The coral reefs are at risk, scientists call Britain a big fat polluter and the US and EU finally agree on something. In this week’s news wrap-up, Global Cool’s Gavin Bower tells you all you need to know when it comes to the biggest stories on the planet.

Olly Langdon is the co-founder of Kilter, a sustainable theatre company that produces what’s known in the trade as ‘site-responsive devised performance’. The company was founded in 2006 by several seasoned theatre practitioners, all experienced in dealing with the issue of climate change. Olly’s little sister, Lucy Langdon, bullied him into an interview for this week’s Cool People.

For this week’s Cool Products, Laura Beattie tracked down the people at Honda to find out more about the brand spanking new Honda FCX Clarity, a hydrogen-powered ‘zero emission’ car that’s causing quite a stir in the U.S. right now.

Marches Energy Agency (MEA) was set up by Shropshire County Council 13 years ago, long before the fuss over human-induced climate change hit the mainstream. In 1998, MEA was set free as an independent charitable company to promote sustainability in the local community. We caught up with Richard Davies, Director of MEA, to find out how they’re getting on.

Over the last two weeks, the eyes of the world have been on the tiny Indonesian Island of Bali, as delegates from 190 countries locked horns over a successor to the Kyoto agreement. With the US still dragging its heels on binding targets, would we be celebrating a positive outcome at the end of the final week? Here’s Andrew Laughlin with the answer.

Are you dreaming of a green Christmas? We thought so – and rather than waste crucial shopping time researching this feature, we decided to ask two leading etailers for their top ethical gift tips come this holiday season.

Waste Watch was established in 1987 to put waste issues on the national agenda and encourage waste reduction, reuse and recycling in the UK. We talked to Peter Robinson, Director of Waste Watch, to find out more.

The Keenans are a family of six building and living in a self-sufficient zero-impact home in England’s North West. Gavin Thomson tracked them down for this week’s Cool People.

Last weekend delegates from over 180 countries settled into the luxurious Nusa Dua resort on the southern tip of Bali for two weeks. Ahead of them lay the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change, possibly the most important one yet. Here’s Andrew Laughlin on week one.

ActionAid is a non-profit NGO campaigning against poverty, disease and malnutrition and helping millions of people around the world. Global Cool’s Kelly Gregor talked to ActionAid’s Peter De Vena Franks about ‘Gifts in Action’ and found out that, this Christmas, it really is better to give than to receive.