21st Century Challenges

Geo-engineering our climate

Interview with Tony Juniper

Tony Juniper, special adviser to The Prince of Wales' Rainforest Project, and former director of Friends of the Earth, joins 21st Century Challenges to discuss the issues surrounding rainforest conservation and the challenges of the 21st century.

Prince Charles calls for emergency rainforest funding

Prince Charles tells world leaders that they must 'strain every sinew' to find ways to halt the destruction of forests across the world

Solution to the carbon problem could be under the ground

Hope for the fight against climate change as study finds greenhouse gas can be buried without fear of leaking

Key role of forests ‘may be lost’

Forests' role as massive carbon sinks is "at risk of being lost entirely", top forestry scientists have warned.

Clean coal push marks reversal of UK energy policy

Decision not to allow any new coal-powered plants to be built in Britain without carbon capture represents a major victory for the new Department for Energy and Climate Change and green pressure groups

Clean coal is future for energy supplies

Greenhouse gas emissions from new power stations will be collected and permanently stored deep underground

New coal power plants must capture carbon

New coal-fired power stations to be built in the UK must have carbon capture and storage facilities, the government said on Thursday.

Obama is going to Copenhagen

The US President will be making a one-day stopover during the first part of the UN climate conference in the Danish capital where he is expected to announce an American emissions reduction target of 17 percent.

China unveils emissions targets ahead of Copenhagen

China has unveiled its first firm target for limiting greenhouse gas emissions, two weeks before a global summit on climate change in Copenhagen. Beijing said it would aim to reduce its "carbon intensity" by 40-45% by the year 2020, compared with 2005 levels.