Donkeys allow herders to travel further in the rocky terrain of southern Tunisia.
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Pastoral communities should be included in conservation initiatives – but the ecology of pastoral lands has long been misunderstood.
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Steelmaking with green hydrogen is now a less expensive prospect relative to alternatives.
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Massive 13,000-home project investigates how much energy is typically used at different temperatures.
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An influential group of the UK prime minister’s own backbenchers want more wind farms.
Powered by hydrogen gas, fuel cell vehicles produce only water as a tailpipe emission.
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Hydrogen cars were heralded as an avenue towards universal green motoring, but progress has stalled in recent years.
Infrared imaging reveals where most heat is lost from a house.
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Home energy efficiency improvements should not be a luxury for those who can afford it.
International waste pickers and allies visiting a sorting plant in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Waste pickers want a say in how policies are designed and implemented.
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We can be much better at exploiting finance and economics to tackle climate change.
The population of River Thames freshwater mussels has declined by almost 95% since 1964.
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A new survey has revealed an alarming deterioration in the health of the River Thames ecosystem – but some of the recorded changes may be the result of a cleaner river.
Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, a UN climate summit.
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Two of the largest financial institutions are not doing enough to scale up funding for climate action.
The mismanagement of plastic waste is one of the main causes of plastic pollution in nature.
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Many countries export their plastic waste abroad – but the mismanagement of this plastic waste is one of the leading causes of plastic pollution in nature.
Meet the winner: Exeter.
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Where does your city rank?
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Developing countries snatched a rare victory at a summit swamped by fossil fuel lobbyists.
Environmental activists protest against Energy Charter Treaty while its reform is negotiated.
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The Energy Charter Treaty allows fossil fuel investors to sue governments over climate action – prompting EU countries to withdraw.
In the UK, more than 150 cases of bird flu have been reported between September and November of this year alone.
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The UK government has set up a special task force to investigate.
There are gaps in UK households’ understanding of their energy usage.
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The government is rolling out smart meters across the UK, but at present they are providing households with little benefit.
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Smaller international deals and fossil free zones point a way forward.
Protesters were seen but not heard.
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An expert in climate justice reports from Sharm El Sheikh.
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The agreed loss and damage fund was a breakthrough in an otherwise inconclusive conference.
Firefighters battling to extinguish a wildfire.
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Atmospheric dust storms often follow wildfires and have serious impacts on human health and ecology.
Ivory poaching is threatening regional elephant populations.
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Japan was one of the world’s largest ivory markets – research explains why the country is no longer a key destination for the product.
A country’s ability to pursue major energy reforms hinges on the government’s capacity to defuse political opposition.
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The current energy crisis is an opportunity to accelerate the transition towards clean energy – but some countries are better than others at pursuing major energy reform.
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Extreme weather will continue to disrupt global food systems.
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Africa’s gas reserves loom large in the Egyptian climate change talks.
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All French car parks bigger than 80 spaces will be covered with solar panels.