AMOC: A Climate System at Risk

Echoes of Beirut’s Forgotten River

Journalist Hanin Haidar joins Everything is Changing to discuss her documentary Echoes of a Forgotten River [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzRnm5-ufK4], exploring the history, pollution, and possible rehabilitation of the Beirut River, and what its disappearance reveals about memory, urbanization, corruption, and hope in Lebanon’s capital. Episode Chapters: 0:00 - 2:35 Why the River of Beirut? 2:35 - 7:23 What happened? 7:23 - 9:20Hanin's Experience 9:20 - 12:15 People Remembering 12:15 - 15:20 Israel's Role 15:20 - 21:00 Reclaiming the Beirut River 21:00 - 23:50 Young People

Big Tech’s AI Illusion

What if AI isn’t as green as we think? This episode explores how Big Tech is greenwashing AI’s climate impact, from rising emissions to misleading narratives, based on Ketan Joshi’s report, and why it matters now. Episode Chapters: 0:00 - 2:20 Who is Ketan Joshi? 2:20 - 5:10 Why the report matters 5:10 - 8:40 Which AI? 8:40 - 13:15 Will AI save the planet? 13:15 - 19:10 AI and emissions 19:10 - 24:19 What should we do? 24:50 - 28:30 Big Tech's Greenwashing Tactics 29:00 - 36:10 Key Takeaway

AMOC: A Climate System at Risk

What happens if a key ocean current system weakens or collapses? This episode explores the risks of AMOC, from climate impacts to food security and global stability, and why it matters now. Episode Chapters: Current Global Picture 0:00 - 4:56 What is AMOC? 4:56 - 8:20 Gradual Weakining 8:20 - 13:44 Everyday Impacts of AMOC 13:44 - 21:25 Harsher Winters? 21:25 - 23:45 Climate Empathy 23:45 - 27:01 Early Warning Systems 27:01 - 35:00 Final Takes 35:00 - 42:13

Roses, Capitalocene & the Future of Farming

In the new season’s first episode, Ahmetcan Uzlaşık speaks with researcher Ebru Akgün about her book A Dream for Sustainable Agriculture. From rose farming in a small Turkish town to the concepts of social metabolism and the “Capitalocene,” the conversation explores how capitalism, climate change, and rural transformation are reshaping agriculture and what a sustainable future might look like. Episode Chapters: Research Motivation 0:00 - 3:20 Social Metabolism & Capitalocene 3:20 - 10:24 Rose Farming in Ağlasun 10:24 - 23:00 Rural Gentrification 23:00 - 26:55 Sustainable Agriculture 26:55 - 32:47

Demystifying Renewable Hydrogen

This season finale breaks down renewable hydrogen with Ileana Okumuş of the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition. We explore what it is, why it matters for Europe’s climate goals, and what must happen next for the technology to scale.