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Many of Africa’s forests are unknown to the public at large, yet so fascinating and important.
Carbon markets can protect forests but increasing the economic value of these lands can also create incentives for land-grabbing.
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Many see carbon markets as key to channelling billions of dollars into reducing carbon emissions and protecting forests, but they also put the well-being of communities at risk.
According to an IPCC analysis, planting trees can help keep global warming below 1.5 C.
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Inoculating trees with an edible fungi can produce more protein per hectare than pasture-raised beef, while reforesting, storing carbon and restoring biodiversity.
Glasgow, home to the UN climate conference COP26, has experienced rising post-pandemic pollution.
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By measuring emissions in real time, cities can take stronger action against air pollution and global warming.
Some industries, including steel and cement, emit carbon dioxide as part of the manufacturing process, and could benefit from carbon capture technologies.
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Carbon capture technologies have been labelled as a distraction. But as we enter the all-hands-on-deck phase of tackling climate change, they must not be ignored.
An office building made with cross-laminated timber in Tokyo, Japan.
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As more companies feature wood and other bio-based products in their offices, what are opportunities and limitations of making corporate net-zero carbon pledges about building materials?
Mountains can’t be created without lubricant, and 2 billion years ago that lubricant was graphite produced by the carbon broken down from layers of dead plankton on the ocean floor.
Universities across the world hold massive amounts of land.
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Humanity’s biggest challenges are not technical, but social, economic, political and behavioural. Effective actions are still possible to stabilise the climate and the planet, but must be taken now.
Reintroducing the natural world into populated spaces could help the UK stave off the worst climate change effects.
Alison Smith
Nature-based solutions can help us sustainably tackle climate disasters - but to do that, they urgently need policy support.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry spoke at the announcement of the Global Methane Pledge.
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New research has found that low-rise urban environments are more space and carbon efficient than high-rise buildings which have a drastically higher carbon impact.
Renewable energy is a fast-growing industry.
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It’s the World Health Organization’s first update of global air quality guidelines since 2005. We know far more today about the serious risks these pollutants pose to human health.
Container ships transport millions of tonnes of goods across the planet.
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Géochronologue et paléoclimatologue, chargé de recherches CNRS - Centre de recherches pétrographiques et géochimiques (Nancy) et Laboratoire de glaciologie (Bruxelles), Université de Lorraine