The Secret Science of Sewage | Horizon

The Secret Science of Sewage | Horizon

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2021 | 58'57''

George McGavin and Zoe Laughlin investigate the revolutionary science finding vital renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage.

Episode 3 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

Episode 3 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 58'56''

Professor Iain Stewart examines the situation in the 21st century, at which point the global consumption of oil...

Episode 2 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

Episode 2 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 59'02''

Professor Iain Stewart looks back at the 1950s, a time when the oil and gas fields of the Middle East became a ...

Episode 1 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

Episode 1 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

Chemistry | BBC Four | 2017 | 59'16''

From the moment we first drilled for oil, we opened a Pandora's box that changed the world forever. It transfor...

Climate refugees | Black Black Oil

Climate refugees | Black Black Oil

Chemistry | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 2'30''

Hundreds of millions of people are expected to migrate from their countries by 2050 due to rising sea levels.

The future of North Sea Oil | Black Black Oil

The future of North Sea Oil | Black Black Oil

Chemistry | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 7'13''

How the future of the North Sea Oil rigs are being sold off to foreign state-run companies and what that means for the future o...

Climate change in 50 years | Black Black Oil

Climate change in 50 years | Black Black Oil

Chemistry | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 4'19''

Forecasts an extremely bleak future for the children of today where an unrecognisable landscape of the world is shaped by rising...

The world as a hydrocarbon-based infrastructure | Black Black Oil

The world as a hydrocarbon-based infrastructure | Black Black Oil

Chemistry | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 3'18''

Oil and gas companies maintain their products are necessary for the world to operate, however that view is ...

Carbon capture | Black Black Oil

Carbon capture | Black Black Oil

Chemistry | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 4'14''

Oil and gas companies hold stock in new technologies to capture carbon emissions but there is little evidence to suggest these work or indee...

History of North Sea Oil | Black Black Oil

History of North Sea Oil | Black Black Oil

Chemistry | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 7'20''

Oil was discovered in the North Sea in 1970 and its exploitation by private companies has been encouraged by the government ever s...

Oil, finance and pensions | Black Black Oil

Oil, finance and pensions | Black Black Oil

Chemistry | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 5'26''

Investment in oil companies has been at the forefront of pensions for a long period in time but now are returning less equity tha...

The UK’s ”oil machine” | Black Black Oil

The UK’s ”oil machine” | Black Black Oil

Chemistry | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 5'00''

How oil from the North Sea is pumped and distributed in the UK.

Carbon Entanglement | Black Black Oil

Carbon Entanglement | Black Black Oil

Chemistry | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 2'24''

A description given by Angel Gurria of the OECD denotes the dependence the UK (and the world) has on carbon.

Greenhouse gases | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Greenhouse gases | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Chemistry | BBC Four | 2020 | 3'23''

Professor Chris Jackson investigates the key greenhouse gases.

Carbon capture and storage | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Carbon capture and storage | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 2'49''

Professor Iain Stewart investigates CCS, a process that is attempting to reduce carbon dioxide...

Sustainable cities | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Sustainable cities | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 4'13''

Professor Iain Stewart visits Masdar in Abu Dhabi, a city that relies on renewable energy.

Nuclear energy and Thorium | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Nuclear energy and Thorium | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 4'38''

Professor Iain Stewart explains how nuclear power works and investigates a new energy source.

Carbon dioxide levels | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Carbon dioxide levels | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 2'14''

Professor Iain Stewart outlines the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Fracking | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Fracking | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 1'34''

Professor Iain Stewart explains the process of fracking.

Extracting oil | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Extracting oil | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 3'25''

Professor Iain Stewart investigates the new technologies with which oil is being discovered and extracted.

Caspian oil | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Caspian oil | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 4'44''

Professor Iain Stewart investigates the impact of the Caspian oil.

North Sea oil | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

North Sea oil | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 3'08''

Professor Iain Stewart investigates the discovery of North Sea oil.

How is oil formed? | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

How is oil formed? | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World

Chemistry | BBC Two | 2015 | 2'24''

Professor Iain Stewart explains the natural process in which over millions of years oil is formed.

Carbon footprint of a loaf of bread | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Carbon footprint of a loaf of bread | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Chemistry | BBC Four | 2020 | 6'12''

Dr Tara Shine discusses the carbon emissions from the process of baking a loaf of bread.

Carbon dioxide and climate change | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Carbon dioxide and climate change | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Chemistry | BBC Four | 2020 | 2'50''

Dr Tara Shine demonstrates how increased burning of fossil fuels since the industrial revolution pro...
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