The Big Fix
The Big Fix: Lessons from Uruguay
The small, South American country of Uruguay is an energy transition success story. Once importing most of its fuel, the country now generates almost all of its electricity from renewable resources. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Ramón Méndez Galain, the man behind the success story.
‘Floating Farm’ in the Netherlands wants to keep food above rising seas
The Dutch city of Rotterdam is no stranger to the challenge of keeping water out, with some areas sitting more than 20 feet below sea level. As climate change increases the risks of storm surges and flooding, one local dairy farm has taken an unusual approach to adapting: putting its dairy production out to sea.
In Nova Scotia, a town protects its history from the sea with living shorelines
In Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, a nonprofit is expanding a living shoreline designed to protect the community and its historic buildings from climate-fueled storms. The project utilizes rocks, newly planted wetlands and berms to dissipate wave energy before it reaches the shore. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with Brooke Nodding of the group Coastal Action to learn more about this climate solution for the series The Big Fix.
Hot nights are worsening India’s heat crisis. But low-tech solutions show some promise.
Summer is in full swing in India, and many cities are experiencing scorching heat, fueled in part by climate change. And in India’s bustling cities, as the sun sets and the worst of the day’s heat subsides, a sinister threat emerges: high nighttime temperatures. But some low-tech solutions may help address the problem.
Ontario approves $15 billion plan to build small modular nuclear reactors
As part of The Big Fix series, Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Chris Bataille, a fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, about the state of small modular nuclear technology and Ontario’s plans to construct four of these new reactors.
