The Story presents: Planet Hope - unlocking climate secrets in the caves of Greenland
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly series on Saturdays.
High in the Arctic, beneath Greenland’s ancient ice, lie caves that hold clues to our planet’s past and its future. Climate researcher and Rolex Awards Laureate Gina Moseley leads daring expeditions into these hidden worlds to uncover how our climate has changed over hundreds of thousands of years. She tells Adam Vaughan why exploring these frozen frontiers matters to us all.
Planet Hope is brought to you in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative.
Host: Adam Vaughan, environment editor, The Times
Guest: Gina Moseley, climate researcher and Rolex Awards Laureate
Series Producer: Priyanka Deladia
Sound Designer: David Crackles
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Manveen. |
| 0:01.6 | Today on the story, we're bringing you an episode from Planet Hope, |
| 0:05.2 | where Environment Editor Adam Vaughn meets the people finding bold answers to global challenges, |
| 0:11.6 | from revealing climate change hidden in Arctic caves, to safeguarding pristine coastlines. |
| 0:18.4 | These are the stories of hope and possibility, and we think you'll like it. Here's Planet Hope. |
| 0:29.0 | Planet Hope is brought to you in pay partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. |
| 0:39.3 | For nearly a century, Rolex has supported pioneering explorers, |
| 0:43.3 | pushing the boundaries of human endeavour to help them achieve countless historic feats. |
| 0:48.3 | Over time, the companies moved from championing exploration for the sake of discovery to protecting the planet. |
| 0:55.8 | Through the Perpetual Planet Initiative, Rolex stands alongside explorers, scientists and entrepreneurs, |
| 1:03.2 | supporting their work to build a better future for all life on Earth. |
| 1:07.6 | Whether it's by supporting coral restoration, rewilding ecosystems, or technological breakthroughs that can help people walk again, |
| 1:15.7 | the Perpetual Planet Initiative is all about long-term solutions and long-term commitment, as you'll find out in this episode. |
| 1:26.9 | The Hello, I'm Adam Vaughn, Environment Editor at the Times, and this is Planet Hope. |
| 1:44.0 | In this series, we meet the people who are working at the edges of science and exploration |
| 1:50.0 | to protect our planet and shape a better future. |
| 1:53.0 | From the deepest oceans to ancient forests and hidden caves, |
| 1:58.0 | these pioneers are helping us better understand the natural world. |
| 2:05.6 | Last time, we were high in the Himalayas, tracking snow leopards and wild yaks on the roof of the world. |
| 2:13.6 | This time, we go underground. |
| 2:16.6 | And today we meet someone who is literally digging into the past to help us understand the future. |
| 2:27.7 | Gina Mosley is a climate scientist who has spent a lot of her time in the dark. |
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