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‘Carbon sinks’ like forests and the soil have already been factored into the carbon budget – they should not be double-counted.
Environmental activists have been advocating for piecemeal legal change for decades. But a more fundamental rewrite of the law is needed.
Rising sea levels are as likely to trap people as they are to force them to move.
We studied a rocky shore to see how global changes are playing out within habitats.
Our research found these remote Arctic islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change.
Those designing smart energy systems must take gender into account.
By combining plastic waste with durian wood sawdust, we may have found a way to slow the rise of plastic pollution in Indonesia.
Drivers with long commutes who rarely charge their plug-in hybrid car are likely to emit much more CO₂ than official test figures suggest.
Journalists are better at covering the climate crisis but there’s still room for improvement.
Scientists find oceanic heat has overtaken atmospheric heat as the main cause of melting.
Ordinary British people proposed bolder climate measures than anything politicians have so far dared to suggest.
What groups like the G20 can do to help fix the problem.
Irish trade with the EU contributes an additional 34 tonnes of toxic nitrogen oxides to air in the UK each year.
New research finds forest regeneration on sheep pasture is an economically viable way to fight climate change.
As in humans, environmental changes provoked chimpanzees to develop a diverse range of behaviours.
Maerl beds are the coral reefs of the British Isles. But like their tropical counterparts, they’re threatened by climate change.
It’s comforting to blame California’s wildfires on human stupidity. But this hides a very uncomfortable truth.
Wildlife populations have plummeted by 68% since 1970. But we have a plan to turn things around.
A conservation scientist interviewed on the programme says Sir David tells it like it is.
Here’s how to travel with purpose and be a more responsible tourist.
Without adequate information, we can’t prioritise efforts and funding to best protect our primate relatives.
Clouds can act as both blanket and parasol – warming our atmosphere at the same time as cooling it. But which effect will dominate?
Forest that has been disturbed – but not cleared – by logging or fire can be hard to spot from satellites.
Multiple ocean industries are rapidly growing, but efforts to protect vulnerable habitats are stalling.