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These 47,000 aspen trees are genetically identical clones with shared roots.
From buses in Bogotá to cycling through Cambridge, we can learn valuable lessons from how countries across the world deliver sustainable transport.
Increased use of freight trains can ease the HGV driver crisis and improve the air quality, research shows.
Listen to the fifth and final episode of a series from The Anthill Podcast, reporting from what happened at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.
Compound climate disasters are likely to become more common as the Earth warms.
Research on the front lines of climate change highlights the need to address the mental health outcomes of extreme weather events.
Experts from around the world react to the COP26 Glasgow climate summit. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Efforts to preserve biodiversity and slow climate change make natural bedfellows.
Food waste is putting a strain on the environment, but people can make small changes at home to help, recent research shows.
COP26 resulted in new climate commitments from countries across the world - here’s what they could mean for our future.
Rich countries like the UK have almost left coal power behind, but it’s not as easy for developing countries.
Removing carbon from the atmosphere raises political questions that should be addressed by democratic institutions.
As well as helping to save the planet, climate action provides huge opportunities to enhance people’s health, security and economic prospects.
Yes COP26 fell short, but we still have reasonable odds of limiting global warming to 2°C.
A farming community in north-west Spain may hold the answer to coexistence with wild carnivores.
New research suggests gamifying neighbourhoods could encourage people to travel more actively.
Loss and damage – the three words which define the Glasgow summit’s disappointing outcome.
Has the summit delivered on its goals?
COP26 saw incremental progress but not the breakthrough moment needed.
Researchers are looking into the potential technological threats to data safety and privacy from the smart supermarkets of the future.
We found that vegan and vegetarian diets cost a third less than current high-meat, high-dairy diets many people follow.
Mainstream reporters not familiar with the topic may spin the summit as a huge success or devastating failure.
Embodied emissions in buildings could be a hidden setback for carbon reduction targets.
Research suggests that corporate leaders can be encouraged to lobby for climate action by personally experiencing the effects of climate change.