Channel 4 News - Climate change

Australia climate change bill defeated

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:27:00 +0000

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's hopes of passing a climate change bill before the Copenhagen summit are dashed as the senate rejects it for a second time. Andrew Thomas reports.

Brazil's oil and climate change dilemma

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:56:00 +0000

Brazil has been at the forefront of pioneering renewable energy, but the discovery of oil off the coast has left the country with a dilemma. Science correspondent Julian Rush reports.

Energy firm boss says 'scrap the Olympics'

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:42:00 +0000

One of the bosses of the power company E.ON says the 2012 London Olympics should be "scrapped" and the money spent on making Britain's stock of housing more energy efficient.

From the Earth Summit to Copenhagen

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Channel 4 News science correspondent Julian Rush follows the long road from the Brazil Earth Summit in 1992 to this December's climate change summit in Copenhagen.

Climate: does first world hold answer?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000

A major challenge from one of the leaders of the developing world: can the developed world come up with an answer that works? Alex Thomson reports.

Climate change: believers and doubters

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:43:00 +0000

A threat to civilisation or a natural cycle in the life of planet earth? Though the scientific consensus is that man-made global warming is with us, there are still prominentÂ doubters in the debate.

Global warming: the view from Sao Paulo

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:53:00 +0000

Next week's climate change conference in Copenhagen could decide the future of our planet - but expectations range between the unreal and the hopeless. Jon Snow reports from Sao Paulo in Brazil, the southern hemisphere's most populous city.

Cumbria residents face flood's impact

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000

The safety engineers allow Cockermouth residents back into 900 homes and businesses in the town following last week's floods. Jane Deith reports.

Ocean census reveals amazing new species

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:19:00 +0000

Sea Angels, jewel squid and helmet jellies are among 17,000 new species found during 210 expeditions of the deep ocean for the International Census of Marine Life.

Cumbria floods: police officer's body found

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:41:00 +0000

A policeman has been killed and 200 people rescued after unprecedented rainfall brought flooding and devastation to Cumbria. Jane Deith and Alex Thomson report.

Hacked emails revive climate debate

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:27:00 +0000

The leaked emails of one of the world's leading climate change academics have highlighted the debate over human involvement in climate change. Jane Dodge 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.

From Rio to Kettering: ready to save the planet?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:42:00 +0000

Channel 4 News brings four citizens of Kettering together with four from Rio to argue who should be doing what for whom to battle the spiralling effects of our warming world.

Lula warning over no deal at Copenhagen

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:30:00 +0000

President Lula of Brazil tells Jon Snow that if the Copenhagen climate change conference fails to reach a binding agreement, "we will send a very negative signal to the world".

5 Min: Climate change

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

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