29/09/2013 Reporters

WorldCom to the special edition Reporters. —— welcome. As scientists

results of the most comprehensive study of global climate change,

results of the most comprehensive have a range of reports on the state

of the world's environment and the challenges that lie a head. Man—made

and still a ferret, we assessed challenges that lie a head. Man—made

latest UN report on climate change. Secrets of the seat — we investigate

how scientists are using clams to map the history of climate change.

Evidence like this from the natural world is what convinces scientists

that the world is getting warmer. We explored the shrinking clay shares

of the Himalayas. —— Lee shows. Waste not, want not — we investigate

Norway's plans to make energy from rubbish. All about waste is burnt in

degrees in their. On patrol with Britain's environment agency as

degrees in their. On patrol with And the great tears up like — how

your's wild animal population. Cast And the great tears up like — how

your's wild animal population. Cast oceans I'll warming. —— is warming.

Scientists are more convinced than man—made. They're virtually certain

that pollution is partly responsible for rising temperatures. Scientists

believe a recent slowdown in warming is unlikely to last. We have been

analysing the reports. The average temperature of the world has been

rising, thought mostly to be due to the burning of coal, gas and oil.

Many of the observed changes are unprecedented. The atmosphere and

ocean have warmed. The amount of snow and ice has diminished. The

report noted that we are seeing snow and ice has diminished. The

heatwaves and heavier rainfall. snow and ice has diminished. The

is likely due to human induced extremely likely, that the human

influence of climate change caused more than half of the observed

also has four separate scenarios for the rising temperatures for the

also has four separate scenarios for of the century. The worst will

result in the world's temperatures of the century. The worst will

result in the world's temperatures rising between two points six and

greenhouse gas emissions. The UN rising between two points six and

greenhouse gas emissions. The UN Secretary General promised to act.

We know the nature of the problem and the options for a it. We must

act. The report also addressed the and the options for a it. We must

act. The report also addressed the issue of the so—called pause in

global warming. This red line shows issue of the so—called pause in

global warming. This red line shows the computer projections for the

rising temperatures. The white line shows how temperatures have actually

increased. It shows since 1998, temperatures have not risen much.

projections are wrong. The experts said such variations are to be

expected. But the long—term trend was upward. It is not just one

succession of multiple decades that provide us with a robust signal

succession of multiple decades that changing planet. Critics argued

succession of multiple decades that certain. And billions of pounds

could be spent unnecessarily. Many scientists say that unless there are

deep cuts in CO2, we're likely to experience what they described as

The international panel issued its last climate report six years ago,

at the document contains mistakes, raising questions whether research

could he trusted. Researchers have been going to great lengths to back

up their research this time and been going to great lengths to back

investigate how the environment been going to great lengths to back

changing. They even used one shell fish to map the history of climate

change. A highly unusual role in studying the climate. Scientists are

get to the facts of global warming. going to extraordinary lengths to

get to the facts of global warming. reaching into the seabed to gather

The orders cram began life 507 years clams. Clams live for a very long

The orders cram began life 507 years ago, back in the time of the Tudors,

conditions. They have lived for Henry VII was King. They can tell

conditions. They have lived for recorders. Their record all of the

conditions around them, in terms of seawater temperatures. They showed

they have been increasing. The clams provide a temperature record over

the past 1000 years. Warm in the climate. Ice cores offer a different

source of information, as did the monitors. —— the monitors. This

source of information, as did the what convinces scientists that the

world is getting warmer. It is also causing at least some of this. The

difficult question is how much humanity is responsible. Greenhouse

gases are adding to natural changes under way. Some scientists now admit

the climate is more complicated under way. Some scientists now admit

first thought. We were a little under way. Some scientists now admit

overconfident about the knowledge What has happened in the last ten,

complexity. As another research mission gets under way, the report

will say there is more evidence mission gets under way, the report

ever of our role. But it might be more open about what we don't know.

spectacularly wrong in its 2007 more open about what we don't know.

spectacularly wrong in its 2007 report was its warning that the

mistake but the new report confirms world was warming up so fast that

mistake but the new report confirms that they're shrinking, as the

planet heats up. Millions rely on the water release from glaciers

during the dry season. We travelled to northern India explored the

shaping the face of these mountains to northern India explored the

shaping the face of these mountains fall centuries. Now pollution has

been changing the landscape as well. We travelled deep into the mountains

to see how the warming is a fact been the glaciers. The roads are

boneshakers. We have come to meet this expert on his first track to

great slab of ice clinging to the mountainside. Just downstream, the

details and seen by satellites shrinking. You can see deposits

details and seen by satellites the right and left banks. It has

been left by a the glaciers after it has melted. It is full of rocks

been left by a the glaciers after it trickles over it. It rushes under

it. The doctor says this one has shrunk in line of climate change

over recent decades. It forms part glaciers are growing. But worldwide,

the vast majority of glaciers are shrinking as the planet warms. That

the dry season. This trader tells me matters. Here is why. Glaciers like

the dry season. This trader tells me he needs the waterfall a couple

the dry season. This trader tells me glaciers last if greenhouse gases

overheat the world? We welcome once mistakenly told by the year when

that glaciers could disappear in decades. The UN experts in your

report says it is not certain when they will grow but the threat is

real. —— go. Local air—pollution is also a danger. Nassar film this

cloud. —— NASA. It makes them absorb more heat and melt faster. This

village contribute its share of pollution. From cooking stoves.

village contribute its share of woman is one of 150 million Indian

women who cook with age old mud stoves. She would like to swap it

for a modern clean cooker but she cannot afford it. And her health

suffers. She tells me the stove cancer house blacks, makes her

cough, hurts her eyes. —— turns cancer house blacks, makes her

house. They're still using wood cancer house blacks, makes her

as much woodfuel. She is grateful. cooking. At this family owns a shop

as much woodfuel. She is grateful. Cheat tells me that it does not

as much woodfuel. She is grateful. so hot and it produces less smoke.

This $40 cooker is part of these schemes supported through British

pollution, protecting the glaziers government aid. By tackling the

pollution, protecting the glaziers bit by bit. The greenhouse elite is

—— gases which have heated the planet and shrunk the glaziers are

Waste not, want not. It is a common expression. If you do not waste

is part of the Norwegian effort expression. If you do not waste

household rubbish is being converted to what water and electricity which

is powering Oslo, the nation's capital. The process is proving

controversial. As Matthew Price reports, some environmentalists

controversial. As Matthew Price crying foul. The waste from tens of

disgusting, decaying mass. The stench of sticks in the back of

disgusting, decaying mass. The throat. Here, this is not cast as

Anything they can be recycled is before it gets at this stage. And

then a pilot up, one time at a time, incinerator. It is 850 degrees in

here. It doesn't burn everything. Metal springs and tin cans are left

over. What you get afterwards is a load of ash, some metal which can be

electricity and the scalding water recycled, and an awful lot of heat.

electricity and the scalding water is piped off from the plant to

Oslo. Rubbish from across Europe, is piped off from the plant to

Oslo. Rubbish from across Europe, helping to heat them through the

be to reduce the amount of waste. helping to heat them through the

be to reduce the amount of waste. When you have power plants at that

required that we produce more and more waste, we are not able to

reduce the amount. Public transport also runs on rubbish, fuelled by bio

gas given off by decaying food and eventually to run over 100 buses

each year. Supporters say that similar projects across Europe could

revolutionise energy use. If done properly, it would be a much more

robust energy platform for all self—sufficient in this industry.

Above all, a much better climate policy for the globe. For now, most

rubbish ends up not here, but in landfill. The energy locked within

Poachers were once the concern of that has changed with an increase in

the number of fish being fished illegally from rivers and streams.

The problem has gotten so bad in the UK that the Environment Agency has

stepped up undercover fisheries UK that the Environment Agency has

—— fishery controls to try to stop them. We have been out with teams in

temptation to fish illegally. Most Rivers like this have improved

temptation to fish illegally. Most are sent to fish illegally. Most is

just want to make a profit. Their indeed under the law but others

illegal fishing on a stretch of boat are looking out for signs of

illegal fishing on a stretch of poachers. Fisheries officers have

powers of arrest but catching the harder. There are limits to the

number of fish you can take in the UK but illegal nets like these can

upsets fishermen like David Hunt who quickly empty a river of its entire

upsets fishermen like David Hunt who obey the law. We made our way up the

river and a few hundred yards from where we are, we encountered two

anglers were fishing with rods out 1050 minutes later, we got a screen

or a shout if you want to say come seaward we have here. They had come

submerged under the surface of the two—day surveillance operation,

mounted by the Environment Agency in the hope that those responsible

mounted by the Environment Agency in setting the nets would return to

collect them. After three or four hours a day within the observation

point, I was actually watching the confluence where the nets were set

and a figure came down in a dinghy. He slowly came down the side of

The problem of some Eastern European fishing illegally has become so

serious that the Environment Agency has launched a campaign to try and

discourage the practice. For those fisheries patrol will continue to

are often seen declining numbers. In habitat, wildlife around the world

are often seen declining numbers. In Europe autos at the reverse is

schemes and legal protection boost happening in Europe. It says that

schemes and legal protection boost animal numbers across the continent.

about one success story, the elusive the forests of Croatia, there are

signs of them everywhere. This is where a bear slept last night. You

can see how the grass is stomped are in the centre of the habitat. We

are in the bear land. We estimate that the number of the population is

1200 animals. We are certain that that number can be higher. As dusk

nears, we venture deep into the forest. We are going to attempt

nears, we venture deep into the spot about. I am whispering because

these animals are incredibly wary of humans and thanks to hunting. The

plan is to go up and wait and hope. Setting eyes on a bear in the wild

requires patience. New research shows that bear numbers have doubled

in the last 50 years and it is the same story for many of Europe's

animals. The report suggests that 17 key mammals and 19 bird species

animals. The report suggests that 17 all on the rise. As more and more

people move to cities, it has left rural areas are free for wildlife

protection and controls on hunting flourish. People have a picture

protection and controls on hunting Europe that we have lost our nature

of the world and a lot of Europeans and our wildlife and what the rest

have the resources, if we have a still can learn from this is that

have the resources, if we have a proper strategy, if we put our

after hours and hours of waiting, we effort in, it actually works. That

after hours and hours of waiting, we are not in luck. The bears are

staying away today. These animals edition of Reporters for this week.

to be in luck for the second half of the weekend. Sunday looks at being a

decent default many parts of the country. A lot of decent weather

sunshine but an easterly wind. That is because we are stuck between

sunshine but an easterly wind. That high pressure of Scandinavia and the

low in the Atlantic will not be high pressure of Scandinavia and the

in the Atlantic is forcing bands and showers our way. We saw a few in the

south—west yesterday. A few in southern England and Wales by the

end of the night. Not a cold start to Sunday because of that breeze

blowing. It will blow away most to Sunday because of that breeze

the showers. Some heavy to begin with but they should become fewer

and lighter in the south—west. It should be dry in northern Scotland.

The rain will clear away. Some patchy cloud over the Pennines in

elsewhere. The tickets cloud in patchy cloud over the Pennines in

south—west, possibly south Wales. Some showers in the afternoon did

the south—east. Temperatures similar not as many at all. Patchy cloud in

the south—east. Temperatures similar to yesterday. More sunshine in the

Midlands up across northern England and Northern Ireland. Sunny skies

Scotland may see an increase of cloud. It should be dry across the

whole country. Temperatures about average for this time of year. If we

look ahead to the football, no sign of any league in the Premier League

matches. Kick—off in the sunshine. A matches. Kick—off in the sunshine.

Steelers. It should be late sunshine little later than that, at 6:00pm,

Steelers. It should be late sunshine battle continues next week between a

high over Scandinavia blocking off battle continues next week between a

heading our way, and the weather turning more unsettled again. A

heading our way, and the weather more showers around this time on

Monday. Hit and mist across England north—east, it will be dry. Sunny

skies. Stronger winds as well. Windy. Shall enter northern areas on

Tuesday but the rain looks little more substantial and more places

will get wet. Wet weather not just across England and Wales that even

coming up to the southern part by the end of the day. A sign of things

to come because the week ahead looks unsettled. Cloud around and showers

particularly cold as we are likely to have suddenly been. —— sub ——