Don't know who locked us in (with carbon)!

Don’t know about carbon lock-in? Neither did we. That is until we realized we might be stuck in the world’s biggest escape room powered by coal, oil, and fossil fuel regret.

In this episode, we try to make sense of carbon lock-in, the not-so-fun reality where green energy and clean energy solutions aren't the magical exits we hoped for. We ask why fossil fuels still have a grip on our systems, whether solar panels are as green as they claim, and how clean energy comes with its own baggage: dam displacement, mining misery, and a few inconvenient truths.

Also featuring: light existential dread, surprise in the colour purple, and Jeff Bezos (obviously).

If you’ve ever thought, “Are we too late?”, this one’s for you. We don’t know everything. But we do care. Sort of.

Important links:

1. Raid UK’s report on cobalt mining in DRC - https://raid-uk.org/report-environmental-pollution-human-costs-drc-cobalt-demand-industrial-mines-green-energy-evs-2024/

2. ⁠"The challenges of dam-induced displacement” report - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332222003694

3. ⁠https://resilientcitiesnetwork.org/

4. ⁠Regeneration book - https://www.amazon.in/REGENERATION-Future-Community-Permacrisis-World/dp/1734244135

5. ⁠Dark Matter Labs blog - https://provocations.darkmatterlabs.org/

6. ⁠Planet: Critical podcast - https://www.planetcritical.com/podcast

7. ⁠Wild by Sarah Wilson podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wild-with-sarah-wilson/id1548626341

Don’t Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who’d rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.

Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don’t know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week.

Don’t Know, Do Care is produced by "Ghar Pe Productions", edited by Prakhar and Sandy, critiqued (thoroughly) by Ashmita, and enjoyed mostly by our friends. Thanks for giving us a listen!