Sky News Launches Weekly Carbon Climate Report

Last Updated on Friday, 18 December 2009 21:00 Friday, 18 December 2009 21:00

Sky News Climate Coverage From Friday 18th December, Sky News will become the first UK TV channel to provide viewers with a regular Carbon Climate Report, showing the levels of estimated greenhouse gases (GHG) being emitted in the UK each week.

The move comes as the Copenhagen Climate Conference draws to a close and aims to help viewers understand more easily the changes in carbon emissions across the country and what the possible reasons behind them could be, as well as outlining what viewers can do to reduce their own emissions.

Sky has been working with AEA, a world leading energy and climate change consultancy, over a two year period to develop the carbon forecasting tools. The launch of the weekly Carbon Report means Sky News becomes the only TV channel in the UK to provide information to its audience setting out the country’s current estimated CO2e emissions and how these change over time.

The AEA tools enable estimates of carbon dioxide emissions resulting from transport, agriculture, power generation, industrial activity, and waste over the short-term to be made.

The report also allows forecasts to be made for future carbon emissions, produced by world-recognised authorities in the field, which will be delivered as part of the report on Sky News, delivered by experienced Sky News weather presenter, Francis Wilson. The Carbon Report will run every Friday evening at 22.15, as well as being repeated twice on Saturdays and Sundays. The report is designed to present the data so that it is both scientifically meaningful as well as easy to understand by the casual viewer. And on a monthly basis, Sky News will also run a more in-depth story based on the AEA data which will aim to set the figures in a broader social, political and environmental context.

Francis will examine and report on forecasts and trends, providing insight into any irregular results. Each week the report will also provide the audience with a simple tip on how reduce their own emissions.

Francis said: “I’m delighted that I will be delivering the Carbon Report on a weekly basis to Sky News viewers. Carbon emissions have effects on all of our lives and we will aim to deliver the most up to date information every week in an easy to understand, but meaningful way, to all of our viewers.”

Gwen Ventris, Chief Operating Officer of AEA added: ”We are delighted that all the hard work we have done with Sky over the last two years will finally come to fruition with the launch of the Carbon Report. It has been a pleasure to work with a company that is tackling the issue of carbon emissions and their effects and we look forward to being able to deliver our regular findings to the public through the Sky News Carbon Report each week.”