Optimistens guide til planeten

Optimistens guide til planeten

  • 2024
  • 1 Seasons
  • 12 Episodes
  •  7.3  (3)
  •   Ended

Follow Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s search for the people, ideas, traditions, and attitudes – the solutions – which will transform fear of the future into hope, climate angst into optimism and human disconnection into engagement. In each of the six episodes, Nikolaj and his affable team criss-cross the globe exploring humanity, witnessing its power for good and learning about some of the remarkable solutions (both old and new) that inspire his optimism for the future.

Optimistens guide til planeten
Seasons
Imagine
12. Imagine
November 20, 2025
As we look toward the future and seek to overcome our world’s climate challenges, people with imagination are showing the way
Reclaim
11. Reclaim
November 19, 2025
We travel the world to see how tradition, technology and human ingenuity can help reclaim the planet’s precious water supply.
Energize
10. Energize
November 06, 2025
Meeting humanity’s insatiable demand for energy while still curbing greenhouse emissions will require creative solutions both big and small.
Invent
9. Invent
November 05, 2025
From transforming concrete into a carbon sink to mining nickel from genetically enhanced plants, we meet the bold inventors preserving and adapting to nature’s offerings to help humanity thrive.
Rethink
8. Rethink
October 29, 2025
Waste is a significant contributor to global warming, but turning it into a resource can help curb emissions and shrink humanity’s environmental footprint. (Source: Bloomberg)
Protect
7. Protect
October 22, 2025
How can we be optimistic in 2025? As Nikolaj Coster-Waldau begins season two, we’re reminded of the delicate balance between human progress and protecting our planet. (Source: Bloomberg)
Transform
6. Transform
March 14, 2024
Nikolaj’s journey toward hope continues as he searches for innovators transforming and revitalizing our world.
Move
5. Move
March 07, 2024
Nikolaj meets some engineers, mechanics and entrepreneurs who may have solutions on how to move without hitting an environmental dead end.
Nourish
4. Nourish
February 29, 2024
Nikolaj’s journey in this episode focuses on ways to rethink how we grow and cook the food that sustains us.
Regenerate
3. Regenerate
February 22, 2024
Nature has an amazing power to regenerate. How can we harness its innate ability to heal to solve the problems we face?
Shelter
2. Shelter
February 15, 2024
Shelter is one of the most essential human needs. Nikolaj finds hope from architects re-imagining how we live for a sustainable future.
Dusk or Dawn
1. Dusk or Dawn
February 08, 2024
In this episode, Nikolaj discovers the difference is hope, a hope he finds in inspiring people, projects and ideas all over the world.
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Follow Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s search for the people, ideas, traditions, and attitudes – the solutions – which will transform fear of the future into hope, climate angst into optimism and human disconnection into engagement. In each of the six episodes, Nikolaj and his affable team criss-cross the globe exploring humanity, witnessing its power for good and learning about some of the remarkable solutions (both old and new) that inspire his optimism for the future.
  • Premiere Date
    February 08, 2024
  • Rating
    7.3  (3)