What On Earth
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What On Earth
The climate is changing. So are we. Explore a world of solutions with host Laura Lynch and our team of journalists. We find inspiration in unexpected places, scrutinize new technologies, hold powerful people accountable and join you on the journey to fix this mess. New episodes every Wednesday and S...
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Gen Z and baby boomers take on Big Oil
They popularized, "OK, boomer" but when it comes to climate action, some Gen Z activists find they actually have much in common with their baby boomer...
Our forecasters look back on the year in weather and climate
Ferocious fires, monster storms and epic floods. But there were some climate bright spots in 2025 as well. CBC meteorologists Johanna Wagstaffe and Ry...
The last straw and a tequila shot for an ex-climate minister
Steven Guilbeault made room for compromise when he switched from climate activist to government minister. He was okay with that. Until Prime Minister...
Dude, where's my car? Well, maybe you don't need one.
Electric tricycles. Wagons. Bumming rides. Canadians are going to great lengths to live without a car. Yes, even people who have a disability, live in...
Whatever happened to phasing out fossil fuels?
Can Canada build another oil pipeline AND hit climate targets? PM Mark Carney says yes. But some see the new energy deal between Ottawa and Alberta as...
EXPLAINER: Carbon capture in a nutshell
The term "carbon capture" is getting tossed around a lot by Canadian politicians these days. What's actually being talked about is carbon capture, uti...
Soft, squishy, huggable: who’s choosing a mushroom coffin?
For Marsya Ancker, laying her father to rest in a mycelium casket was a choice that was true to his environmental values. We hear how the biodegradabl...
Is a ‘grand bargain’ for Alberta a bad deal for the climate?
A carbon capture project and a new pipeline may be on the horizon as Alberta gets closer to signing a memorandum of understanding, which Premier Danie...
Iggy Pop’s whisky and rage-soaked take on Mother Nature
Mother Nature is mad as hell. But they're also being played by the godfather of punk, so maybe that makes sense? In a new podcast, Iggy Pop takes an a...
A fight for forests as the world gathers in the Amazon
There are protests and promises at this year’s UN climate conference, which is in full swing now in Brazil’s rainforest. Can the international spotlig...
Pope Leo, a climate ‘action hero’? The Terminator thinks so.
If Arnold Schwarzenegger tells you to fight climate change, are you going to listen? He has joined Pope Leo XIV and other religious leaders in challen...
Is Canada really a climate leader?
Can Canada have it all when it comes to fighting climate change and fossil fuel extraction? That appears to be the goal in Prime Minister Mark Carney’...
Can you actually invest green and make money?
When Rick and Lori Findlay decided to divest from fossil fuels, their advisor told them they couldn’t get the returns they wanted. The Toronto-based...
Will Hurricane Melissa spur the world to pay up for climate?
As Jamaica moves to rebuild after the storm, the world prepares to gather for its annual climate conference. And amid the stories of death and destruc...
A doggy bag of ice cream and other adventures in saving food
Wasted food has a climate cost bigger than the aviation industry. So how can we toss less – and feed hungry people at the same time? We meet someone w...
AI data centres guzzle water. People are pushing back.
You might have heard that using a chatbot to write an email can use a cup of water. So how much water do the new AI data centres being built in Canada...
Can we have new pipelines and curb climate change, too?
For the past decade, Canadians have been split 50/50 on new pipelines — that has changed. Two recent opinion polls found roughly three quarters of eli...
Can we re-freeze the Arctic – and should we?
Work is underway to pump seawater onto ice in Nunavut as a way to thicken it in the face of climate change. The experiment is showing some promising r...
Manitoba First Nations are fighting for safe escape routes
Severe drought and a record-breaking wildfire season have left some remote First Nations in Manitoba cut off from the rest of the province. Planes wer...
Far from grocery stores, this community built a greenhouse
The Biljik First Nation in New Brunswick is growing food aplenty thanks to a geodesic dome, community gardens and traditional knowledge. We pay them a...
What the heck is up with climate protests lately?
If you drove by recent rallies across Canada, you might’ve wondered: what are they protesting? War? Fossil fuels? Discrimination? There were placards...
One boy’s legacy: lessons on how to survive smoky skies
Carter Vigh died when wildfire smoke brought on a severe asthma attack. Now his mom is part of an effort to teach other kids about the risks of smoky...
Bats vs. wind energy: a gory tale of two climate solutions
Cori Lausen remembers the first time she saw a bat killed by a wind turbine. It looked like a “black banana peel.” That unlocked a years-long search t...
Hey Prime Minister, how’s this for a nation-building plan?
Here’s a pitch for a national project that could bring cheaper power to Canadians, reduce emissions, protect our energy sovereignty and promote Indige...
This city’s building a massive firebreak, one tree at a time
The Yukon government is betting on a first-in-Canada solution to help protect Whitehorse from wildfire: a permanent fuel break made of trees. Replacin...
How the city of lights became the city of bikes
Bike lanes equals “bikelash” in parts of Canada. Why? And what is Paris doing right? We travel the path to the heart of the debate about making cities...
Will the balcony solar craze make it to Canada?
They’re popping up on balconies across Europe. You can even buy them at IKEA in Germany. Solar panels designed to hang over a railing and plug into yo...
Is Canada pulling the plug on its EV dreams?
The debate over EV adoption reached its peak after the PM put the mandate on ice. Now auto industry leaders want to scrap the rules altogether, while...
Bill McKibben on the "one big good thing" happening on Earth
For more than 35 years, the outspoken American environmentalist has been raising the alarm about the climate crisis, starting with his groundbreaking...
In Edmonton, the dream of a green community meets reality
For over a decade, Alberta’s capital has been building a groundbreaking sustainable neighbourhood, right in the middle of the city. But some say the d...
Here’s the climate dirt on leaf blowers
From the Best of What On Earth – They can be noisy. And smelly. And, as Cate Blanchett (yes, Cate Blanchett!) complains, don’t they just move “leaves...
Is wildfire the next battleground in the culture wars?
A hiking ban in Nova Scotia is getting lots of attention this summer, from Joe Rogan to former Freedom Convoy supporters. Although the ban has now bee...
First Nations forced onto floodplains want climate justice
From the Best of What On Earth - A tale of two First Nations pushed to live on lands that face increasing flooding risks as the climate changes. We he...
Tired of stuff that breaks? Here’s how to buy it for life.
Communities on Reddit and elsewhere are crowdsourcing reviews and recommendations in an effort to find the “best” version of, well, everything. It’s p...
A Scottish city divided over its energy future
From the Best of What On Earth – The coastal city of Aberdeen, Scotland, has long made its living off the North Sea, first from fishing then oil and g...
Summer power cuts are panicking Californians. Are we next?
Shutting off the electricity to prevent wildfires is becoming the new normal in some west coast states, leaving thousands living through extreme heat...
CBC tracked heat in dozens of homes. Here’s what we learned
From the Best of What On Earth - A CBC News investigation found unsafe temperatures in homes across Canada during the summer, with people often living...
Hop on board a youth climate expedition to the Arctic
Polar bears, bowhead whales, melting sea ice – the students on these ships see it all. We hear from two students sailing across the Davis Strait from...
Is it going to get harder to forecast hurricanes in Canada?
From cuts to U.S. weather agencies, to the rise of AI predictions, there are big changes in the world of extreme weather forecasting. We talk with the...
Why is an environmental racism probe under wraps?
In 2023 Nova Scotia pledged to investigate how Black and Indigenous people in the province are disproportionately affected by pollution and environmen...