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Planet Oil (2015) How Oil Made Us
Episode 1From the moment we first drilled for oil, we opened a Pandora's box that changed the world forever. It transformed the way we lived our lives, spawned foreign wars and turned a simple natural resource into the most powerful political weapon the world has ever known. It's a journey that will help us answer a fundamental question--how did we become so addicted to oil in little more than one human lifetime? -
Planet Oil (2015) The Carbon Wars
Episode 2By the early 1950s, a holy trinity of oil, plastics and fertilisers had transformed the planet. But as Professor Iain Stewart reveals, when the oil producing countries demanded a greater share in profits from the Western energy companies, the oil and gas fields of the Middle East became a focus for coup d'états and military conflict. -
Planet Oil (2015) Climate Wars
Episode 3As we entered the 21st century, the world was guzzling oil, coal and gas like never before. In this concluding episode, Iain Stewart argues we face a stark choice. Do we continue feed our addiction--suck Planet Oil dry--and risk catastrophic climate change, or do we go hell for leather for alternative energy sources; nuclear, renewables, to make the transition from our fossil fuel past to a low carbon future. In which case, how do we make that shift?