Global warming
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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
By Amrita Gill Published
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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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Can the UK decarbonise without nuclear power?
In Depth Cancellation of Hitachi nuclear plant in Wales threatens to derail Downing Street’s plans for eliminating CO2
By Gabriel Power Last updated
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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’
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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Dominic Cummings handed £100m to save planet by ‘sucking’ CO2 from air
Speed Read Treasury is funding the No. 10 advisor’s experimental scheme despite ‘scepticism’ in Whitehall
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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
By Sorcha Bradley Last updated
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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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