How ‘Cool Roofs’ Can Help Fight Climate Change
Painted rooftops reflect the heat instead of absorbing it, reducing the need for air-conditioning and cutting greenhouse gases.
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Op - Failing to plan for climate refugees hands a cheap victory to the far right
The climate crisis could cause mass displacement as land is left uninhabitable – nations have to work together to plan for this.
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Op - Madagascar is drying out – there’s no harvest, only hunger
A doctor in the south of the country says people are eating cactus leaves and ashes as the rains become more erratic
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The earth’s secret miracle worker is not a plant or an animal: it’s fungi
Without fungi we don’t have bread, chocolate, cheese, soy sauce, beer or wine. They are also crucial to protecting our climate.
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Op - We need more female leaders in the fight against climate change
Diverse participation leads to more robust solutions, but Cop26 shows we are still failing to include marginalised voices
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‘See these glaciers, before they melt’: living on the frontline of global heating
From extreme weather obliterating homes to rising sea levels ruining crops, climate breakdown is a terrifying daily reality for many.
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‘What if we just gave up cars?’: Cop26 leaders urged to dream big
A new agreement would phase out fossil fuel vehicles but activists want a focus on public transport, walking and cycling.
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‘Projection fight’ breaks out on side of Cop26 venue in Glasgow
Official projectionists hit back with animations and ‘go away’ after activists beam climate slogans
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COP26: Fear of failure as climate summit enters final day
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow is entering its final day, amid growing fears that the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C is unlikely to be met. UN Secretary General António Guterres bluntly told the Associated Press news agency that goal was on "life support".
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Leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe: ‘You have the ability to use your voice’
Hayhoe says people can use their roles in their workplaces and communities to act on the climate crisis
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Seven ways to curb climate change
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow has been billed as a last chance to limit global warming to 1.5C.
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The man turning cities into giant sponges to embrace floods
Yu Kongjian can remember the day he nearly died in the river. Swollen with rain, the White Sand Creek had flooded the rice terraces in Yu's farming commune in China. Yu, just 10 then, ran excitedly to the river's edge.
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World’s militaries avoiding scrutiny over emissions, scientists say
Countries do not have to include armed forces’ emissions in their targets despite estimates sector creates 6% of greenhouse gases
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Low-carbon aviation fuels are on the horizon. But for now, activists say we need to stay grounded
Fuel made from waste and synthetic ‘e-fuels’ could reduce emissions significantly but scaling up quickly will be an immense challenge
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How green was the COP26 climate summit?
If you are going to host a world summit on climate change then it really should attempt to be green as possible.
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COP26: Climate talks into overtime as nations near deal
The COP26 summit has passed its scheduled finishing time, as nego
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Indonesia’s COP26 Deforestation Pledge Kerfuffle, Explained
The Indonesian environment minister’s real misstep was that she punctured the illusion of progress by saying the quiet part out loud.
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