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The Climate Question — 291 episodes

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How will climate change affect insects?

2

Can the World Cup cope with extreme heat?

3

Can we save the world's coral?

4

Should we mine the deep ocean?

5

The electric car boom in South East Asia

6

Q+A: The carbon footprint of your tech and AI

7

Is this climate change or just crazy weather?

8

Can technology help us fight flooding in cities?

9

Earthquakes and climate change

10

Why are some cities banning fossil fuel ads?

11

What's it like being a chief heat officer?

12

Can better buses fix city pollution?

13

Q&A: Beavers, solar panels in the Sahara and nuclear waste

14

What's the climate cost of war?

15

Is cutting methane the quick way to cool the planet?

16

China's green energy revolution

17

What can we do to reduce black carbon?

18

Can winter sports survive a warming world?

19

What is climate anxiety and how can you cope with it?

20

How hot could the planet get?

21

Could ancient rice seeds help fight climate change?

22

Are SUVs becoming a climate problem?

23

Are there any quick fixes to the climate crisis?

24

What can whales tell us about climate change?

25

Q&A: The jobs of the future, nitrous oxide, ice cores

26

What made the floods in South East Asia so deadly?

27

What does the ocean do for us and the planet?

28

How can the world speed up climate action?

29

The oil lobbyist who tried to sink the first big climate deal

30

How does carbon dioxide shape our world?

31

COP: Is this the world’s toughest event to organise?

32

Why does the Amazon matter?

33

Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict

34

Can Mumbai cope with a changing monsoon?

35

What do ice cores tells us about climate change?

36

How does extreme heat affect pregnancy?

37

Will the switch to green technology become unstoppable?

38

Will there be a solar power boom in Africa?

39

Are wetlands our secret weapon in fighting climate change?

40

Can we build a world where hurricanes can't kill?

41

Is Brazil doing enough to protect the Amazon?

42

How do we fight the risks of melting glaciers?

43

Bill Gates: Why I'm a climate optimist

44

How do we save the world's small islands?

45

Is the race for rare earths good for the planet?

46

Will climate change affect my holiday?

47

How could climate change affect my health?

48

Your Questions Answered

49

Why are our tropical forests disappearing faster than ever and what can we do about It?

50

Could the oceans help us save our planet?

51

Can nature help us to store carbon?

52

Can the past teach us how to fight climate change?

53

What makes a good climate novel?

54

Will the new Pope be a climate campaigner?

55

Trump and the planet: The first 100 days

56

Are dams still worth it?

57

Could a love of nature bring out the eco-hero in you?

58

How can we cut the world’s shipping emissions?

59

How is climate change affecting motherhood?

60

Your Questions Answered

61

How do you stop a megacity going under water?

62

Can I save money and save the planet?

63

Elon Musk and science, and polar bear encounters

64

Why are some countries fighting extreme cold?

65

How can we build mental resilience to climate change?

66

Who wins in the electric vehicles transition?

67

Is Climate Change ruining your relationship?

68

Grace and Kisilu's Story

69

Your questions answered: The speed of global warming; space junk; advice for kids

70

Could ancient rice seeds help fight climate change?

71

News update: The Earth breaches its temperature target

72

How is climate change affecting animal migration?

73

Review of the year 2024

74

Quiz of the Year 2024

75

Climate change and plastic - what's the connection?

76

What do melting glaciers mean for the Himalayas?

77

Was the COP climate summit a success?

78

How does climate change affect me?

79

What do developing nations want from the big climate summit?

80

What progress have we made on fighting climate change?

81

The Climate Question x Global News Podcast: Listeners Questions Special

82

Trump wins: What does it mean for the climate?

83

How is climate misinformation evolving?

84

Should we put a price on nature?

85

Your questions answered: The value of trees, "black" oxygen, AI's carbon footprint

86

Is the climate on the ballot at the US election?

87

Why don’t we use more geothermal energy?

88

What's it like like losing your home to the sea?

89

News update: Sea level rise, Mexico's "green" president, Ivory Coast's chocolate crisis

90

Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict

91

What’s the future of wine in a warming world?

92

Why is climate change fuelling child marriage?

93

Can bringing back nature save our cities from floods?

94

Your questions answered: Geo-engineering; keeping houses cool; the climate powers of sharks

95

How are Afghans fighting climate change?

96

The Climate Question meets People Fixing The World

97

Can Science Fiction help us fight climate change?

98

What do this year's election results mean for our warming world?

99

Can technology fight flooding in cities?

100

What can we do to reduce black carbon?

101

How are athletes adapting to extreme heat?

102

How do you negotiate a good climate deal?

103

Why is defending forests so deadly?

104

Are we spending enough on renewable energy?

105

Is lab-grown meat better for the planet?

106

Your questions answered: Climate change for kids, solar power, music for plants

107

What does China's green tech revolution mean for the world?

108

Can we build better cities for mental health and the climate?

109

Can we save money and save the planet?

110

What is caused (and not caused) by climate change?

111

Bonus Ep: the climate activists who sued their government (and won)

112

Can we save the world's coral?

113

Can fertilisers go green?

114

Why are electric scooters, mopeds and rickshaws booming?

115

How is climate change affecting animal migration?

116

How does extreme heat affect pregnant women?

117

Your questions answered: Reversing climate change, eating avocados, electric vehicles and more

118

What's it like living a "sustainable" life?

119

What's it like being a 'Chief Heat Officer'?

120

Do we need a 'Category 6' for hurricanes?

121

Why is nuclear power back in fashion?

122

Are wetlands our secret weapon for fighting climate change?

123

Why is climate change fuelling tension in the Arctic?

124

Is climate change on the ballot paper in 2024?

125

Your questions answered: The impact of war; "green" rooftops; carbon cost of pets

126

Tidal power: What’s holding it back?

127

Will 'sustainable' fuels transform air travel?

128

Who's doing best on fighting climate change?

129

Can climate change ever be funny?

130

Climate review of the year

131

Was this year's climate summit a game-changer?

132

The 100 Women climate debate

133

Should the UAE host a big climate summit?

134

Your Climate Questions Answered

135

What is COP?

136

Why is 1.5 degrees important?

137

What has COP achieved?

138

Why are climate scientists receiving abuse?

139

Why does it matter that Greenland is melting?

140

Why did Ecuador vote to stop drilling for oil?

141

How do our listeners stay positive on climate?

142

Bill Gates: How I stay positive on climate change

143

How can we fight drought in the Horn of Africa?

144

Are disabled people forgotten in climate disaster plans?

145

Can tourism ever be good for the climate?

146

What should I eat to help fight Climate Change?

147

Meet the Climate Quitters: Part Two

148

Going carbon neutral: Lessons from Denmark

149

Can live music go green?

150

Can small islands live with climate change?

151

What is Climate Change?

152

Prof Jim Skea: living in an era of 'global boiling'

153

Meet the Climate Quitters: Part One

154

Can we have a climate-friendly death?

155

How are Afghans fighting climate change?

156

Climate Change and El Nino: Can we handle both?

157

What's the cost of fashion to the climate?

158

Mia Mottley: helping poorer nations fight climate change

159

Does climate change mean a future without coffee?

160

How does war affect the climate?

161

What can I do to help climate change?

162

Is climate change ruining your relationship?

163

Why are women more affected by climate change?

164

Is lab-grown meat better for the planet?

165

Can we trust Google’s carbon footprint calculations?

166

Why are 15-minute cities so unpopular?

167

Is there a greener way to rank successful economies?

168

How renewable are renewables?

169

Could solar farms in space power Earth?

170

How did we discover climate change?

171

Can green start-ups lead the way in Africa?

172

Are South Africa’s blackouts a green turning point?

173

Can artificial intelligence help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change?

174

Can investors change an oil company from within?

175

How can we prevent the spread of disease in a warming world?

176

Can the ski industry survive climate change?

177

Can natural gas ever be green?

178

How can oceans help us capture carbon?

179

How is India doing in the fight against climate change?

180

Why are we still subsidising fossil fuels?

181

Why isn’t the world heating equally?

182

How do we stay cool in a warming world?

183

Can renewables be used for heating?

184

Can we reduce lives lost from extreme weather?

185

How to speak to a climate denier

186

Was the 2022 World Cup as green as it seemed?

187

How much does biodiversity matter to climate change?

188

Are meat substitutes as green as we think?

189

Did ‘Africa’s COP’ deliver for Africa?

190

What does climate change mean for Egypt?

191

COP27: Are countries keeping to their climate pledges?

192

How green is green finance?

193

What should Africa do with its fossil fuel reserves?

194

Are prizes the best solution for climate change?

195

Can climate protests make a difference?

196

What can we do with nuclear waste?

197

How much can flooding in Pakistan be blamed on climate change?

198

What can we learn from fixing the ozone hole?

199

Can we engineer rain to help solve climate change?

200

Why can’t we build more wind farms?

201

What do warmer waters mean for life below the waves?

202

Is Influencer culture bad for the planet?

203

Are there any 'easy fixes' to climate change?

204

Can flying ever be climate friendly?

205

Can we feed the world without using chemical fertilisers?

206

How can we get more people on their bikes?

207

Where have all the mangroves gone?

208

How can we save the world’s tropical peatland?

209

Does recycling help fight climate change?

210

How is climate change affecting our mental health?

211

Is destroying the planet a vote winner?

212

What can we do to stop rising levels of methane?

213

How can oceans help us capture carbon?

214

Why is Asia embracing nuclear power?

215

Is the world ready for an electric vehicle revolution?

216

Could Chile be a climate leader?

217

What does 'net zero' really mean?

218

How are young people feeling 6 months from COP?

219

Is space travel a problem for the climate?

220

What does war in Ukraine mean for the climate? Part 2: Energy Security

221

What does war in Ukraine mean for the climate? Part 1: Russian gas

222

Can we rely on insurance to help rebuild after extreme weather?

223

Can animals evolve to deal with climate change?

224

The 'unequivocal' consequences of climate change

225

How quickly is battery technology advancing?

226

What will happen if the world's glaciers melt?

227

Is our obsession with GDP killing the climate?

228

Can we believe companies’ promises on climate?

229

How committed is China to climate change?

230

Are we too reliant on tech that’s not invented yet?

231

Can putting a price on nature help us care about it more?

232

Are we putting too much faith into electric vehicles?

233

Does climate change have an ‘image problem’?

234

Why do we find it so hard to take action on climate change?

235

What role is overpopulation playing in the climate crisis?

236

Counting the cost of fashion

237

What can we learn from the fight to fix the ozone hole?

238

Could giving nature rights help fight climate change?

239

What did we learn at COP26?

240

How’s it going at COP26?

241

What do young activists want from COP?

242

What will it take for countries to keep their climate promises?

243

Putin and the planet

244

Why can't we stop gas flaring?

245

What made us doubt climate change?

246

What homes to build in a climate-changed world?

247

What role has the media played in the climate crisis?

248

When will countries stop exploring for oil?

249

Should rich countries help pay for climate change impacts in poorer ones?

250

Can we be ‘nudged’ to act on climate change?

251

“Code red for humanity”

252

Is green hydrogen the fuel of the future?

253

What do we tell the kids?

254

Can shipping fix its climate problem?

255

The North American heatwave

256

Will football tackle the climate crisis?

257

Could climate change cause more water conflicts?

258

Why is Australia so slow to act on climate change?

259

Why are we failing to protect the Amazon rainforest?

260

Carbon capture and storage

261

What will it take for cities to go carbon neutral?

262

Should we ‘dim the sun’ to save the planet?

263

Is bottom trawling for fish bad for the climate?

264

Is South Korea a climate villain?

265

Can indigenous knowledge help us fight climate change?

266

Why can't we crack our food waste problem?

267

Is carbon the new calorie?

268

What does the world want from the US?

269

Is it time to ditch the plough?

270

Is science fiction holding back climate action?

271

What can we do about climate migration?

272

Climate justice in the courtroom

273

Must our future be cast in concrete?

274

What will happen to the fossil fuel workers?

275

Can we be ‘nudged’ to act on climate change?

276

Have we planted too much faith in trees?

277

Does big money really believe green is good?

278

Can the internet ever be green?

279

Will Africa really leapfrog to renewables?

280

How can we live with the SUV?

281

Does Africa have a voice on climate?

282

Jakarta: A warning?

283

A year to save the world

284

2020: A year of extremes

285

Are Catholics ignoring the Pope on climate change?

286

The secret solution to climate change

287

How to hurricane-proof our world

288

A degree away from carnage

289

The war on trees and what it means for disease

290

America v China

291

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