Living Planet

After the climate extravaganza in Paris: Greenpeace chief Kumi Naidoo says people, not politicians are the key to a fossil-free future. How a trip to the Arctic ultimately led environmentalist Cara Augustenborg to the Paris conference. And: Why Santa Claus and those reindeer of his also have to do their bit for the climate.

Climate activist Bill McKibben on the role of civil society and the climate justice movement, how business and technological innovation are driving decarbonization and the effects of climate change: rising seas in Asia. DW's Living Planet comes to you from COP21 in Paris.

As communities around the world battle with the impacts of climate change, a growing international civil movement is taking climate action to a new level.

Ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris key issues remain on the negotiating table, European cities find novel ways to reduce their carbon footprint, and all aboard the climate train.

This week on Living Planet, rising seas threaten the UK's Isles of Scilly, Antarctica’s sea ice melts as temperatures warm, we meet Germany's 2015 environment prize winner, & we follow climate pilgrims on their journey through Europe.

Young activists in Canada are encouraging their new prime minister to walk the talk on cutting emissions. DW’s Global Ideas takes out a prestigious Deutsche Umwelthilfe prize and how changing our building style can help the environment. Plus, market shoppers in South Africa have a clear message for the politicians gearing up for the Paris climate summit.

As Australia's bushfire season starts early this summer, scientists warn it's just a taste of what's to come from climate change. Residents of the Sundarbans are forced to flee as rising seas inundate their homes. Plus, why climate change is worse for women.

This week, an uncertain future for the world’s small islands, calls for action as millions set to be displaced by climate change, food security at risk as erratic weather plagues northwest Kenya.