Does individual action matter in the fight against climate change?

It is easy to feel hopeless about the scale of the crisis facing us all. When it comes to climate change there is so much to be done and so little time to do it that many people feel overwhelmed. Many more feel anxious.

While individuals acting alone and in the absence of governments, fossil fuel producers and big businesses may not be enough to make the difference needed, individual responsibility remains key to bringing about systemic change.

From those planting urban pocket forests to the children showing the adults how it must be done to the environmentalists and scientists who advocate for the power of change, one person at a time, there is a growing realisation that everyone must do everything they can to fight climate change.

In the latest episode of the In The News podcast, Conor Pope talks to three people who are making a difference: environmental scientist Dr Tara Shine, Pocket Forests co-founder Catherine Cleary and 14-year-old climate activist Kate Devitt.