Rare Earth

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Factual: Science & Nature

Our relationship with the natural world explored by Tom Heap and Helen Czerski.

Tom Heap and Helen Czerski tackle a major story about our environment, work out how we got here and meet the brave, clever people with fresh ideas to help us - and nature - thrive.

Tom Heap and Helen Czerski tackle a major story about our environment, work out how we got here and meet the brave, clever people with fresh ideas to help us - and nature - thrive.
 
They won’t shy away from the big stuff - temperatures rising while wildlife declines - but this won’t be a weekly dose of doom-laden predictions and tortured hand-wringing.  Rare Earth is here to celebrate the wonder of nature and meet the people determined to keep it wonderful.

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Rare Earth: The Future of Meat

The Future of Meat

BBC Radio 4 - Rare Earth, The Future of Meat

Can meat ever be environmentally friendly, or do we need better substitutes?

Can meat be environmentally friendly, or do we need better substitutes?  Helen Czerski and Tom Heap discuss the technology being developed to reduce the carbon cost of our diet.

Can meat ever be environmentally friendly, or do we need better substitutes?  Helen Czerski and Tom Heap discuss the cutting edge technology being developed to reduce the carbon cost of our diet.

Producer: Emma Campbell

Assistant Producer: Toby Field

Rare Earth is a BBC Audio Wales and West production in conjunction with the Open University

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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