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‘Most extreme’ air pollution slashing life expectancy by up to a decade in India, damning new report finds

People in India are having their life expectancy cut by as much as nine years because of increasing air pollution, according to a new report by a US research group.

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How much of the world’s oil needs to stay in the ground?

Analysis shows future is bleak for fossil fuel industry with trillions of dollars of assets at stake The vast majority of fossil fuel reserves owned today by countries and companies must remain in the ground if the climate crisis is to be ended, an analysis has found.

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Cop26 will be ‘rich nations stitch-up’ if poorer countries kept away by Covid

Environmental activists demand delay to Glasgow climate talks if costs and travel restrictions block attendance of those worst-hit

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Europe’s top 25 banks failing on green pledges, campaigners warn

ShareAction says lack of plans to tackle climate crisis and biodiversity loss casts doubts on banking’s sustainability pledges.

Energy

Atlas of the Invisible: using data to map the climate crisis.

Graphics from a new book show causes and consequences that are hard to detect with the naked eye.

Energy

Extreme sea level events will hit every year as Earth warms, study shows

Coastal areas in lower latitudes likely to be worst affected Extreme sea level events will become 100 times more frequent by 2100 across many parts of the world as a result of rising global temperatures, a new study has warned.

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IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth’s oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean

Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans and polar regions, and increasing extreme weather around the world, the Intergovernmental Panel on Clima

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What is the Paris Agreement?

In 2015, representatives from 196 nations and territories gathered in Paris to create a landmark plan to mitigate climate change. Is it enough?

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20 meat and dairy firms emit more greenhouse gas than Germany, Britain or France

Livestock companies with large emissions receive billions of dollars in funding, campaigners say

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Permafrost melting causes landslide in Alaska’s Denali National Park

Park officials say that Pretty Rocks Landslide has made remote road too dangerous for use

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Freak US winters linked to Arctic warming

Models suggest that distortions in polar-vortex winds can send chilly air hurtling southwards. But some climate scientists remain unconvinced.

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Most fossil-fuel reserves must remain untapped to hit 1.5 °C warming goal

Modelling suggests that many planned coal, oil and gas extraction projects will not be viable if the world hopes to achieve climate targets.

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Could climate change make humans go extinct?

There's good news and bad news.

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Wildfire burn scars can intensify and even trigger thunderstorms, leading to catastrophic flooding – here’s how

Wildfires burn millions of acres of land every year, leaving changed landscapes that are prone to flooding. Less well known is that these already vulnerable regions can also intensify and in some cases initiate thunderstorms.

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Climate change is an infrastructure problem – map of electric vehicle chargers shows one reason why

Most of America’s 107,000 gas stations can fill several cars every five or 10 minutes at multiple pumps. Not so for electric vehicle chargers – at least not yet. Today the U.S.

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Stranded assets pose $135 billion threat to European power by 2040

European power companies could be burdened with debt and face credit rating downgrades if they fail to take action to reach climate neutrality by the middle of the century, a new study says.

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Italy tornado: Two dead after whirlwind rips across island of Pantelleria

Nine injured as cars flipped, buildings damaged and poles ripped out from the ground At least two people have died after an “apocalyptic” tornado hit the Sicilian island of Pantelleria on Friday evening.<

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‘People try to stop us speaking up’: Angelina Jolie’s lessons from young activists

The actor’s latest project is a book to teach teenagers their rights. Here, she sits down with four young people to hear what they’re fighting for. Angelina Jolie How do you feel the older generation are handling things?

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Anxiety and biscuits: the climate cafes popping up around the world

Organisers say showing people they are not alone in their fears is key to instigating climate action Kathy Kilmer tried bringing up the climate crisis twice at a recent dinner party, but it didn’t go well. Guests quickly turned the conversation to other topics.

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‘No point in anything else’: Gen Z members flock to climate careers

Colleges offer support as young people aim to devote their lives to battling the crisis.

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