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What Happened to Nuclear Power?
Season 1
Episode 2
Splitting the atom once promised to be the carbon-free energy source of the future. But today, nuclear power plants are aging and retiring worldwide. What happened?

4:15
The majority of greenhouse gas emissions are now coming from large developing countries.

4:16
What can we actually do to make beef less bad for the environment?

5:26
We have enough fossil fuels to make Earth intolerable so we must not burn them all.

4:17
Can we learn anything from almost fixing the hole in the ozone layer that will help us?

5:25
Building stronger relationships might be one of the best ways to prepare for a flood.

4:29
What can the adorable pika teach humans about adapting to global warming?

4:12
What can you do to make a meaningful difference in decreasing the carbon footprint?

4:40
Our experience of weather can have a big effect on how we view climate change.

4:53
Climate change affects humans in every corner of the world.

4:43
We've known about climate change for awhile, but why do we find it hard to act?