BBC World Service

The BBC World Service's Climate Question podcast examines whether the world has lost the battle against rising heat. The episode explores why global temperatures keep breaking records despite decades of climate pledges, and what options remain for protecting people from deadly heatwaves. It is drawing a large audience as heat extremes intensify across many regions.

The BBC World Service's Asia Specific podcast examines why Vietnam's coffee beans may prove more resilient than those grown elsewhere. Vietnam is the world's second-largest coffee producer, and the programme explores what makes its beans, farmers and growing conditions potentially better placed to withstand pressures facing global coffee supply.

BBC World Service's The Climate Question podcast is examining whether the planet is approaching a 'point of no return' on climate change. The episode is drawing large audiences globally, reflecting continued public concern about tipping points such as ice sheet collapse and ecosystem loss, and how close scientists believe the world may be to irreversible warming thresholds.

The BBC World Service's Climate Question podcast is examining whether humanity can actually cool the planet back down, exploring climate intervention ideas such as cutting emissions fast enough to reverse warming trends. The episode is drawing large audiences worldwide as extreme weather and record temperatures keep the question of reversing, not just slowing, climate change at the centre of public debate.