At last I have good news on the climate crisis: all of us really can do something about it
Like most people, I was daunted by the scale of the emergency, but I now think the lifestyle changes needed to make progress are not that difficult
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By ditching landmark climate legislation, America makes the world unsafe
The rest of the world needs to start treating the US as what it is: a dangerous country that needs to be reined in
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Covid will not be our last global health crisis – we need a long-term plan
It’s nearly inevitable that we will face another pandemic. If we don’t plan to counter it, tomorrow will be like today, except much, much worse
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Why the collapse of Biden’s Build Back Better would be a major blow to the climate fight
It would be almost impossible for the US to comply with its greenhouse gas reduction pledges without the $1.75tn package that Manchin refuses to support
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Follow the green leader: why everyone from Prince William to Jeff Bezos is looking to Costa Rica
Billionaires, princes and prime ministers are among those keen to learn from the Central American country, which has long put nature at the heart of its policies
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Mini forest and ‘green tower’ plans among first to meet London’s new green guidelines
Developers will consider contribution to environment using Urban Greening Factor formula
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An act of rebellion’: the young farmers revolutionizing Puerto Rico’s agriculture
The island imports 85% of its food but these three farms are part of the agroecology movement that seeks food sovereignty and climate solutions
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UK police trial Tesla cars as fleets prepare for shift to electric
Positive results may lead to Model 3 cars being adopted by police, paramedic and fire services
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Latin America urges US to reduce plastic waste exports to region
Study finds exports to region doubled in 2020 with practice predicted to grow as US invests in recycling plants
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Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia
Wikipedia has for so long been plagued by climate change denial.
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Weatherwatch: why do some still think climate change isn’t real?
Despite the scientific evidence, psychologists remain puzzled why denial of global warming still exists
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The rare spots of good news on climate change
It looks increasingly clear that we'll at least sidestep the worst-case scenarios.
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How the climate crisis is forcing polar bears into deadly encounters with humans
Some Arctic communities have started patrols to keep watch for wandering polar bears The climate crisis is not only taking a devastating toll on humanity with a carousel of increasingly extreme events, but on the planet’s biodiversity as a whole
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Glaciers in Himalayas melting at ‘exceptional’ rate, scientists warn
Acceleration of ice loss due to climate crisis could threaten water supplies for ‘hundreds of millions’ of people Glaciers in the Himalayas are
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Last gasp bid to stop Shell’s seismic surveys in whale breeding grounds
Scientists say use of shock waves could have devastating impact on health of marine life Community groups are launching a last-chance bid to stop Shell<
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Erosion of world’s glaciers causing global oxygen decline, study suggests
Air bubbles in Antarctic ice reveal cause of fall in atmospheric oxygen over last 800,000 years Over the last 800,000 years, the level of oxygen in the atmosphere has been slowly declining, and new researc
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Flying cars and sunblock for roads: The best climate solutions of the year
Ending fossil fuel dependency and restoring forests is vital, but what new developments has 2021 seen? The best way to tackle the worsening climate crisis is to slash emissions of
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What the numbers tells us about a catastrophic year of wildfires
A historic drought and record-breaking heatwaves combined to spark blazed that burned nearly 7.7m acres this year 2021 proved another disastrous fire year for the American west.
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Bogs, banks and bubble barriers: five great projects to protect nature
Across the world conservation groups, researchers and volunteers are working to combat the five key drivers of biodiversity loss identified by scientists
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Growing beaver numbers threatening Arctic permafrost in Canada and Alaska, report warns
From almost zero presence in the mid-20th century, beavers are rapidly colonising Arctic areas in Western Alaska While the return of
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