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Experts explain the latest evidence on eco-anxiety in The Conversation Weekly.
In Paris, the French drafted ambitious texts and dared the biggest emitters to oppose it. In Glasgow, it’s the least developed countries which will have to do the most work.
Some pollution is locked in for years to come, and there are no simple solutions.
Women’s climate knowledge is often overlooked, despite it being a vital resource for adapting to a warming world.
Subsidies could help kickstart cost cutting and innovation in this prohibitively expensive industry.
Coal, cars, cash and trees: but what about the cows?
Nature-based solutions can help us sustainably tackle climate disasters - but to do that, they urgently need policy support.
Military emissions reporting is only voluntary. And what we cannot see, they will not cut.
Fossil fuels account for one in five premature adult deaths each year.
A report found the amount of funding needed to adapt to climate change exceeds what has so far been delivered by 80%.
Failures to respond adequately to the floods that hit Germany and Luxembourg in July 2021 must teach us how to prepare for future climate disasters.
The global shipping sector delivers 90% of global trade and has a carbon footprint the size of Germany’s.
Supporting youth involvement in climate policymaking helps keep sustainability at the top of governments’ priorities.
Cold-water corals live in the Atlantic’s frigid depths – and the UK is a stronghold for them.
Early investments generate rapid cost reductions, while further delay simply slows innovation and compounds the climate crisis.
Photographing the full Earth from space could provide a profound and timely reminder of its vulnerability in the face of climate change.
Reducing jet fuel consumption by 2.5% each year could halt aviation’s growing influence on climate change.
Charles Darwin’s ideas about diversity of plants growing together is now inspiring researchers create healthier forests.
A good luck message from a senior climate scientist – and some advice on where to aim your anger.
Coal is the dirtiest fuel source – eliminating it is a priority for tackling climate change.
Sweden has long tried to foster a global consciousness in its young people.
If we want to reduce carbon emissions and preserve planetary ecosystems, we need to protect our soils.
Research finds a link between rising temperatures and inflation.
Deforestation in Brazil was falling before 2014. Under Bolsonaro, it’s back to record highs.