Is Influencer culture bad for the planet?
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Shopping online is nothing new but with the rise of influencer culture, livestreaming, and social commerce buying stuff has never been easier.
Research suggests that the production and use of household goods and services is responsible for about 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
So is influencer culture making us buy more - contributing to climate change? Or is it more complicated than that? In this programme we hear from Nigerian influencer Noble Igwe and eco-influencer Rosie Okotcha. As well as finding out about the growing popularity of influencers in India and the potential of Chinese live-streamers to become environmental icons. \\n \\nPresenters Neal Razzell and Graihagh Jackson speak with the following contributors: \\nNoble Igwe, Nigerian influencer\\nRosie Okotcha, Eco-influencer\\nProfessor Shirley Yu, Senior Practitioner Fellow with the Ash Center of Harvard Kennedy School \\nJunofy Anto Rozina founder of India Behavioural Economics Network\\nJB MacKinnon author of \\u2018The Day The World Stops Shopping\\u2019
The team this week: \\nProducer: Claire Bowes\\nResearcher: Imogen Serwotka \\nSeries Producer: Alex Lewis \\nProduction Coordinators: Helena Warwick-Cross, Siobhan Reed \\nEditor: Richard Fenton-Smith\\nSound Magician: Tom Brignell
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