.sc-c-sounds-nav { position: relative; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__menu-button { display: none; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__items { max-height: 500px; visibility: visible; position: static; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__overlay { display: none; } @media screen and (max-width: 659px) { .sc-c-sounds-nav__wrapper { padding-bottom: 0px; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__wordmark-link { padding-bottom: 18px; } }

Home
Music
Podcasts
My Sounds

The Climate Question - What's the cost of fashion to the climate? - BBC Sounds

The Climate Question

What's the cost of fashion to the climate?What's the cost of fashion to the climate?

Released On: 09 Jul 2023

Available for over a year

About 100 billion garments are produced globally every year. How is the climate affected?

More episodes

Programme Website

Coming Up Next

now playing
The Climate Question
What's the cost of fashion to the climate?
About 100 billion garments are produced globally every year. How is the climate affected?
26 mins
The Climate Question
Climate Change and El Nino: Can we handle both?
Scientists say an El Nino weather event has started. Can we cope in a warming world?
27 mins
The Climate Question
How are Afghans fighting climate change?
Afghanistan is on the front line of climate change. We hear how they’re fighting back
23 mins
The Climate Question
Can we have a climate-friendly death?
Is it time to start considering alternatives to traditional funerals on climate grounds?
27 mins
The Climate Question
Meet the Climate Quitters: Part One
Luke Jones meets four people who've changed career to help protect the climate
27 mins
The Climate Question
Prof Jim Skea: living in an era of 'global boiling'
As global temperature records are shattered, have we underestimated climate change?
26 mins
The Climate Question
What is Climate Change?
Looking for a Climate Change 101? Brush up on the basics with Jordan Dunbar's guide
14 mins
The Climate Question
Can small islands live with climate change?
What can island nations do to survive rising sea levels?
23 mins
The Climate Question
Can live music go green?
Concerts and tours are booming globally. Is this a climate problem, or an opportunity?
27 mins
The Climate Question
Going carbon neutral: Lessons from Denmark
Can the remote Danish island of Bornholm get to carbon neutral by 2025?
27 mins
The Climate Question
Meet the Climate Quitters: Part Two
Activists from three continents describe changing their careers to fight climate change
26 mins
The Climate Question
What should I eat to help fight Climate Change?
Experts answer your culinary-based climate questions.
23 mins
The Climate Question
Can tourism ever be good for the climate?
Eco-tourism is big business, but how much does it help versus hinder the climate?
26 mins
The Climate Question
Are disabled people forgotten in climate disaster plans?
How do we include disabled people in preparations for extreme weather events?
26 mins
The Climate Question
How can we fight drought in the Horn of Africa?
Can a digging project in the greater Horn of Africa help fight climate induced drought?
27 mins
The Climate Question
Bill Gates: How I stay positive on climate change
How does Bill Gates stay positive on climate change?
27 mins
The Climate Question
How do our listeners stay positive on climate?
Listeners tell us how they stay positive about climate change
26 mins
The Climate Question
Why did Ecuador vote to stop drilling for oil?
Ecuador recently voted to stop extracting oil from an important part of the Amazon
27 mins
The Climate Question
Why does it matter that Greenland is melting?
Ice loss caused by warming has serious implications for the Artic region and elsewhere
27 mins
The Climate Question
Why are climate scientists receiving abuse?
Meet the climate scientists who are receiving abuse for their research.
26 mins
The Climate Question
What has COP achieved?
It’s been nearly three decades since the UN climate negotiations began. What has it done?
26 mins
The Climate Question
Why is 1.5 degrees important?
Jordan Dunbar finds out why 1.5C is the most important number in Climate Change
12 mins
The Climate Question
What is COP?
It's the world's biggest - and most controversial - climate forum. But does it work?
14 mins
The Climate Question
Should the UAE host a big climate summit?
One of the world's biggest oil producers is leading this year's COP. Is that a problem?
27 mins
The Climate Question
Your Climate Questions Answered
Graihagh teams up with the BBC's Global News Podcast to answer listeners' questions
30 mins
The Climate Question
The 100 Women climate debate
Mercy Juma in Nairobi hosts a conversation with three leading women activists from Africa
23 mins
The Climate Question
Was this year's climate summit a game-changer?
Some are calling the deal at the COP conference in Dubai "historic". Are they right?
27 mins
The Climate Question
Climate review of the year
How did the planet cope with the hottest year on record? And what are we doing about it?
49 mins
The Climate Question
Can climate change ever be funny?
Jordan Dunbar asks if comedy can help us understand - and cope with - global warming
27 mins
The Climate Question
Who's doing best on fighting climate change?
Emma Tracey hears from Kenya and Costa Rica - both considered world leaders on climate
27 mins
The Climate Question
Will 'sustainable' fuels transform air travel?
Airlines want to power flights with a new generation of non fossil fuels. Will that work?
23 mins

Cymraeg
Gaeilge
Gàidhlig

BBC Sounds Help
Contacts, Privacy and Information
Help with Signing In
Newsletter