Is climate change ruining your relationship?

Published: June 4, 2023, 1:32 p.m.

How can you have a successful relationship with someone if you believe passionately in climate action, but they don\u2019t? \nThe fate of our planet can be a divisive, emotive, even frightening issue. It\u2019s something that\u2019s tearing more and more couples and families apart, experts have told us.

It\u2019s not easy getting past those differences with the ones we love, but it is possible. We speak to a couple, as well as a mother and daughter, to find out how. And we ask whether the way we talk to our loved ones about climate change might offer important lessons on how we discuss the issue more broadly.

Presenter Graihagh Jackson is joined by:

Daze and Antonia Aghaji, from London\nCaroline Hickman, researcher at the University of Bath in the UK and psychotherapist\nMohini and Sam Pollock, from Campbell, California

Thanks to Jasmine Navarro, founder of Nava, for her help with this episode.

Producer: Simon Tulett \nSeries Producer: Alex Lewis \nEditor: China Collins \nSound engineer: Tom Brignell \nProduction co-ordinators: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill