Jon Snow
EU energy crisis: prepare to abandon energy targets
Europe’s collective energy needs are startling, and the only available options terrifying. We are going to abandon most of our sustainable energy targets.
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Jon Snow
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Shale gas may not be game changer
Energy Minister Michael Fallon admits the government does not know how much gas will be generated by fracking as he answers concerns raised by campaigner Sasha Conway.
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More flooding to come in worst winter storms for 20 years
More flood warnings and alerts are issued across England and Wales, as David Cameron pledges that lessons will be learned from the damage caused by severe flooding from Cornwall to Scotland.
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Ancient woods under threat by demand for more homes
Developers could be permitted to build on ancient woodland as the pressure to build homes and roads increases, says the environment secretary.
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Greenpeace protester: ‘Prison isolation was torture’
Alexandra Harris, a UK Greenpeace protester released by Russia, tells Channel 4 News her prison isolation was like “torture” – though she claims her group was treated better than Russian prisoners.
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Kieron Bryan: ‘My life was in Putin’s hands’
As British members of the Arctic 30 return to the UK, video journalist Kieron Bryan says he will continue to raise awareness of Russian issues, despite narrowly avoiding 10 years in jail.
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Floods hit Maidstone over Christmas
The town of Maidstone, in Kent, was hit with two feet of flood water on Christmas day, covering the town centre’s car park and making roads all but impassable.
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Turning up the heat: MPs urge ‘big six’ to hold prices
As tensions rise over the increase in energy bills, the government urges the “big six” energy firms to hold prices until the middle of 2015.
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Blown away? Giant wind farm plans ‘scrapped’
Plans to build one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms in the UK could be scrapped after developers are said to have pulled out of the project.
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Greenpeace need ‘frank discussions’ on future oil protests
Boat trip that ended in two months imprisonment and hooliganism charge was “baptism of fire”, says bailed journalist Kieron Bryan.
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British Greenpeace protesters freed on bail
Five of the six Britons jailed during a Greenpeace protest in the Arctic are freed on bail in Russia after spending two months in detention.
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Arctic 30: first British Greenpeace activists freed on bail
Greenpeace activists Anthony Perrett and Kieron Bryan are freed on bail by Russian authorities in St Petersburg, after two months in detention.
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Rising fuel bills: Cameron announces review
The government is to launch a review of the energy sector and green taxes in response to inflation-busting rises in gas and electricity bills.
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From Russia, with love: Greenpeace activist writes from jail
Greenpeace activist Alexandra Harris is one of 30 arrested on board the Arctic Sunrise, and now faces 15 years in a Russian jail for alleged piracy. This is the letter she wrote to her parents.
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Tasmanian devils brought to San Diego zoo
A group of four Tasmanian devils arrives at the San Diego Zoo as a part of conservation programme. Scientists have warned that the marsupials could be extinct in 20 years.
