The Climate Question

BBC World Service

Why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.

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Feb 27, 2022 · 27 min
How quickly is battery technology advancing?
How quickly is battery technology advancing?
Feb 20, 2022 · 27 min
What will happen if the world's glaciers melt?
How are mountain communities being impacted by melting glaciers?
Feb 13, 2022 · 27 min
Is our obsession with GDP killing the climate?
Is it time to call time on GDP as a measure of success?
Feb 6, 2022 · 27 min
Can we believe companies’ promises on climate?
How credible are corporate "net zero" emissions targets?
Jan 31, 2022 · 27 min
How committed is China to climate change?
China says it will reduce its emissions but is also building new coal power plants.
Jan 23, 2022 · 27 min
Are we too reliant on tech that’s not invented yet?
Do countries’ climate pledges rely too much upon technology that is in its infancy?
Jan 16, 2022 · 27 min
Can putting a price on nature help us care about it more?
If money talks, can putting a price on nature help with climate change?
Jan 10, 2022 · 27 min
Are we putting too much faith into electric vehicles?
The EV market is booming. But are they as green as we really think?
Jan 2, 2022 · 27 min
Is science fiction holding back climate action?
Has fiction and film got climate wrong?
Dec 27, 2021 · 27 min
Does climate change have an ‘image problem’?
How can we better tell the climate story through images?
Dec 20, 2021 · 27 min
Why do we find it so hard to take action on climate change?
Climate and our brains
Dec 13, 2021 · 27 min
What role is overpopulation playing in the climate crisis?
Does worrying about overpopulation let the rich off the hook about the climate crisis?
Dec 6, 2021 · 27 min
Counting the cost of fashion
The journey from catwalk, to wardrobe, to landfill is getting shorter and shorter
Nov 29, 2021 · 27 min
What can we learn from the fight to fix the ozone hole?
In the 1980s, world leaders acted quickly to stop an environmental catastrophe
Nov 21, 2021 · 27 min
Could giving nature rights help fight climate change?
The rights and roles of the natural world
Nov 14, 2021 · 27 min
What did we learn at COP26?
Now that the 26th COP is over, we ask where do we go from here?
Nov 8, 2021 · 27 min
How’s it going at COP26?
Taking the temperature on COP so far
Nov 1, 2021 · 27 min
What do young activists want from COP?
In the last few years, young people have demanded action on global warming.
Oct 24, 2021 · 27 min
What will it take for countries to keep their climate promises?
Can world leaders keep their promises on climate change?
Oct 17, 2021 · 27 min
Putin and the planet
Has Russia’s leader changed his tune?