Channel 4 News - Climate change

Miliband outlines nuclear power plans

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:29:00 +0000

The government paves the way for an ambitious new fleet of nuclear power stations and sets out plans for clean coal and renewable sources by 2020. Tom Clarke reports.

Copenhagen climate deal looks doubtful

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:00 +0000

Talks in Barcelona suggest efforts to cut harmful emissions as well as raise hard cash for developing countries could be delayed by up to a year. Julian Rush and Faisal Islam report.

Global warming 'threat to children'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

A charity warns that the biggest health threat to children in the 21st century is global warming. Band Aid's Midge Ure travelled back to Ethiopia and speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

Copenhagen lobbying frenzy

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:20:00 +0000

Lobbying in WashingtonÂ increases because President Obama's climate change bill will determine many countries' policies. More4 News reports.

EU leaders name climate change price

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:27:00 +0000

In the run-up to the Copenhagen summit Gordon Brown declares a "breakthrough" in climate change talks as EU leaders name a €100bn price for tackling carbon emissions.

The price of being green

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000

How much would you be willing to pay to be greener? The Green Fiscal Commission reports on proposed taxes to combat climate change. Faisal Islam reports.

Brown warns of climate 'catastrophe'

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:28:00 +0100

The prime minister predicts that Britain faces a future of killer heatwaves, floods and droughts if efforts fail to secure a new climate change deal in Copenhagen. Tom Clarke reports.

Ice free Arctic in ten years

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:57:00 +0100

During the summer most of the Arctic will be ice free in a climate change trend that could be impossible to reverse, British scientists warn. Julian Rush reports.

Drought threatens Kenya crisis

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0100

Kenya faces its worst drought for more than a decade, with crops and livestock destroyed. Will people in the north be among climate change's first victims? Lindsey Hilsum reports.

Radical proposals to curb emissions

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0100

New proposals from the government's Committee on Climate Change to meet Britain's target on cutting carbon gas emissions would see drivers bearing much of the cost. Julian Rush reports.

Miliband lowers climate treaty hopes

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:23:00 +0000

Climate Secretary Ed Miliband acknowledges that hopes are fading for a legally-binding treaty to be agreed at the Copenhagen summit next month. Julian Rush reports.

The dash for gas explained

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:17:00 +0100

Jon Snow on why the treasure at the centre of the Arctic Cold Rush is energy.

Franklin's hunt goes on

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0100

The explorer Sir John Franklin disappeared as he hunted for the Northwest passage and as the ice melts a Canadian expedition now seeks to recover him, More4 News reports.

How to make a 'Frozen Four'

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:40:00 +0100

"I know this is a very odd request but would you mind if I used your walk-in freezer for 24 hours or so?" - the things we have to ask to make ideas work, blogs Jane Kinney

Arctic photo gallery

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:00:00 +0100

Assistant Home Editor Jane Kinney's photos from the team's recent Cold Rush season in the Arctic.

Arctic seeds of future renewal

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:40:00 +0100

A gigantic vault under the Svalbard permafrost aims to house and preserve every known variety of seed.

Green beliefs 'same as religion'

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:26:00 +0000

Environmentalism gets the same legal status as religion after a landmark ruling gave an Oxford man the right to sue his employer over his green views.

US climate targets at 'the lower end'

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:06:00 +0000

In the build-up to the Copenhagen climate change summit, US Senator John Kerry tells Sarah Smith that the US climate targets "may be at the lower end" then what was hoped for.

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Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:03:00 +0100

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