Podcasts by Energy policy and climate change - for iPad/Mac/PC
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen presents a new focus for international debate and decisions about energy and its use. What are the countries of Western Europe and Scandinavia doing to promote sustainable energy production? Just how different will the future energy map of Europe look? And is energy policy principally a scientific issue or a political one? This album contains a series of films exploring energy policy in various countries around Europe in 2006, framed by audio pieces recorded by Open University academic Godfrey Boyle in the run up to the Copenhagen Conference. He highlights the central issues that the conference aims to address, and gives an update on how European energy policies have changed since the films were made. This material forms part of The Open University course T206 Energy for a sustainable future.
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Transcript -- Energy policy and climate change from 2009-12-01T02:24:54
A brief introduction to this album
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The Copenhagen Conference from 2009-12-01T02:23:55
Godfrey Boyle of The Open University on the key questions for the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
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Transcript -- The Copenhagen Conference from 2009-12-01T02:23:54
Godfrey Boyle of The Open University on the key questions for the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
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Sustainable energy in Europe from 2009-12-01T02:22:55
Why sustainable energy is such an important issue all around Europe
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Transcript -- Sustainable energy in Europe from 2009-12-01T02:22:54
Why sustainable energy is such an important issue all around Europe
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Tough choices for the UK from 2009-12-01T02:21:55
The UK has committed itself to lowering its carbon emissions but there is much debate about how to achieve this
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Transcript -- Tough choices for the UK from 2009-12-01T02:21:54
The UK has committed itself to lowering its carbon emissions but there is much debate about how to achieve this
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France's nuclear future from 2009-12-01T02:20:55
France is uniquely dependent on nuclear power but recently the government has been trying to encourage the development of a sustainable energy industry
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Transcript -- France's nuclear future from 2009-12-01T02:20:54
France is uniquely dependent on nuclear power but recently the government has been trying to encourage the development of a sustainable energy industry
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Denmark leads the way from 2009-12-01T02:19:55
Denmark has the most advanced sustainable energy programme in Europe. Why the country is so ahead of everyone else
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Transcript -- Denmark leads the way from 2009-12-01T02:19:54
Denmark has the most advanced sustainable energy programme in Europe. Why the country is so ahead of everyone else
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The German model from 2009-12-01T02:18:55
How, Germany has been investing significantly in renewable energy, and particularly in creating an industrial model for manufacturing and maintaining renewable energy products
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Transcript -- The German model from 2009-12-01T02:18:54
How, Germany has been investing significantly in renewable energy, and particularly in creating an industrial model for manufacturing and maintaining renewable energy products
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Transcript -- Capturing carbon from 2009-12-01T02:17:54
How carbon capture technology offers the possibility of reducing the damage caused by burning fossil fuels
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Low carbon London from 2009-12-01T02:16:55
The Mayor of London's very ambitious plans to turn London into a model low carbon city, approaching everything from building design to transport from a low carbon perspective
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Transcript -- Low carbon London from 2009-12-01T02:16:54
The Mayor of London's very ambitious plans to turn London into a model low carbon city, approaching everything from building design to transport from a low carbon perspective
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European energy update from 2009-12-01T02:15:55
Godfrey Boyle updates the preceding films and reveals how energy policies have changed over the last three years
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Transcript -- European energy update from 2009-12-01T02:15:54
Godfrey Boyle updates the preceding films and reveals how energy policies have changed over the last three years
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Studying energy for a sustainable future from 2009-12-01T02:14:55
Godfrey Boyle talks about T206, the course from which the material on this album was drawn
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Transcript -- Studying energy for a sustainable future from 2009-12-01T02:14:54
Transcript -- Godfrey Boyle talks about T206, the course from which the material on this album was drawn
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Transcript -- Studying energy for a sustainable future from 2009-12-01T02:14:54
Transcript -- Godfrey Boyle talks about T206, the course from which the material on this album was drawn
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Transcript -- Studying energy for a sustainable future from 2009-12-01T02:14:54
Godfrey Boyle talks about T206, the course from which the material on this album was drawn
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