public health expert’s guide to climate change

We all want to live full, healthy lives. But climate change is threatening a growing nu...

12 minutes
Nov 16, 2023