Air freight powers global trade, but can it ever become sustainable? In this episode of Everything is Changing, Alexey Zotov, Managing Director of Air Cargo Green Capabilities, joins Ahmetcan Uzlaşık to discuss green logistics, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), AI in air cargo, and the reality behind sustainability claims in one of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries.

Journalist Hanin Haidar joins Everything is Changing to discuss her documentary Echoes of a Forgotten River, exploring the history, pollution, and possible rehabilitation of the Beirut River, and what its disappearance reveals about memory, urbanization, corruption, and hope in Lebanon’s capital.

Episode Chapters:

0:00 - 2:35 Why the River of Beirut?

2:35 - 7:23 What happened?

7:23 - 9:20Hanin's Experience

9:20 - 12:15 People Remembering

12:15 - 15:20 Israel's Role

15:20 - 21:00 Reclaiming the Beirut River

21:00 - 23:50 Young People

What if AI isn’t as green as we think? This episode explores how Big Tech is greenwashing AI’s climate impact, from rising emissions to misleading narratives, based on Ketan Joshi’s report, and why it matters now.

Episode Chapters:

0:00 - 2:20 Who is Ketan Joshi?

2:20 - 5:10 Why the report matters

5:10 - 8:40 Which AI?

8:40 - 13:15 Will AI save the planet?

13:15 - 19:10 AI and emissions

19:10 - 24:19 What should we do?

24:50 - 28:30 Big Tech's Greenwashing Tactics

29:00 - 36:10 Key Takeaway

What happens if a key ocean current system weakens or collapses? This episode explores the risks of AMOC, from climate impacts to food security and global stability, and why it matters now.

Episode Chapters:

Current Global Picture 0:00 - 4:56

What is AMOC? 4:56 - 8:20

Gradual Weakining 8:20 - 13:44

Everyday Impacts of AMOC 13:44 - 21:25

Harsher Winters? 21:25 - 23:45

Climate Empathy 23:45 - 27:01

Early Warning Systems 27:01 - 35:00

Final Takes 35:00 - 42:13

In the new season’s first episode, Ahmetcan Uzlaşık speaks with researcher Ebru Akgün about her book A Dream for Sustainable Agriculture. From rose farming in a small Turkish town to the concepts of social metabolism and the “Capitalocene,” the conversation explores how capitalism, climate change, and rural transformation are reshaping agriculture and what a sustainable future might look like.

Episode Chapters:

Research Motivation 0:00 - 3:20

Social Metabolism & Capitalocene 3:20 - 10:24

Rose Farming in Ağlasun 10:24 - 23:00

Rural Gentrification 23:00 - 26:55

Sustainable Agriculture 26:55 - 32:47

This season finale breaks down renewable hydrogen with Ileana Okumuş of the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition. We explore what it is, why it matters for Europe’s climate goals, and what must happen next for the technology to scale.

Agnes Szalkai-Lorincz from Friends of the Earth Hungary joins Everything Is Changing about the rise of solar energy and the early development of energy communities in the country. We explore why trust, cooperation, and citizen-led innovation are essential for a fair energy transition, how cultural barriers shape community projects, and what policy changes are needed to build a more inclusive, climate-just future.

Episode Chapters:

0:00 - 4:50 Current State of Solar Energy

4:50 - 12:25 Solar Punk Hungary

12:25 - 14:30 Building Trust and Participation

14:30 - 16:50 Geographical Distribution

16:50 - 18:07 Impact of Small Initiatives

18:07 - 21:08 Policy Changes

In this episode, we talk with Martin Simonneau, Acting Head of Policy & Advocacy at Cool Earth, a climate charity working directly with rainforest communities across the Amazon, the Congo Basin, and New Guinea. We explore why providing direct, no-strings-attached cash is helping Indigenous peoples protect their lands and stop deforestation.

0:00 - 3:41 Cool Earth and Deforestation

3:41 - 11:30 The Effectiveness of Direct Cash Transfers

11:30 - 15:42 Challenges in Community Engagement

15:42 - 28:54 The Future of Climate Diplomacy

28:54 - 31:04 Key Takeaways