This little-known pollutant is 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\u2019s lungs as well as causing glaciers to melt. \n \nIn Nepal, home to some of the world\u2019s 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. \n \nGot a question you\u2019d like answered? Email: TheClimateQuestion@BBC.com \n \nPresenter: Graihagh Jackson \nProducer: Ben Cooper \nResearcher: Octavia Woodward \nProduction Coordinator: Brenda Brown \nEditor: Simon Watts \nSound Designer: Tom Brignell