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Tom Heap and Dr Tamsin Edwards uncover fresh ways to save the planet from climate change.

BBC Radio Four, in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society, presents 39 ideas to relieve the stress that climate change is exerting on the planet.

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39 Ways to Save the Planet: Hunting Down the Polluters

Hunting Down Polluters

Hunting Down the Polluters

BBC Radio 4 - 39 Ways to Save the Planet, Hunting Down the Polluters

How to spot the planet's polluters with satellites, artificial intelligence and Al Gore.

Tom Heap discovers how to spot the planet's polluters with help from satellites, artificial intelligence and former US Vice President Al Gore.

Tom Heap discovers fresh ways to quantify greenhouse gas emissions with help from satellites, artificial intelligence and former US Vice President Al Gore.

Emissions data from companies and countries can be inaccurate, incomplete or sometimes just plain deceitful.  The team at Climate TRACE, led by Al Gore, have devised innovative ways to calculate accurate emissions data from power stations, factories, ships and even planes.  That data can be used to reveal unexpected sources of carbon dioxide and methane and to provide independent figures for international negotiations on climate change.   

Producer: Alasdair Cross 

Researcher: Sarah Goodman

Produced in association with the Royal Geographical Society. Special thanks for this episode to Professor Raphael Heffron from the University of Dundee and Professor Paul Palmer from the University of Edinburgh.  Image courtesy of Transition Zero.

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