In Berlin new cycle lanes were installed a record 10-days, rather than the months it took before COVID.
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Residents across the world have seen how the pandemic has ushered in changes – shall and big – to the way their cities look and function.
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Preparing young people for their future requires teachers to be climate change educators, but the federal government has resisted its inclusion in the curriculum. It’s up to states to take the lead.
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Compound climate disasters are likely to become more common as the Earth warms.
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As well as helping to save the planet, climate action provides huge opportunities to enhance people’s health, security and economic prospects.
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Welcome to an entirely new understanding of the world.
Charles Darwin’s ideas about diversity of plants being stronger together is inspiring today’s ecologists: here the Sand Walk outside Darwin’s home in Kent.
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Charles Darwin’s ideas about diversity of plants growing together is now inspiring researchers create healthier forests.
Boris Johnson, Ursula von der Leyen and Joe Biden led the pledge to cut methane emissions.
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Cutting methane emissions by 30% will help slow climate change in the short-term but could compromise longer-term goals.
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We discovered that the 12 largest petrochemical companies announced 88 new projects between 2012 and 2019: new and expanded facilities that will likely operate for decades, ramping up carbon emissions.
As heat levels increase, mental health conditions are likely to worsen.
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Research shows how heat can have negative effects on emotional states, mental health conditions and aggressive behaviours.
Coastal erosion and dwindling resources driven by tourism are some of the challenges facing the Maldives.
The Maldives is facing coastal erosion, overdevelopment and a tide of plastic pollution.
What effect does youth climate activism have on negotiations such as COP26 in Glasgow?
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This is a transcript of part 4 of Climate Fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, a series from The Anthill podcast.
Leonardo DiCaprio, right, speaks with Earth scientist and deputy director of NASA’s Goddard Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Piers Sellers, for the climate change documentary, ‘Before the Flood.’
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Many popular climate change documentaries rely on white male narrators and experts, reinforce social stereotypes and provide unbalanced coverage of the regions most affected.
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.
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.
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.
Over the past three years, children have increasingly used their voice to protest against their governments’ inaction.
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The long-awaited ruling by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is as groundbreaking as it is disappointing. Where to next for young climate activists?
Could artificially altered clouds help protect the corals in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef?
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An engineered climate recovery needs to be taken seriously — in addition to cutting emissions.
Solar reflectors in space reflect sunlight.
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The audio version of an in-depth article on how science fiction’s hopes and fears can inspire humanity’s response to the climate crisis.
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Attending, debating or simply following COP26? Here’s why you should be reading science fiction.
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Countries are expected to commit to more ambitious targets for 2030, but how they will achieve them is still up for debate.