Celebrity gardener Charlie Dimmock launches a campaign to encourage the purchase of drought-resistant plants, before hosepipe bans hit large parts of the UK.

Once it was Frankenstein food, now it's the fight against disease. Channel 4 News looks at the brief but controversial story of genetic modification - from tomatoes to mosquitoes.

As the government prepares to announce a new £20m investment in carbon capture research, Science Editor Tom Clarke speaks to one of the key players in the industry - Royal Dutch Shell.

Eastern areas of England are now officially in drought and as Darshna Soni reports, water firms are warning customers to expect restrictions this summer, unless there's significant rain.

The government's Green Deal aims to deliver large cuts in carbon emissions. But official figures show it will mean a dramatic fall in British homes being insulated to make them more energy-efficient.

After talks running over into Sunday morning, the Durban UN conference on climate change finally ends with an agreement to extend the Kyoto Protocol, due to expire next year.

Negotiations at the UN climate change conference in South Africa continue into Saturday - but prospects are fading for any internationally binding deal before the Kyoto Protocol expires.