Does climate change have an image problem?
Images are a key part of communicating climate change, and shape how we understand the crisis unfolding around us. But while lots of research has been done into the language we use to talk about climate, images are often left out of the conversation. \n \nAs a result, over time, a limited set of images have come to dominate how we think of climate change \u2013 like polar bears and melting glaciers - which haven\u2019t kept up with the changing conversation about the crisis. All too often, these images tend to be abstract, removed from our daily lives and typically don\u2019t feature people - when we know that climate change is happening all around us, all the time, and is very much a story with people and communities at its core. \n \nSo how can we develop a new, and more effective visual language for climate change? What kind of images \u2018work\u2019 to both convey the urgency of the crisis as well as inspire behavioural change? And what are some of the ways in which photographers are seeking to represent the crisis in a way that transforms apathy into action? \n \nGuests: \nCristina Mittermeier, photographer and conservationist \nArati Kumar-Rao, National Geographic Explorer and photographer \nToby Smith, Programme Lead at Climate Visuals \nSaffron O\u2019Neill, University of Exeter \n \nPresenter: Neal Razzell\nProducer: Zoe Gelber \nResearcher: Lizzie Frisby \nSeries Producer: Alex Lewis