In our first-ever episode (debut in French), we try to figure out what the hell carbon lock-in is, and why it feels like we’re stuck in an escape room powered by coal and every other fossil fuel imaginable.

We talk about fossil fuel inertia, why solar panels aren’t the saviours we hoped for, and how even clean energy has a dirty side (not the kind we like). There’s also some mild existential dread, questionable facts about purple being the colour of surprise, and at least one shoutout to Jeff Bezos.

If you’ve ever asked “Wait, are we… screwed?” - this one’s for you. If it's any consolation, don’t worry, we don’t know either. 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!