Podcast Episodes

Does climate change have an ‘image problem’?

Images are a key part of communicating climate change, and shape how we understand the crisis unfolding around us. But while lots of research has bee…

3 years, 10 months ago

What can we learn from fixing the ozone hole?

In 1985 British scientist Jonathan Shanklin and colleagues published a study that shocked the world. The study revealed a hole in the Earth’s atmosph…

3 years, 10 months ago

Can we engineer rain to help solve climate change?

From the Aztecs to the Zoroastrians, humans have always prayed for rain. We’ve tried dances, ritual sacrifices and even blowing up the sky to boost r…

3 years, 10 months ago

Why can’t we build more wind farms?

In rural North East Spain, proposals to build hundreds of new wind turbines have sparked opposition and divided communities. And it isn’t only Sp…

3 years, 11 months ago

What do warmer waters mean for life below the waves?

The Ocean, it covers more than 70% of the surface if our planet, it provides us with food, medicine and even influences the weather.

For years its als…

3 years, 11 months ago

Is Influencer culture bad for the planet?

Shopping online is nothing new but with the rise of influencer culture, livestreaming, and social commerce buying stuff has never been easier.

Researc…

3 years, 11 months ago

Are there any 'easy fixes' to climate change?

We know from The Climate Question back catalogue, solving climate change is a knotty problem which does not lend itself to quick fixes. But in this p…

3 years, 11 months ago

Can flying ever be climate friendly?

Since the 1990s, air flight has made the world a smaller place. In one 24-hour period you can fly to the other end of the globe. In an hour you might…

3 years, 11 months ago

Can we feed the world without using chemical fertilisers?

The development of agriculture some 12,000 years ago changed the way humans live.

As technologies have developed we’ve become more and more efficient…

4 years ago

How can we get more people on their bikes?

Cycling is healthy, cheap - and as modes of transport go, they don’t come much greener. Worldwide, transport is responsible for nearly a quarter …

4 years ago