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.

As the UN's climate chief says she believes a deal can be done to cut greenhouse gases, China's representative in Durban tells Channel 4 News his country is open to legally binding targets.

Delegates at the UN's climate change meeting in South Africa are battling to agree on a plan to pay poor countries not to cut down their forests, with some claiming that profits are being put first.

Transport Minister Norman Baker rejects allegations by environmentalists that he is "doing the dirty work" of the Canadian government and promoting oil industry interests ahead of a crucial EU vote.

A summary of a report by the UN's IPCC says there is some evidence extreme weather linked to global warming will increase, but there is strong evidence of hotter temperatures and more rain worldwide