FACTA.EU - Deep into the future planet

The future is being shaped by today’s ideas, solutions, and decisions. The future is now. In a world in which the climate crisis is taking centre stage, we can draw inspiration from the insights of scientists, artists and activists. This podcast is available only in English.

Foresight – Deep into the Future Planet, a podcast produced by the CMCC and FACTA.

Credits

You have listened to Foresight – Deep into the Future Planet, a podcast produced by the Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC) and FACTA.eu.

The concept, interviews and writing are by Elisabetta Tola and Giulia Bonelli.

The audio editing is by Lisa Lazzarato.

The Executive Producer at CMCC is Mauro Buonocore.

Foresight – Deep into the Future Planet, available on climateforesight.eu and wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Episodes

Episode 9

Every story is a climate story - Ep. 09

24.05.2023

We know a lot about the crisis. We know that it is time to progress from understanding the problems to solving them. However, we also know that there is no perfect solution. It is a matter of shifting understanding and knowledge from science to society, from data to stories, from facts to solutions.

Episode 8

How much is it? The cost of climate change - Ep. 08

29.03.2023

Money moves the attention of people, investors, and capital owners. Money is part of many solutions to the climate deadlock. But numbers are not enough to calculate the economic value of the climate issue.

Episode 7

Climate on trial - Ep. 07

24.02.2023

The Urgenda case was the game changer. It opened up a new dialogue between human rights law and climate science, while it marked a watershed moment for climate justice: from then on, we saw new measures to protect people from the harms posed by climate change.

Episode 6

Power to the communities - Ep. 06

28.01.2023

Knowledge is power. It is the backbone of an alliance that spans the farthest corners of the planet to the laboratories of the most advanced scientific research. In this episode, we explore the terrain where science meets civil society that triggers climate action. With stories of people in the Global South where natural resources 'are being used as a weapon'.

Episode 5

Carbon: A matter of budget - Ep. 05

14.12.2022

A trip among satellites, robots and bottles. One that oscillates between the heights of the atmosphere and the surface of the sea. We ride on carbon dioxide molecules to understand how relevant the word budget can be in delivering a future where a climate neutrality takes shape.

Episode 4

The climate backstage at UNFCCC conferences - Ep. 04

10.11.2022

Behind the scenes of the climate negotiations, where the whole world sits around the same table. It is a plot of interminable sessions, under the danger of a deadlock that is always around the corner, behind a comma or a single concept. Scientists, delegates and a journalist unveil how a climate agreement takes shape in the halls and the corridors of an International Climate Conference.

Episode 3

Follow the Water - Ep. 03

25.10.2022

The blood vessel of Egypt meets China: the world's plumber-in-chief. A journey which starts with the Neolithic revolution, passes through the “hydraulic century” and carries us into the future. By following the history of water, we delve into the roots of human civilization, crossing paths with science, technology, politics, and the stories of people and places.

Episode 2

The sound of ice - Ep. 02

29.07.2022

Listen to the numbers. From an ice-breaker in the Arctic to the keyboard of a piano, scientific indicators become music and gestures, a narrative made of science and digital art. An experimental tale of the emotions at the heart of research. This is how Judy Twedt creates data-driven soundtracks from sea ice.

Episodio 1

Image our future planet - Ep. 01

30.05.2022

Where does science meet imagination? Our complex, interconnected, fast-changing world makes anticipating the future increasingly difficult. Alex Steffen, futurist, and Carolina Aragón, artist, guide us through their different, and sometimes complementary, perspectives on our future planet.