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The government is cracking down on climate protesters and their "guerrilla-style" tactics by introducing a new Public Order Bill. So how will the climate movement be affected?

On Sky News ClimateCast, host Leah Boleto speaks to two climate activists with very different views on how to make people care about the climate emergency. Plus David Mercer, our home affairs reporter, has been speaking to an anonymous climate group deflating tyres across the country.

Host: Leah Boleto
Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Digital producer: Casey Magloire
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Scorching conditions in parts of India and Pakistan have left people struggling to breathe as they battle record-breaking temperatures, outside of the heatwave season.

On Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Leah Boleto and Katerina Vittozzi are joined by Kalpana Pradhan, a journalist in Kolkata, and Ulka Kelkar, director of climate at the World Resources Institute in India, to discuss how the country can adapt to a warming climate.

Hosts: Leah Boleto and Katerina Vittozzi
Podcast Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Interviews Producer: Alys Bowen
Editors: Philly Beaumont, Piers Scholfield

Tensions between Europe and the Kremlin have escalated after Russia cut its gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria. As European countries scramble to look for alternative energy supplies, could we be forced to step away from our climate ambitions in the short term?

On this edition of Sky News ClimateCast, host Samantha Washington speaks to climate correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter, who is in Germany, the European country most reliant on Russian fossil fuels. Plus, could the UK start burning more coal? We speak to Cumbria reporter Jacob Colley about the Whitehaven coal mine proposal that could be given the green light.

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Editors: Paul Stanworth, Philly Beaumont and Piers Scholfield

The UK government has released its new energy strategy - which set out its aims to expand where we get our energy from. But critics say there are missed opportunities for renewable energy, and insulating our homes.

On Sky News ClimateCast, Anna Jones is joined by our science correspondent Thomas Moore, to guide us through the detail of the strategy and to discuss this week’s IPCC report on global warming.

Plus guests Jean-Francois Mercure, associate professor in climate change policy at the University of Exeter, Sepi Golzari-Munro, deputy director of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, and Heleen de Coninck, professor of socio-technical innovation and climate change at Eindhoven University of Technology.

Host: Anna Jones
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Interview Producers: Reece Denton, Rosie Gillott, Emma Rae Woodhouse
Editor: Paul Stanworth

The energy cap has increased meaning the typical annual energy bill will cost hundreds of pounds more, with another rise due in October.

On Sky News Climatecast, Anna Jones is joined by Sky News' science and technology editor Tom Clarke and Energy Shop chief executive Scott Byrom to discuss where we get our energy from, how that's changing and what impact it might have on the price we have to pay. Plus we speak to Karen Isaac who has been struggling to heat her home due to the spike in bills.

Host: Anna Jones
Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Interviews producer: Reece Denton
Editors: Paul Stanworth, Piers Scholfield

In a move designed to punish Vladimir Putin's regime following the invasion of Ukraine, the US has banned Russian oil and gas imports, the UK will cut oil imports by the end of the year, and the EU will reduce its dependency by the end of the decade. But what impact could this have on the environment, business and our household bills?

On the Sky News Daily Podcast, ClimateCast hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi take over to find out what wider impacts the latest sanctions on Russia will have.

Daily podcast team:
Editor - Paul Stanworth
Editor – Philly Beaumont
Senior podcast producer - Annie Joyce
Podcast producer – Emma Rae Woodhouse, Rosie Gillott & Soila Apparicio
Junior podcast producer – Aishah Rahman
Interviews producer – Reece Denton
Digital producer - David Chipakupaku
Archive - Simon Windsor, Nelly Stefanova, Rob Fellowes
Music - Steven Wheeler

The second part of the UN’s international study on the effects of climate change warns of ‘increasingly irreversible’ impacts on land and at sea.

On this week's Sky News ClimateCast hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi speak to one of the lead authors - Dr Helen Adams, to discuss if adaptation can protect humanity from the impacts of climate change.

Plus, more on Katerina's trip to South Asia where she spoke to dozens of people living on the frontline of climate change in coastal regions and cities in India.

Hosts: Katerina Vittozzi and Anna Jones
Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Contributors: Dr Helen Adams, Lead IPCC report author and Senior Lecturer in Climate Change Adaptation, Kings College London

It’s the day of the latest report from the United Nations on the climate crisis. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) warns of “irreversible” effects of global warming but says there is still some time to prevent the very worst.

Experts from dozens of countries say some of the damage is on a bigger scale than they’d thought before.

The report also looks at how nations should adapt as the most vulnerable who’ve polluted the least will face the worst effects.

On this extra Climatecast, Katerina Vittozzi talks to Sky News’ Science and Technology Editor Tom Clarke about the report’s headlines and what, it says, can still be done.

Host: Katerina Vittozzi
Contributors: Tom Clarke, Science and Technology Editor
Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse

Non-fungible tokens have become big business in the cryptocurrency world. But NFTs and the ecosystems used to create them can be hugely energy consuming, and therefore, bad for the climate. Is it a problem we need to worry about?

On this week's episode of Sky News ClimateCast, Anna Jones is joined by our climate correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter, artist Joanie Lemercier, and Johannes Sedlmeir, a researcher in electricity use in blockchain technology at the University of Bayreuth.

Editor: Paul Stanworth
Producer: Soila Apparicio

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 joined by Professor of Climate and Energy policy Carly McLachlan, who recently led a study commissioned by Massive Attack, exploring the impact of the music business on carbon emissions.

Plus Adam Gardener, founder of Reverb - who works with artists such as Harry Styles, Billie Eilish & Maroon 5 - explains how we can reconcile the world of rock'n'roll with acting environmentally friendly, and help tackle the climate crisis.

Hosts: Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi
Podcast Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Interviews Producer: Tatiana Alderson
Music: Guster
Guests: Carly McLachlan, professor of climate & energy policy at the Tyndall Centre For Climate Change Research and Adam Gardner, Guitarist and Vocalist & Co-Founder of Reverb.