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The climate change alarm bells rang louder than ever in 2021, with the consequences of a warming planet landing at the doorstep of millions of people. So can we turn the tide on climate change in 2022? Hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi welcome in the new year with some climate-friendly resolutions. They're joined by Sky's climate correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter to look at what's on the clim...

It's the final episode of Sky News ClimateCast for 2021 and to celebrate, hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi get stuck into some jam-packed festive fun as they swap white Christmas for green. As new research reveals more people than ever before are trying to be more sustainable this Christmas, the pair explore ways to reduce their carbon footprint during the holiday season. Anna challenges Kat...

After an autumn affected by supply chain issues, we’re looking at how much of the disruption was influenced by climate change - and how likely it is that the climate will cause future interruptions to supply of our favourite goods. Plus - we explore how much our consumer habits have increased the pressure on supply chains and how that contributes to carbon emissions. On this week's episode of Sky...

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions now simply isn't enough to turn back time and prevent the impacts of climate change. For many people, its impacts are being felt right now, and the world needs to adapt to a warming planet. On this week's episode of Sky News ClimateCast, host Anna Jones speaks to Tricia Thorpe, a resident of Lytton in Canada, a small town that has been devastated by both wildfires...

Climate change will inevitably big a huge part of our children’s future, so how do we teach them about it, while still protecting their innocence? On this week’s episode of Sky News ClimateCast, host Sarah Hewson has a helping hand from her children, who share their perspectives of the climate crisis. She’s joined by our science and technology editor Tom Clarke, also a dad-of-three, as they discus...

As the dust settles after the COP26 summit, it's time to examine how far we've come. On this week's episode of Sky News ClimateCast Ashna Hurynag explores the effectiveness of COP26 and examines whether we can deem the “Glasgow Climate Pact” a success. She asks science correspondent Thomas Moore if it’s left us any closer to solving the climate crisis. Veteran environmental campaigner George Monbi...

Ashna Hurynag cancels her train home from Glasgow as COP26 goes into overtime. She's up at the crack of dawn with a spring in her step, but as the day gets longer and longer, her hopes (and mood) dwindles. Did someone say coffee?!

It's the final day of COP26... but is it? Negotiations are continuing right through into the night and into the weekend... it's getting tense! Ashna Hurynag hears all the latest reaction from COP26 attendees - lots of whom stage a huge protest over the latest draft agreement. Plus... it's been a tough, memorable but incredibly enjoyable two weeks - Ashna and producer Emma Rae share their personal...

It's crunch time at COP26, as negotiations reach the final 24 hours. Ashna Hurynag shares a metaphorical can of Scottish pop with climate correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter as they talk about the details of a draft agreement being drip fed out of negotiating rooms. Plus, there's a rumour circulating that Russia and Mexico will give away their own national delicacies if negotiations end on time. So...

COP26 negotiations have been cranked up a notch with announcements flooding in left, right and centre. Ashna Hurynag catches Boris Johnson arriving at Glasgow Central station - where she gets a tour of the UK's first hydrogen train. She speaks to Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, the mum of 9-year-old Ella, who died of air pollution, about why transforming our transport system is essential to solving climate...

Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, arrives in Glasgow and Ashna Hurynag wastes no time asking her how negotiations are going. But she's not the only powerful woman on this episode. We also hear from Chair of the Elders Mary Robinson, indigenous leader Helena from Ecuador and International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan. Plus as negotiation time is running out, Ashna sp...

Week two of COP26 negotiations kick off with a focus on developing nations, which are pleading with the Global North to put their hands in their pockets and offer more support to those on the frontline of climate change. Ashna Hurynag meets representatives from across the world including Tanzania, Kenya, Caribbean, and Fiji. They discuss life back home, their hopes for COP and the accessibility of...

The world has taken to the streets and here in Glasgow Ashna Hurynag explores the warehouse training young people how to get their voices heard. Plus we hear from star Idris Elba and a man dressed as an avocado... but isn't quite sure why.

Ashna Hurynag joins activists on the streets of Glasgow as 10,000 march, chant and protest in one of the biggest and most diverse Fridays for Future marches the climate sphere has ever seen. She hears from two of the UK's most high-profile youth activists, Dominique Palmer and Scarlett Westbrook. As well as young children, their parents and even grandparents who travelled from all across the world...

Phasing out fossil fuels has been the talk of the town at COP26. So is the end in sight? On ClimateCast Daily from COP26 Ashna Hurynag speaks to Luisa Neubauer, the German climate activist who sued her own country. Ashna joins her in the middle of a coal protest. With fossil fuels in the bad books, she explores the conference for renewable alternatives and speaks to Polish nuclear enthusiast Jadwi...

Money has been the big theme at COP26 on Wednesday, and a lot of it. Rishi Sunak promised $130 trillion of private capital to help fund the green transition. Plus the long-awaited $100 billion dollars a year to help developing nations is promised, again... Host Ashna Hurynag sets off around the - enormous - COP26 conference centre, to get reaction to these announcements, plus the other promises wo...

Boris Johnson has made a start on his coal, cars, cash and trees checklist. While the first three are still in the works, world leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030. Plus more than 100 countries say they will drastically reduce methane emissions.  On Sky News ClimateCast Daily from COP26 Ashna Hurynag gets the latest from political editor Beth Rigby, who's been chasing famous faces from Joe...

Ashna Hurynag reports from the COP26 conference in Glasgow, as leaders from all around the world arrive. Climate finance and phasing out domestic coal are high on the priority list. She speaks to Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders and the environment minister of the Bahamas about they want to see from the world leaders summit. Plus our climate correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter has the latest updat...

Ashna Hurynag steps in as host of ClimateCast from COP26 in Glasgow. But there's one small problem... she's not there yet. Her and the Sky News production team struggle alongside hundreds of other passengers travelling to Glasgow, as severe weather and a fallen tree creates travel chaos up and down the country. But while train hopping, the group discuss what they're most looking forward to at COP2...

If the world warms more that 1.5 degrees Celsius more than pre-industrial levels, the consequences will be catastrophic. That’s the consistent warning from scientists ahead of COP26, the UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow. The meeting is in the words of John Kerry, the “last best chance” to keep that temperature rise in sight. So what will it take to “keep 1.5 alive?” On this week's episode of Sk...

The UK Government has published its net zero strategy, days before the crucial COP26 summit. It’s been praised and criticised, but generally recognised as being an ambitious document, if lacking in some detail. So can the Government re-claim the title of a climate world leader? On this week's episode of Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi are joined by Sky's new Science an...

On the menu this week, Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi explore the climate impact of meat and ask their guests: what's the beef with beef? They find out how much meat we’re eating in the UK and what needs to change, with behavioural scientist Cristina Stewart from the University of Oxford. And dairy farmer Abi Reader explains why meat shouldn’t be taken off the table. Last but not least Ella Mill...

The music industry is back in full swing after the COVID-19 pandemic, but as music venues heat up - so too does our planet. On this week's episode of Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi turn up the music. From gigs, festivals, concerts, tours and everything in between, they find out about the environmental footprint of the music industry - and what needs to change. They're...

Thousands of young people worldwide suffer from anxiety and depression caused by a fear of climate change. So how can we deal with the growing phenomenon known as eco-anxiety? On this week's episode of Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi go behind the scenes of Youth COP26 with our Climate correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter, who spoke exclusively to climate activists Greta...

Sky News can reveal that deforestation in the most precious parts of the Amazon rainforest has reached record levels. Using satellite imagery, Sky's Data and Forensics team have been able to identify changes to the forest canopy - and who is to blame. On Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi speak to Sky News investigations journalist Kieran Devine about the exclusive invest...