What do young activists want from COP?
This week will bring around 25,000 world leaders, business people, policy shapers and campaigners together in Glasgow for COP26, a global climate summit that’s seen as a crucial moment in the fight to...
1 Nov 202127min
What will it take for countries to keep their climate promises?
World leaders are gathering in Glasgow for a global climate summit to agree on how to further limit the threat of global warming. Experts say the conference, known as COP26, could be the last chance f...
24 Okt 202127min
Putin and the planet
Russia is the world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. Any talk of changing that needs to focus on President Vladimir Putin. Under his leadership, Russia has become a fossil fuel powerhous...
17 Okt 202127min
Why can't we stop gas flaring?
There are thought to be over 10,000 gas flares around the world that contribute to global warming by emitting tonnes of carbon dioxide and methane. Flared gas is a by-product of oil extraction and i...
10 Okt 202127min
What made us doubt climate change?
Recent research has shown that oil companies knew about the threat of climate change decades ago. Yet over forty years, it has been revealed that they contributed millions of dollars to think tanks an...
3 Okt 202126min
What homes to build in a climate-changed world?
Heatwaves and floods are becoming more frequent around the world. But are the homes being built today taking that into account?The Climate Question considers the impact that living in a building threa...
26 Sep 202127min
What role has the media played in the climate crisis?
For decades, around the world, climate change coverage has been thin. Guests discuss why the media in petrol states, in particular, have struggled to tell that story. Science illiteracy in newsrooms h...
19 Sep 202127min
When will countries stop exploring for oil?
If we are to ensure that there’s no more than a 1.5 degrees centigrade increase in global warming, the International Energy Agency recently stated that oil exploration must stop. A few countries have ...
12 Sep 202127min
