roger harrabin has more. had notification of the three hottest years on record, a new uptick in carbon dioxide emissions, and today the start of a new report on and today the start of a new report o n exa ctly and today the start of a new report on exactly what we know about how climate change will impact on us, on humans. i'm joined by climate change will impact on us, on humans. i'mjoined by the climate change will impact on us, on humans. i'm joined by the main author of the report, richard bets from the met office. what other things we most subtle of? we almost certain about ongoing warming and the consequent sea—level rise. it is a no—brainer that a warmer world means high sea levels because it melts ice on land putting water into the oceans. this is basic physics. you don't need fancy computer models for this? it's very well known. if we managed to hit that 1.5 celsius temperature rise, which probably or possibly is out of reach anyway, if we do that, how will that affect sea—level rise? we do that, how

roger harrabin, bbc news. the actor keith barron has died at the age of 83.d that time forgot‘. his agent said he‘d enjoyed a "long and varied career". sir bradley wiggins and team sky will face no charges, following an investigation into the contents of a package delivered to the record—breaking cyclist. the investigation was opened in september last year, after newspaper reports that a mystery package had been delivered to wiggins‘ doctor, at the end of a race in france in 2011. uk anti—doping says it has been unable to prove the package contained a banned substance. a new home for a pound. it sounds far too good to be true. but in stoke on trent the council is selling a handful of homes for just that. it‘s all part of an attempt to breath new life into old homes that are lying empty. frankie mccamley has been to stoke—on—trent to find out more. a normal street in stoke—on—trent with a very unusual way of solving the housing crisis. thanks to a project by the local council, it costs just £1 to get a key to one of these front doors. what did you have to do h

roger harrabin, bbc news. let's get more now on the brexit negotiations.nd 50 billion euros. with me now to take a closer look at the figure is our reality check correspondent chris morris. why do the estimates of what the bill could be vary so widely? i think it is because we have begun to work out the overall amount that eve ryo ne to work out the overall amount that everyone thinks we should be talking about here. we do not know the uk's share of it. in september, theresa may spoke about honouring financial commitments. what has been happening behind the scenes is working out what that means. the european union says it means all of your commitment and it looks as if the uk has signed up and it looks as if the uk has signed up to that now. the biggest part of that will be the money that has been committed in budget but has not been paid out yet. that is nearly 240 billion euros, about £213 billion. the uk's share of that, the european union says, if we take five years average share of the uk budget, they wa nt to average share of the uk budget, they want

roger harrabin, bbc news.ion said that up to 2000 of its members are planning to take part in the walk—out on 4th december. it's warning that thousands of driving tests will be affected by the strike action. now i don't know what your memories of school dinners are like, but students in north london have been served up platefuls of insects. it's part of a project to get them thinking about alternative ways to feed everyone on the planet in future. caroline davis has bravely been to clapton girls academy, to see what's on the menu. this is not your normal school lunch, and these are not your normal ingredients. here we have got some mealworms. grasshoppers add a nice spicy tangy taste. i will leave some behind so the kids can see what they are eating as well. waiting nervously outside for their lunch, the students. it is more ethical but also i am a bit... eurgh... it is disgusting, but let's see! god knows! first up, insect cuss cuss, which took some getting used to. it is the fact that... i cannot swallow it.

roger harrabin, bbc news. and now for some history from the witness team.a long time — one of the few places in britain you could see naked women onstage, due to a loophole in the censorship laws. former windmill performer jill millard shapiro talks about her memories of performing at the theatre. archive footage: a particular blend of glamour and tattiness, sweat and eau de cologne. something seedy, yet also touching and innocent... it was a national institution. there was nowhere else like it. they never can be. there never can be. whatever it was, it has a great story... it was by accident. i was walking along archer street, and i saw the sign saying, "windmill theatre, stage, door. " sol so i walked in, i don't know why, andl so i walked in, i don't know why, and i said to the stage door man, cani and i said to the stage door man, can i have an addition, please? so the phoned upstairs to the office, andl the phoned upstairs to the office, and i went upstairs, and vivian didn't audition me, but he just said, ilike didn't audition me, but he just said, i

this week, as nations meet in bonn for the annual un climate conference, our environment analyst roger harrabinre are fighting back. southern california. a final for the wind that russia is between desert and coast. look at this land. stone, grit, and a little bit of scrub. useless for agriculture. but there is one very lucrative crop here: and thatis is one very lucrative crop here: and that is the clean energy from the desert wind. renewables boomed under barack obama, but donald trump says that variable output threatens the economy. he was to subsidise coal and nuclear. he is tried to scrap 50 environment rules and wants to allow coal plants to pollute more. 15 states led by california are fighting back with plans for emissions cuts from housing, industry, and cars. we are in a contest of ideas. depending on that and the outcome of this contest, it will be determined what the world will be determined what the world will look like over the next ten, 20, and 30 years. and here is california's and is for variable renewable energy. the steel containers near san diego make up the biggest lithium

this week, as nations meet in bonn for the annual un climate conference, our environment analyst roger harrabinome states there, are fighting back. southern california. a funnel for the wind that rushes from desert to coast. this land, stone, grit, a little bit of scrub, useless for agriculture. but there is one very lucrative crop here. and that is the clean energy from the desert wind. renewables boomed under president obama, but president trump says their variable output threatens the economy. he wants to subsidise coal and nuclear. he's trying to scrap 50 environmental rules. he wants to allow coal plants to pollute more. 15 states led by california are fighting back with plans for emission cuts for housing, industry and cars. we are in a contest for ideas. depending on the outcome of this contest will determine what the rule is going to look like for the next ten, 20, 30 years. here is california's answer. these steel containers near san diego make up the biggest lithium battery in the world. storing energy when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining. they can take energy that is gener

our environment analyst roger harrabin reports from bonn.p trying to pull the us out of their global climate accord as quickly as he can, this meeting could have been a total car crash, with other nations uncooperative. it has not been that way. they made good progress on the new rulebook to the way climate will be governed in future. they have also rot agriculture into the talks for the first time. farming create about 25% of global emissions. there have been major warnings though that climate change is already happening, and future changes are locked in. on the optimistic side we have heard about the collapse in the price of renewable energy, which has made it affordable to china and india to make huge steps in that direction. these nations will meet again in a yea r‘s these nations will meet again in a year's time, but they will have some hope at last that some progress is being made. stay with us on bbc news, because still to come this hour, reclaiming the streets: find out how these children are playing safely outdoors just like their p

our environment analyst roger harrabin reports.ern them — give us air that's fit to breathe. these youngsters petitioning downing street attend schools where pollution levels break the law. street attend schools where pollution levels break the lawm is quite bad for the children at our school because our front playground is right next to a busy road and that's really not good for our health. members of four parliamentary committees are conducting what is being dubbed a super inquiry into air pollution. mps were told the uk needs a new clea n mps were told the uk needs a new clean air act. the act of 1950s was brought about because of the great smoke. factories were churning out this stuff and smoke suffered outside, leading to thousands of people dying. you could see it. politicians in the 50s passed the clea n politicians in the 50s passed the clean air act. diesel vehicles are the biggest cause of the problem. in the biggest cause of the problem. in the budget yesterday, the chancellor did increase attacks on dirty diesel ca i’s

nations are meeting in bonn for the annual un climate conference, the bbc‘s environment analyst, roger harrabinbut others have begun a green fightback. southern california. the san gorgonio pass. a route through the mountains and a funnel for the wind that rushes from desert to coast. look at this land. stone, grit, a bit of scrub, useless for agriculture. but there is one very lucrative crop here, and that is the clean energy from the desert wind. renewables boomed under president 0bama, but president trump says they threaten the economy because their output is variable. he wants to subsidise coal and nuclear instead. he's trying to scrap 50 environmental rules. he wants to protect coal by relaxing pollution standards for power plant. 15 states, led by california governorjerry brown, are fighting back with plans for their own emissions cuts from housing, industry and cars. we're in a contest of ideas, a contest of government actions and policies. the outcome of this contest will determine what the world is going to look like over the next 10,20 and 30 years. trump will not be, i hope, a perman

i spoke earlier to our environment correspondent roger harrabin.e but they have been pushed forward by the el nino effect. this year that has been absolutely negligible yet it will still be one of the top three years on record and that is alarming because the warming trend is very, very clear. 13 american agencies came out and said there is no possible reason for this warming other than activity from human society. and then we have this news about global emissions of carbon dioxide rising, they believe for the first time in 40 years and i suppose the big question is whether this is a one off of whether it is the start ofa a one off of whether it is the start of a trend. that is the question. there has been an encouraging trend for the past four years where countries have been investing heavily in renewables, investing in energy efficiency to drive down energy efficiency to drive down energy demand and that has kept the emissions levels more or less static, that and a sluggish global economy. now the economy has picked up economy. now the economy ha

with the latest from the conference let‘s talk to our environment analyst roger harrabin. ..d president trump. the worst case there was an absolute road crash, people saying the usa are out, why should we bother to carry on? a backlash from the chinese and the indians. they absolutely have not seen that. what we have seen instead is a week of steady cooperation moving through difficult issues and as to how they will get more ambitious towards the targets scientists have said. these villages of great difficulty and complexity and technicality. we are moving towards an agreement on that. there is one outstanding issue with this conference about is money. but the developing countries, who are most vulnerable to climate change, being extremely resentful that the rich nations, who principally caused by which change, not stumping up the money they promised to help them get clea n money they promised to help them get clean technology. one of the big m essa 9 es clean technology. one of the big messages from this week is that if every country when fulltilt at trying to reduce emissio

this week, as nations meet in bonn for the annual un climate conference, our environment analyst roger harrabint wind. renewables boomed under president obama, but president trump say their variable output threatens the economy. he wants to subsidize coal and nuclear. he's trying to scrap 50 environmental rules. he wa nts to scrap 50 environmental rules. he wants to allow coal plants to pollute more. 15 states led by california are fighting back with plans for emission cuts for housing, and cars. we are in a contest for ideas. depending on the outcome of this contest will determine what the rule is going to look like for the next ten, 20, 30 years. here is california's answer. these steel containers near san diego make up the biggest lithium battery in the world. storing energy when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining. they can take energy that is generated when wind and solar are abundant and move it to the peak times when the grid might need it and those energy sources might not be available at the level that are needed. president trump promised voters he would bring backjobs in coal.

our environment analyst roger harrabin is at the conference in bonn. roger, good morning.bably won't be, that would bring us one and a half degrees warming and that would inevitably lead to a sea—level rise which would affect two and a half million bangladesh people, increasing flood risk for between 9-20,000,000 increasing flood risk for between 9—20,000,000 chinese, the evidence stacking up and 13 us agencies last week said there is no other plausible cause of this but humans. so whatever you might hear in the pub there that in mind. i am here now withjennifer pub there that in mind. i am here now with jennifer morgan the executive director of greenpeace international. how are you reacting to what's going on with the latest science? i think it's clear, the evidence is so clear, people around the world are suffering now and will get even worse. we are reacting by pushing for 100% renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels and call, taking the norwegian government to court today, there is a court case going on because we think they are drilling in the arctic, against the c

here‘s our environment analyst, roger harrabin. because it is not used in time, according to the wastefridge on it. and food firms should put clear labels on all produce so people know wrap‘s answers to questions like these. how cold should i keep my fridge? you should keep your fridge at five celsius or below or food spoils. should i keep potatoes in the fridge? no, it turns the starch into sugar and makes them gritty. what about pineapples in the fridge? yes, if it is cut and no if it is whole. that is a trick question. and here is a trick question that divides the nation. bread — in the fridge or out of the fridge? wrap says the fridge actually helps keep bread fresh. it stops it going mouldy. but also, it makes bread taste stale more quickly. so it is your choice. and what about milk? it‘s something people throw away too quickly, according to wrap. remember that you can freeze right up to the use by date, so even if you‘ve got an open pack, and we do in our own home, label up, put it straight in the freezer and then you can use at another time. getting to know our food better will