New Arctic Trade Routes

<p>On this week&#39;s Macrodose, James Meadway looks at a bank that holds an unconventional asset that has come a cropper with rising temperatures (0:38), the growing commercial opportunity for new freight routes due to melting ice in the arctic (5:59), and how data centres are struggling to keep up with the demands of AI training (10:27).</p><p>Subscribe to support the show at <a href="https://patreon.com/Macrodose." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Macrodose.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Your pledge is a donation supporting free public education; perks are thank-you gifts for your support.</p><p>Got a question or comment? Reach out to us at ⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠.</p><p>To learn more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, head to <a href="https://planetbproductions.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>Listen to Death In Westminster - a new documentary podcast from Planet B Productions &amp; Novara Media:<a href="https://novaramedia.com/category/audio/death-in-westminster/#the-station" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠</a><a href="https://novaramedia.com/category/audio/death-in-westminster/#the-station" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://novaramedia.com/category/audio/death-in-westminster/#the-station</a></p>