What can we do to reduce black carbon?

First broadcast in 2024. Graihagh Jackson finds out about the
little know pollutant making us sick and driving the climate
crisis.


It commonly comes from burning coal, diesel or wood and has a
habit of getting stuck in people’s lungs as well as causing
glaciers to melt.


In Nepal, home to some of the world’s most beautiful glaciers, we
meet journalist Tulsi Rauniyar, who tells us all about the impact
black carbon is having on women and children. She meets Tenzing
Chogyal Sherpa, a glacier expert who maps the ice losses in the
Himalayas.


Zerin Osho from the Institute for Governance & Sustainable
Development helps us understand why black carbon is so important
- but often forgotten - in the fight against climate change, and
how we can change that.


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Presenter: Graihagh Jackson Producer: Ben Cooper Researcher:
Octavia Woodward Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown Editor:
Simon Watts Sound Designer: Tom Brignell


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