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Saudi Arabia and soon Australia are making net zero pledges, but they have no plans to wind down fossil fuel output soon.
Lake Windermere, in England’s Lake District, experiences different mixing processes in its water column.
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Studies of Lake Windermere show how organisms moving in lakes help keep water layers fresh and reduce greenhouse gas production.
City-level climate talks are often dominated by those who carry social privilege.
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Research shows white male voices tend to dominate climate discussions - this must change if we are to halt environmental destruction.
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The bill promises to prevent environmental damage and harm where possible, but what will this entail?
The burden of dealing with plastic waste tends to fall on the shoulders of developing countries.
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Women and girls in low-income countries are disproportionately likely to be affected by the plastic waste that’s flooding our planet.
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‘Wind droughts’ are extreme weather events too – and we need to plan for them.
H as in hot air.
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The UK prime minister has been setting out ambitions to be a world leader in the coming hydrogen economy.
A solar farm in Devon, UK.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending plans may thwart the government’s proposals for reach net zero.
Humans are shaping the environment and geology of the planet for the first time in history.
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Although alternative terms have been suggested, the Anthropocene captures the magnitude of the crisis we face.
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The strategy is welcome, but does not go nearly far enough.
How to make sure the shift away from coal is part of a just transition?
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This is a transcript of part 3 of Climate Fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, a series from The Anthill podcast.
Microplastics, which can originate from the breakdown of plastic products, can be found practically everywhere on our planet.
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Researchers are uncovering how microplastic particles are carried in wind, rain and snow to remote regions of our planet.
An underground coal face exhibition at the National Mining Museum at Newtongrange in Scotland.
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How governments can ensure phasing out oil and gas won’t do more damage.
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Listen to the third episode of a new series from The Anthill Podcast ahead of the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.
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What research shows is important to win support for bold decarbonisation measures.
NSA’s Utah Data Center, taken by an employee of the Electronic Frontier Foundation during an airship flight.
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‘Hyperscale’ warehouses filled with computer servers use water for electricity and cooling.
We can’t afford to overlook the effects of a worsening climate.
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Humanity faces an extraordinary threat - why are so many of us not motivated into action?
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The 15th UN biodiversity conference recently wrapped up the online portion of negotiations.
Women in an Indonesian village plan strategies for reconstruction after extreme weather.
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Researchers asked aid workers how to best prepare for the climate emergency in places where its effects are most severe.
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More ambitious plans for making the UK’s homes energy efficient could create 22,545 new full-time jobs.
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We surveyed 2,400 businesses to see what they are doing to prepare for climate change.
Global plastic supply chains have been altered by COVID-19.
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The problem of increasing plastic waste has been exacerbated by the pandemic, requiring better regulation and monitoring to solve.
Turning down the heating just 1C in a room can produce significant savings, our energy expert says.
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Turning down your heating by just 1°C can save around £55 a year.
A greenhouse in Switzerland which grows food using CO₂ captured from outside.
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Removing carbon from the atmosphere is as much a social problem as a technical one.
What needs to happen to get the world to net zero?
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This is a transcript of part 2 of Climate Fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, a series from The Anthill podcast.