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The climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has been mobbed at the United Nations climate crisis conference in Madrid.

From Washington DC is Sherri Goodman, the Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate and Security.

The news was expected – but nobody knew the figures. Just after midnight they came through: our global emissions are up. Just when they have to FALL radically to keep the promises made at the Paris Climate Agreement. No wonder protests are stepping up and frustration is growing at the UN climate crisis talks.

While world leaders have gathered in London for the 70th anniversary of NATO, over in Madrid delegates from 196 countries are convening for COP25, the UN convention on climate change.

With the world facing natural disasters, rising sea levels and species on the brink of extinction, what will it take for politicians to act on the climate crisis?

Despite all the talk of action to tackle climate change, there’s no indication yet that its making any difference.

Naomi Klein is a Canadian author, social activist and filmmaker. She has recently released her latest book ‘On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal’, which explores how bold climate action she says can be a blueprint for a just and thriving society.

Now Greenland has one thing to say to Donald Trump: we’re not for sale. Following reports that the US President had shown an interest in buying the territory, almost a quarter of the size of the USA itself, Greenland’s government said they were flattered by the interest, but weren’t on the market.

July was the hottest month on Earth since records began, according to meteorologists. All this week we’ve been reporting from Greenland on the dramatic impact global warming is having on the ice shelf. Scientists say Greenland’s ice is melting at a rate they were not expecting to see until 50 years time. Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson…

Our chief correspondent Alex Thomson is in the Arctic, where he’s making a special report to be broadcast soon. 

A heatwave is gripping the arctic, and Greenland’s ice sheet is melting away on a scale not seen for years, threatening a rise in sea levels.

We debate the impact of farming on the climate crisis.

The changes in our climate are affecting the ability of the land we live on to sustain human life.  

As England braces itself for a bit of a heatwave this weekend, temperatures in France soared to the hottest on record today, hitting 45.9 degrees Celsius in one southern town.

Wildlife and habitats across the world are declining at an “unprecedented” rate – putting up to a million species of plants and animals at risk of extinction.