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Climate change doesn’t just affect the atmosphere and the oceans, it affects the Earth’s crust as well.
Genetic material found in permafrost sediments from the Yukon contains rich information about ancient ecosystems.
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Permafrost in the Yukon is a treasure trove of ancient environmental DNA, but climate change threatens these rich historical archives.
Banks around the world are evaluating the potential impact of climate change and government regulation on their lending practices. Energy-intensive sectors, like coal and oil, tend to suffer most.
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Regulators, banks and policy-makers use stress tests to uncover weak points in how financial institutions operate and identify changes that will help buffer them from harm.
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Plan to cut emissions quickly, use offsets sparingly and set broader goals for improving society.
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A new report uncovers how temperature-related deaths and hospital admissions have changed since 2001.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is overhauling a methane-reduction program after a scathing report from Canada’s environment commissioner.
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As one of the few countries to have enshrined net-zero into law, Canada has earned praise for its climate leadership. Yet an independent report calls out its continued failures to reduce emissions.
Wetlands created by beavers, like this one in Amherst, Massachusetts, store floodwaters and provide habitat for animals and birds.
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Beavers in our landscapes have great potential to provide small-scale adaptations to climate change – if humans can figure out how to live with them.
Trucks lining outside a container yard in Cape Town, South Africa. Infrastructure backlogs are a threat to food exports.
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What’s in store for South Africa’s agricultural sector.
Greece grappled with the worst heatwave in decades last year that fuelled wildfires near Athens.
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2021 was the sixth hottest year on record, despite the cooling effect of back-to-back La Niñas. Let’s reflect on the year that was, and what we can expect for this year and beyond.
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The Doomsday Clock has never before been as close to midnight as it is now. There is scant hope of it winding back on its 75th anniversary.
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People living in sustainable dwellings may use less energy and water which leads to lower bills. But older people may suffer cognitive decline and struggle to use sustainable technology devices.
Wind power has been bolstered by government subsidies.
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Providing government subsidies for emerging clean technologies could unlock their transformative potential.
A crowded marketplace amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Accra, Ghana.
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A new approach to urban planning is needed to restore hope in African cities. There are three keys that can help unlock this.
One ‘mechanical tree’ is about 1,000 times faster at removing carbon dioxide from air than a natural tree. The first is to start operating in Arizona in 2022.
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Klaus Lackner is finding new ways to cut the technology’s high costs and energy demand, and he’s about to launch the first ‘mechanical tree’.
Arctic strategy: a Russian military drill in Shukozero in Arctic Russia.
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Climate change is forcing countries to review both their security strategies and their military sustainability.
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Companies may be using the positive impacts of sport to divert attention from their roles in furthering climate change.
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Sponges are ancient marine animals and have already shown robustness against stresses from climate change. New research now shows they can also tolerate low-oxygen conditions.
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Three ‘just transition’ priorities identified by the coal-mining communities of the Hunter Valley in NSW hold lessons for the rest of Australia, and the world.
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There’s a lot of buzz around green hydrogen. But we need to get the groundwork right - and pick the best spots to produce it
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Extreme heat over 50°C is likely to become more common, giving us yet another reason for Australia to act fast on climate change.