<description>&lt;p&gt;In a special programme, The Climate Question join forces with The Global News Podcast to tackle listeners' climate questions from around the world.
 
How does war impact climate change? How can we protect small island nations? And what practical actions can we all take as individuals? Plus, what to look out for at COP 29, The UN's annual Climate Change conference, set to open in Azerbaijan. 
 
The Climate Question’s Graihagh Jackson, BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt, and Global News Podcast host Nick Miles, provide the answers to a whole range of fascinating questions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producers: Anna Murphy and Osman Iqbal
Sound Engineers: James Piper and Tom Brignell
Editors: Karen Martin and Simon Watts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tell us what you think of the show or send us your own climate question. Email: TheClimateQuestion@bbc.com or Whatsapp: +44 8000 321 721&lt;/p&gt;</description>

As the big annual climate conference starts, the BBC's top correspondents give answers

In a special programme, The Climate Question join forces with The Global News Podcast to tackle listeners' climate questions from around the world.
 
How does war impact climate change? How can we protect small island nations? And what practical actions can we all take as individuals? Plus, what to look out for at COP 29, The UN's annual Climate Change conference, set to open in Azerbaijan. 
 
The Climate Question’s Graihagh Jackson, BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt, and Global News Podcast host Nick Miles, provide the answers to a whole range of fascinating questions.Producers: Anna Murphy and Osman Iqbal
Sound Engineers: James Piper and Tom Brignell
Editors: Karen Martin and Simon WattsTell us what you think of the show or send us your own climate question. Email: TheClimateQuestion@bbc.com or Whatsapp: +44 8000 321 721

The Climate Question x Global News Podcast: Listeners Questions Special

<description>&lt;p&gt;How will the US election result alter climate policy at home and abroad? Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar hear from BBC Environment Correspondent Matt McGrath, US Environment Correspondent Carl Nasman and Zerin Osho, Director of the India Programme at the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development in Washington DC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producers: Octavia Woodward and Jordan Dunbar
Sound Mix: Neil Churchill
Editor: Simon Watts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tell us what you think of the show or send us your own climate question. Email: TheClimateQuestion@bbc.com or Whatsapp: +44 8000 321 721&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How will the US election result affect climate policy at home and abroad?

How will the US election result alter climate policy at home and abroad? Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar hear from BBC Environment Correspondent Matt McGrath, US Environment Correspondent Carl Nasman and Zerin Osho, Director of the India Programme at the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development in Washington DC.Producers: Octavia Woodward and Jordan Dunbar
Sound Mix: Neil Churchill
Editor: Simon WattsTell us what you think of the show or send us your own climate question. Email: TheClimateQuestion@bbc.com or Whatsapp: +44 8000 321 721

Trump Wins: What does it mean for the climate?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Climate science and reporting are vital to understanding how our climate is changing and what we can do about it. But false information about climate change spread online is causing big problems. It’s no longer just about saying that climate change isn't happening; it’s increasingly about spreading uncertainty about its causes, its speed and the solutions. That’s making climate misinformation and disinformation harder to spot - and more divisive. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host Jordan Dunbar is joined by Jacqui Wakefield, global disinformation reporter with the BBC World Service and guests Marco Silva, climate disinformation journalist at BBC Verify and Prof Michael E Mann, climatologist and director of the Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Researcher: Tsogzolmaa Shofyor
Producer: Osman Iqbal
Editor: Simon Watts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tell us what you think of the show or send us your own climate question. Email: TheClimateQuestion@bbc.com or Whatsapp: +44 8000 321 721&lt;/p&gt;</description>

False information spread online is causing big problems and it’s getting harder to spot

Climate science and reporting are vital to understanding how our climate is changing and what we can do about it. But false information about climate change spread online is causing big problems. It’s no longer just about saying that climate change isn't happening; it’s increasingly about spreading uncertainty about its causes, its speed and the solutions. That’s making climate misinformation and disinformation harder to spot - and more divisive. Host Jordan Dunbar is joined by Jacqui Wakefield, global disinformation reporter with the BBC World Service and guests Marco Silva, climate disinformation journalist at BBC Verify and Prof Michael E Mann, climatologist and director of the Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania.Researcher: Tsogzolmaa Shofyor
Producer: Osman Iqbal
Editor: Simon WattsTell us what you think of the show or send us your own climate question. Email: TheClimateQuestion@bbc.com or Whatsapp: +44 8000 321 721

How is climate misinformation evolving?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Everyone who steps outside can appreciate the value that the natural world brings to our lives. To some people, the idea of placing a monetary value on trees and mangrove forests is wrong because nature and its gifts are priceless. But others say the love of nature has not stopped it from being polluted or destroyed. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The natural world plays a major role in capturing the carbon from our atmosphere. A marketplace now exists where countries and big businesses can pay others to protect their forests, swamps and bogs in return for offsetting their emissions. But several of these schemes have faced scandal and corruption. Could the world’s largest biodiversity conference in Colombia, COP16, help put a stop to that? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presenters Kate Lamble and Jordan Dunbar are joined by Kevin Conrad, founder, Coalition for Rainforests; Tina Stege, climate envoy, Marshall Islands; Pavan Sukhdev, chief executive officer, GIST &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tell us what you think of the show or send us your own climate question. Email: TheClimateQuestion@bbc.com or Whatsapp: +44 8000 321 721 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producers: Darin Graham and Graihagh Jackson 
Researcher: Natasha Fernandez 
Reporter: Gloria Bivigou 
Series producers: Alex Lewis and Simon Watts 
Sound engineers: Graham Puddifoot and Tom Brignell&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Biodiversity is under threat. So do vital ecosystems like forests need a monetary value?

Everyone who steps outside can appreciate the value that the natural world brings to our lives. To some people, the idea of placing a monetary value on trees and mangrove forests is wrong because nature and its gifts are priceless. But others say the love of nature has not stopped it from being polluted or destroyed. The natural world plays a major role in capturing the carbon from our atmosphere. A marketplace now exists where countries and big businesses can pay others to protect their forests, swamps and bogs in return for offsetting their emissions. But several of these schemes have faced scandal and corruption. Could the world’s largest biodiversity conference in Colombia, COP16, help put a stop to that? Presenters Kate Lamble and Jordan Dunbar are joined by Kevin Conrad, founder, Coalition for Rainforests; Tina Stege, climate envoy, Marshall Islands; Pavan Sukhdev, chief executive officer, GIST Tell us what you think of the show or send us your own climate question. Email: TheClimateQuestion@bbc.com or Whatsapp: +44 8000 321 721 Producers: Darin Graham and Graihagh Jackson 
Researcher: Natasha Fernandez 
Reporter: Gloria Bivigou 
Series producers: Alex Lewis and Simon Watts 
Sound engineers: Graham Puddifoot and Tom Brignell

Should we put a price on nature?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Climate Question listeners take over the programme again with their head-scratchers. Graihagh Jackson and her panel: Justin Rowlatt, BBC climate editor,
Akshat Rathi, senior climate reporter for Bloomberg News and host of Bloomberg's Zero podcast and Caroline Steel, presenter of BBC Crowdscience,
ponder the impact of deforestation and marvel at the beauty of sequoia trees, which can live for more than 1000 years. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are also questions on the carbon cost of generative AI, the discovery of "black" oxygen in our oceans and deep-sea mining. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plus, which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you've got a query, email us at theclimatequestion@bbc.com or leave a Whatsapp message on +44 8000 321 721&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Osman Iqbal
Sound mix: Gareth Jones and Tom Brignell
Editor: Simon Watts&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Graihagh Jackson and her panel answer your questions on all things climate change

Climate Question listeners take over the programme again with their head-scratchers. Graihagh Jackson and her panel: Justin Rowlatt, BBC climate editor,
Akshat Rathi, senior climate reporter for Bloomberg News and host of Bloomberg's Zero podcast and Caroline Steel, presenter of BBC Crowdscience,
ponder the impact of deforestation and marvel at the beauty of sequoia trees, which can live for more than 1000 years. There are also questions on the carbon cost of generative AI, the discovery of "black" oxygen in our oceans and deep-sea mining. Plus, which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?If you've got a query, email us at theclimatequestion@bbc.com or leave a Whatsapp message on +44 8000 321 721Producer: Osman Iqbal
Sound mix: Gareth Jones and Tom Brignell
Editor: Simon Watts

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