DiscoverFuture TenseMicroplastic removal and decarbonising cement
Microplastic removal and decarbonising cement

Microplastic removal and decarbonising cement

Update: 2025-11-13
Share

Description

Negotiations over a global treaty on microplastics have broken down. So, where to from here for one of the world's biggest environmental threats? We also get an update on new efforts to clean-up the cement production industry; and we look at AI chatbots and the increasing role they're playing as sources of advice and emotional support.

Guests

Dr Pratik Sachdeva — Senior Data Scientist, D-Lab, University of California, Berkeley

Dr Shababa Selim — Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEX

Professor Paul Fennell — Professor of Clean Energy, Imperial College London

Professor Jill Newby — Clinical psychologist, The Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales

Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Microplastic removal and decarbonising cement

Microplastic removal and decarbonising cement

Australian Broadcasting Corporation