Climate change: special report

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

Energy company EDF is fined 1.5 million euros by a French court after being found guilty of spying on environmental group Greenpeace, as Science Correspondent Tom Clarke reports.

The government has abandoned plans to fund a commercial carbon capture and storage (CSS) project at ScottishPower’s plant at Longannet, Fife.

Endangered leatherback turtles are arriving in British waters to feed on a rising number of jellyfish as Science Correspondent Tom Clarke reports.

We could be on course for a scorching June as forecasters predict more warm weather. But what does it mean for our gardens? Jane Dodge reports on the rise of the fake lawn.

The Energy Secretary Chris Huhne sets out plans to cut UK carbon emissions by half by the year 2025.

US Army engineers open a key Louisiana spillway to allow the swollen Mississippi river to flood thousands of homes and crops but spare New Orleans and Louisiana’s capital, Baton Rouge.

The Government admits to Channel 4 News that it has some way to go before meeting its target of becoming the “greenest government ever” amid criticism from environmental groups.

How are tornadoes formed, and why were the twisters in Alabama so devastating? Channel 4 News speaks to the experts.

As the Government tests its flood defences, critics say cuts will leave homes without insurance. MP Diana Johnson tells Channel 4 News: “The insurance market is practically closed in Hull.”

As the number of people killed in the Brazil floods passes the 500 mark, one scientist tells Channel 4 News that replacing coastal vegetation with urban development has contributed to the disaster.

What has been called a ‘modest’ climate change deal has been agreed by nearly 200 nations at a UN conference in Mexico. But there were objections from Bolivia who said the deal did not go far enough.

A 10-mile-long barrage across the Severn Estuary to generate tidal power is to be scrapped as part of the Coalition’s first major policy plan on powering Britain to 2025 and beyond, writes Tom Clarke.

Most scientists agree that the world is getting hotter due to climate change, yet there remains little agreement on the solutions.