The Climate Question
The Climate Question
Q+A: The carbon footprint of your tech and AI; river estuaries; and "Fish Discos"
10 May 2026
26 minutes
Available for over a year
What’s the carbon footprint of streaming your favourite shows or doing an AI search? How vulnerable are river estuaries to climate change? Plus, are you a climate optimist or pessimist? Graihagh Jackson and her panel answer your questions.
The panel are 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.
Got a question or comment for the next listeners' show? You can email us at theclimatequestion@bbc.com or leave a WhatsApp message at + 44 8000 321 721
Production team: Diane Richardson and Grace Braddock
Sound Engineers: Ben Andrews and Tom Brignell
Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Editor: Simon Watts
Picture Credit: ljubaphoto via Getty Images
