Simon Roach

Sep 14, 2023 | channel4.com | Simon Roach

Thousands are feared dead and many more people are missing in Libya after torrential rain and two burst dams led to devastating floods this week. Exactly what happened is still being investigated — namely how the damage from a storm was exacerbated by local conditions on the ground, political instability, weakened infrastructure and poor planning. When it comes to the cause, some scientists have already said climate change is very likely to have played a role in driving such extreme weather.

Aug 2, 2023 | channel4.com | Simon Roach

On the day he announced hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses prime minister Rishi Sunak told reporters that producing natural gas in the UK is “better for the climate” than importing it from abroad.

Aug 1, 2023 | channel4.com | Simon Roach

The government will grant hundreds of new licences to extract oil and gas from the North Sea, Rishi Sunak said on Monday. The initial decision was announced last year, but Mr Sunak reiterated the plan this week alongside “millions of pounds” for so-called “carbon capture and storage” technology — which the government says would help reduce Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Jul 31, 2023 | channel4.com | Simon Roach

This summer has already been marked as another year with record-breaking heat right across the globe, from China to North Africa and North America to Europe. In the past week at least 34 people died from spreading wildfires in Algeria, while in the Greek island of Rhodes thousands were evacuated due to wildfires following extreme heat. That follows China breaking heat records and the US fighting flash floods and heatwaves at different ends of the country.

Jul 25, 2023 | channel4.com | Simon Roach

We’ve seen record-breaking temperatures across the world in the last few days, from Asia to North America, to the Antarctic.