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Davos 2023 and the decline of globalisation
Talking Point Covid and geopolitical tensions usher in ‘new age of self-sufficiency’, leaving World Economic Forum out in the cold
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Cop15’s ‘historic’ biodiversity agreement
feature ’30 by 30’ UN deal will protect 30% of world’s land and water vital for biodiversity by 2030
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Cop27: the UN climate change conference - in pictures
In Pictures Time is running out in Sharm El-Sheikh for delegates to reach agreement on tougher climate action
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Cop27: should the UK pay climate reparations?
Today's Big Question Talks on ’loss and damage’ compensation for developing countries expected to dominate Cop27
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Pros and cons of carbon offsetting
Pros and Cons The popular but controversial tactic to limit greenhouse gases has faced continued scrutiny
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Do polar bears no longer need saving?
feature New study offers ‘glimmer of hope’ for some polar bears – but with caveats
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How India’s heatwave is pushing the limits of human endurance
feature Dozens are thought to have died, schools have been forced to close and taps have run dry
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The link between colonialism and climate change examined
feature Top scientists point to connection for first time in new IPCC study
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Cop26 deal: rich countries failed to meet their obligations to the world
feature Summit ended without agreeing who should pay vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from global warming
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The ‘heat dome’: blistering temperatures in the Pacific Northwest should act as a wake-up call
Speed Read People are used to hearing of record-high temperatures in desert states such as Nevada or Arizona, but not in verdant Washington and Oregon
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What the breakaway Spalte glacier tells us about climate change
In Depth Scientists warn that calving of largest remaining Arctic ice shelf could be ‘major centre of action for the deglaciation of Greenland’
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Could heat-tolerant algae save coral reefs from climate change?
Speed Read Scientists have ‘trained’ microalgae to tolerate higher sea temperatures
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Greenland’s ice sheet melting much faster than thought
Speed Read Development threatens hundreds of millions of people with inundation
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Why asthma can be bad for the environment
The Week Recommends Cambridge University study finds some inhalers release greenhouse gases
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