climate change

Yesnaby Cliffs on Orkney Islands/Cre

Wave energy set to be trialled offshore near Orkney in 2021

Flooded homes viewed from aerial shot, Getty

Natural solutions to be used against flooding

Rays of sunlight illuminating the picturesque patchwork quilt landscape of green fields,

Countryfile Presenters

We’ve had the warnings – why now is the time to act

Low Water Levels and Sun Parched and Cracked Ground, Selset Reservoir, Summer 2018, Teesdale, County Durham, UK.

Climate change: what’s the problem and what needs to be done?

Storm Dennis Causes Flooding In The UK

Can we prevent floods in the UK?

Solar panels in farm

Countryfile Presenters

Ellie Harrison: Why our natural landscape needs us to make tough choices

Basking shark

Turbulent year for UK’s marine wildlife, finds annual review

Wind turbines in countryside

How renewable energy is increasing in the UK

Birds on shoreline

Warm, wet 2019 brings more exotic visitors to UK shores

Oak tree, Quercus robur

Countryfile Presenters

John Craven: Green energy, climate change and citizen action – what does the year ahead hold?

Field of sheep in front of a factory

Environment Bill: what’s in it and what does it mean for the countryside?

Wood warbler on branch

Birds benefitting from climate change today may struggle tomorrow

Wind turbines on hillside Getty Images

A Cotswold ramble to discover how wind and solar could provide all of the UK’s energy needs

Water reservoir

Water shortage in the UK: what’s the problem and how to save water

A scene of industrialisation with a foreground of litter with a background of skyscrapers

Ellie Harrison: Is the human race capable of saving itself from extinction?