Meet the Climate Quitters: Part One
Luke Jones meets four people from around the world who've changed career to help protect the climate
Have you thought about quitting your job because of climate change?
Research shows more and more people are worried about their career’s impact on the planet. So this week The Climate Question hears from four people from around the world who’ve taken the plunge and done it.
Luke Jones meets an air steward who's swapped flying for teaching; a restaurant critic who's become a tree-planter; a fossil fuel company engineer who's switching to working in renewables; and a multinational CEO turned sustainable business campaigner.
Presenter: Luke Jones
Series Producers: Alex Lewis and Simon Watts
Sound Engineer: Tom Brignell
Editor: China Collins
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Broadcasts
- Sun 6 Aug 202313:32GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- Sun 6 Aug 202321:06GMTBBC World Service & BBC Afghan Radio
- Wed 9 Aug 202301:32GMTBBC World Service
- Wed 9 Aug 202308:32GMTBBC World Service
- Wed 9 Aug 202312:32GMTBBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
- Wed 9 Aug 202319:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
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The Climate Question
Why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.

