Have you ever thought about how far the contents of your supermarket basket have travelled to get to you, how this impacts on our planet’s systems? It's no secret that climate change is caused by our over-dependence on fossil fuels...so what can we do about it? This is an album with a difference;…
The Open University
Transcript -- A short introduction to the album.
Transcript -- Find out more about the consequences of the way you shop.
Short car journeys are the most environmentally damaging, yet a quarter of journeys are less than 2 miles.
Transcript -- Short car journeys are the most environmentally damaging, yet a quarter of journeys are less than 2 miles.
The more people replace car journeys with buses, the more eco- friendly buses become.
Transcript -- The more people replace car journeys with buses, the more eco- friendly buses become.
Choosing to walk, over fossil-fuelled transport, makes a real difference.
Transcript -- Choosing to walk, over fossil-fuelled transport, makes a real difference.
Some foods have travelled further in their lifetime than you!
Transcript -- Some foods have travelled further in their lifetime than you!
Reduce the distance your food travels by buying food from local sources.
Transcript -- Reduce the distance your food travels by buying food from local sources.
The shocking facts about the ubiquitous plastic carrier bag.
Transcript -- The shocking facts about the ubiquitous plastic carrier bag.
Reusable bags prevent 50,000 plastic bags ending up in landfills.
Transcript -- Reusable bags prevent 50,000 plastic bags ending up in landfills.
How fabric bags could replace the 8 million plastic bags we manufacture every year.
Transcript -- How fabric bags could replace the 8 million plastic bags we manufacture every year.
High-carbon shopping habits are taking a heavy toll on the environment.
Transcript -- High-carbon shopping habits are taking a heavy toll on the environment.
How best intentions are often undermined by the pressures of modern living.
Transcript -- How best intentions are often undermined by the pressures of modern living.
How to reduce your fossil fuel use; it isn't easy but can be very rewarding.
Transcript -- How to reduce your fossil fuel use; it isn't easy but can be very rewarding.
A look at the council's plans to improve the energy efficiency of council homes.
Transcript -- A look at the council's plans to improve the energy efficiency of council homes.
A conventional -looking home is a cutting-edge example of self-sufficient living.
Transcript -- A conventional -looking home is a cutting-edge example of self-sufficient living.
Developers can build eco-houses, but who buys them?
Transcript -- Developers can build eco-houses, but who buys them?
What it's like to live in the innovative Hockerton settlement.
Transcript -- What it's like to live in the innovative Hockerton settlement.
Transcript -- The exciting microscopic world of the garden compost heap.
A scientist gives his personal tips on writing essays on scientific subjects.
Transcript -- A scientist gives his personal tips on writing essays on scientific subjects.
Differing views about land management through blood sports.
Transcript -- Differing views about land management through blood sports.
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