This week on Sea Change Radio we speak with environmental journalist Meera Subramanian about her new YA graphic novel on climate change, A Better World Is Possible, written in partnership with illustrator Danica Novgorodoff. We talk about the need to educate and entertain young people on current events, and discuss the challenges of engaging young readers on heady topics like economics, religion, and science.

If you’re still driving a combustion engine vehicle, you’ve probably noticed that within a matter of weeks the price of gas has increased by about a third, courtesy of the illegal war being waged on Iran by the US and Israel. This week on Sea Change Radio, we welcome returning guest and oil expert Daniel Dicker to get an inside perspective on the latest spike in the global price of oil. We discuss the impact the high prices have on the renewable energy industry, ponder how it could affect U.S. domestic oil producers, and examine how the Trump Administration’s manipulation of markets has made oil a very risky commodity to trade.

Even casual fans of Formula One, or F1 Racing may have noticed that the popular motor sport has annual grand prix events spanning the globe, from Baku to Shanghai to São Paulo. And this calendar, our guest on this week’s Sea Change Radio argues, comprises a larger portion of F1’s greenhouse gas emissions than the racing itself. Today we speak with Alexis Normand, the CEO of Greenly, to discuss his company’s new report assessing the annual carbon footprint of F1 racing. We compare Greenly’s sustainability report with F1’s own internal one, look at some of the problems with F1’s methodologies, and talk about ways to lessen the sport’s environmental impact.

This week on Sea Change Radio, we take a closer look at the alternative meat industry with Matt Simon, a Senior Writer at Grist. We look back at some of the initial stumbles from companies such as Impossible Foods, what they’re doing now to make their products more appealing to consumers, examine the prospects of some of the fresher faces in the business of lab-grown meat like Mission Barns and discuss the sustainability benefits of this burgeoning segment of the food industry.

Oil is not the stated justification for the recent US-Israel joint attack on Iran. The ensuing war is, however, expected to cause major disruptions to the global oil and gas supply. Which brings us to our topic this week on Sea Change Radio: energy transitions. Today we are talking about pivots undertaken by some of the world’s largest economies – we are joined by Chris Nelder, an energy expert and the host of The Energy Transition Show podcast. We discuss the problems facing Japan and its growing energy needs 15 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, examine China’s impressive moves away from fossil fuel dependency, and talk about Germany’s nimble reinvention of its energy grid after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Have you already made the leap into solar or is it still on your to-do list? This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with the Executive Director of Vote Solar, Sachu Constantine, to learn more about all things energy-related under the sun. We discuss the harm inflicted upon the solar industry by the current administration, look at some encouraging developments in both residential and commercial solar, and examine what we can do to keep lowering costs and get away from fossil fuels.

Nowadays human health is affected by a whole new array of variables: from the impacts of climate change to the vast amount of both accurate and inaccurate health information propagated by the internet and public officials. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Dr. Neha Pathak, a practicing medical doctor and medical journalist who serves as WebMD’s Chief Physician Editor. We look at some of the health impacts of a warming planet, discuss the ever-expanding role that the internet plays in modern medicine, and talk about WebMD’s new Embody platform.

This week on Sea Change Radio, we take a dip into the archives to learn about two companies trying to get seafood to the market in unusual new ways. First, we speak with Daniel Russek, the founder and CEO of Atarraya, as he describes his company’s Shrimpbox technology: an innovative approach to shrimp farming. Then, we hear from Shannon Consentino-Roush, the former Chief Strategy Officer at Finless Foods, a California-based startup that is hoping to bring cell-cultured seafood alternatives to your dinner plate.