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Can we have a climate-friendly death?

Can we have a climate-friendly death?

The Climate Question vor 3 Jahren

Is it time to start considering alternatives to traditional funerals on climate grounds?

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Funeral rites are steeped in culture, tradition and faith, with
most of the world opting for cremation or burial. However, with
new research now revealing the carbon impact of established
funeral choices, more people are questioning their cost to the
climate.

With alternatives such as ‘water cremation’ and ‘eco-burials’
becoming available, will people start to consider another way?

Presenter Jordan Dunbar hears about initiatives in India to
modify traditional funeral pyres, calculates the climate cost of
the most common choices, and hears from Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s
daughter, Rev. Mpho Tutu van Furth, about her surprise at her
father’s final act on earth.

Producer: Osman Iqbal Researcher: Octavia Woodward Series
Producer: Simon Watts Editor: China Collins Sound Engineer: Tom
Brignell Production Coordinators: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill