![]() ![]() Paul McGoogan reckons he’s also in an industry of the future. You're not flying basil all over the world. So, you're saving money, time, resources – and carbon, I reckon - and carbon – a lot of carbon. You could grow it in the Middle East, in Africa - and then you cut out all the transportation. If you can grow stuff that's supposed to grow in Italy in here, in the UK - you can grow it anywhere in the world. In the purple light of her vertical farm, Beth explains how the water's recycled, the crops are sold locally, and the power is solar - from panels on the roof in this industrial estate in Scunthorpe. We’re starting to see the problems that the climate change is causing now – and with the ice caps melting and the world heating and all these deadlines being set by the government… things have to happen now. I think for my generation it’s a huge deal. All three are zero carbon - to help with climate change. ![]() Bridie is learning to maintain wind turbines, Paul makes heat pumps to replace gas boilers, and Beth is at work on a futuristic farm. ![]() There are jobs that hardly existed a generation ago. Which industry is Bridie about to join? Transcript Renewable – able to naturally replace itself so it never runs out Answer this Sustainable – able to be used over a long period of time Zero carbon - a situation in which no carbon is released into the atmosphereĬarbon – chemical element that when burnt causes greenhouse gases New jobs in the ‘green’ industry Learn language related to… ![]()
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