Britain was the first place in the world to go through what we now call the Industrial Revolution, a transformation of an agricultural, rural society into a manufacturing powerhouse that kicked off the mass migration of ancient carbon from the ground to the atmosphere. This is Threshold Season 4: “Time to 1.5.” In this episode, we explore the mass acceleration of nearly every process on earth that began in Britain in the 1700s and continues to this day, a multi-century fossil-fuel binge that knocked the climate out of whack. This work depends on people who believe in it and choose to support it. People like you. Join our community at thresholdpodcast.org Mentioned in this episode: Threshold needs your help. To keep making this work and sharing it with audiences for free, we have to raise $75,000 by the end of the year — and we’re almost 50% of the way there! Donate today and your gift up to $1,000 will be doubled. Giving Tuesday To continue making Threshold and sharing it with audiences for free, we need to raise $75,000 by the end of the year. Thanks to your support, we are 80% of the way there! If you haven’t chipped in yet, please consider supporting our work by donating today.
