A dramatic story told in an intimate way: How eight audio reporters bring climate change to life for listeners

As we celebrate World Radio Day 2025, which UNESCO dedicated to this medium and climate change, it is worth focusing on how radio stations are reporting and talking about climate change. So, we spoke to eight audio reporters and producers who are members of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network (OCJN) to hear how they manage to report on this topic.

They all spoke about radio’s incredible superpower: a medium that can whisper in your ear, echo from the corner of the kitchen, or shout from the speakers of a bus. Radio allows listeners to multitask. But it also requires them to follow a story carefully to fully picture a scene. For a topic like climate change, too often technical and dry, radio can offer a human voice. 

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