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Can China build its way out of climate change?

Beijing is investing trillions of dollars in clean energy and building huge dams, bridges and high-speed train lines. Will that help China fight climate change?In this edition of The Climate Question, Host Jordan Dunbar and BBC Presenter Celia Hatton talk to Dan Wang, the author ...  Show more

How will melting glaciers change Nepal?

As shown by the recent flash floods, Nepali mountain communities are on the front line of climate change. Can they adapt?Host Jordan Dunbar talks to two Sherpas who have become climate researchers. They are glaciologist Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa, and Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, who resea ...  Show more

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