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Episode 40: Community Engagement for a Just Energy Transition
October 30, 2024

We will all bear the brunt of climate change without a rapid transition to renewables. But as we move through the energy transition, communities hosting new power generation facilities will see the la

Short: Helen West’s Ten-Year Career Plans
October 16, 2024

One day, taking a gearbox out of a vehicle in the middle of the night as a 17-year-old apprentice automotive engineer Helen West had a flash of realisation: I cant be doing this when Im 30! Today,

Episode 39: Mapping Italy’s Seagrass for Biodiversity Gain
September 25, 2024

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has a 100 year history of mapping the worlds oceans. John Nyberg, technical director, explains how the organisations role in understanding our ocean

Short: TreVaughn Ellis, Lampreys, and Black in Marine Science
September 11, 2024

TreVaughn Ellis is a recent graduate of American University, and winner of the Scott A. Bass Outstanding Scholarship Award. During his studies, he interned as a researcher with the National Marine Fis

Episode 38: The Power of Youth
September 05, 2024

Young people have the most to lose from climate change, but are not given a voice or a vote in how the crisis is tackled. In this episode, Jon Baston-Pitt speaks to three young women, Raina Ivanova, C

Episode 37: Is AI Key to Humanity’s Future?
July 24, 2024

In this Planet Beyond episode hosted by Jon Baston-Pitt, experts Irina Mirkina from UNICEF, Marek Kowalkiewicz from QUT Business School, and Pawel Michalak from Fugro discuss the future of AI and its

Short: Merouane Debbah on AI Sustainability
July 11, 2024

In this Planet Beyond Shortcast, host Jon Baston-Pitt delves into the environmental costs that come along with the transformative potential of AI. Training and serving AI models requires vast amounts

IPF 2024: Future Voices: Emerging Leaders in Offshore Wind
July 08, 2024

In this final episode of our International Partnering Forum miniseries, we explore how the dynamic American offshore wind industry is attracting a passionate and diverse workforce of young professiona

Episode 36: Landslide and Slope Stability
June 26, 2024

At night on May 24, 2024, a devastating landslide hit the village of Yambali, in Papua New Guinea. It took a week for rescuers to just reach the site, with heavy rain, poor roads, and ongoing conflict

IPF 2024: Women in Wind
June 24, 2024

The Planet Beyond team has been recording live from the International Partnering Forum (IPF) 2024 in New Orleans. In this episode, host Jon Baston-Pitt is joined by three prominent women leaders in th