Can economic theory hold the answers to us overcoming the challenges posed by our changing environment? Claudia Hammond reports from Sweden on 'fun theory'. Show more

Is our lack of action on climate change down to a failure of communication? Jon Stewart reports from California on whether psychological research can reveal why climate change messages are failing. Show more

International leadership at the highest level appears to have stalled over climate change. But what's stopping them? Do we need a new approach to leadership or is it already out there? Show more

How do language, religion and culture influence how we think about climate change? Listen to reports from Kenya, Ethiopia and Indonesia. Show more

What's stopping us from taking action on climate change? Can research from other fields help us find solutions where conventional thinking around environmentalism might have failed? Show more

The first in a series of programmes on the environment in the run up to the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen. Show more

A series of programmes on the environment in the run up to the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen. Show more

Hita Unnikrishnan, who is studying Life Sciences in Bangalore and also a British Council Environmental Champion - believes that climate change has to be addressed at the individual level. Show more

Laila Al-Hassan, an Emirati woman who works for state environmental agency in Abu Dhabi, represents a growing lobby - urging their fellow citizens, and the world, to rethink attitudes to travel. Show more

In many parts of the world, buildings produce around half of all carbon dioxide pollution. Alex Solk, a young architect, visits building projects that aim to create zero-carbon environments. Show more