Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Parliament Hill in November 2019. Ford says he wants to work hand-in-hand with Ottawa. But apparently not when it comes to the environment.
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There’s been one notable exception to Doug Ford’s supposed willingness to change direction: the environment.
A Tsaatan community in northern Mongolia, herding reindeer.
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Who wins, who loses and whose natures are being talked about when nature-based solutions are proposed?
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Satellite research confirms its enormous ice sheet is melting faster than most scientists predicted.
The Rainbow Mountains in Zhangye Danxia National Geopark, China.
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Non-living nature such as rocks, landforms, soil and water form the Earth’s ‘geodiversity’ - a crucial part of the planet’s life support system.
There’s more behind that vegan burger than it seems.
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Industry lobbyists call it the ‘Great Food Transition’ and say it’s about saving the planet. But is this the whole story?
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Around the world, frustrations about growing inequality and inadequate responses to climate change are fuelling protests – and these are likely to grow bigger and more violent in the next year.
St Andrews Bay, South Georgia. A colony of young penguin chicks wait for their parents to return with food.
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Wildlife TV producers used to think that focus on environmental issues could only be structured around doom and gloom stories – scaring away large audiences.
Winning sports teams have strong leaders. Governments need them too.
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Sport tips for the Ontario government on how to make good climate change policy.
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“It is worse, much worse, than you think.”
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A revolution in ownership must be at the heart of a Green New Deal.
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Countries still figure out their emissions by adding up all the sources, rather than measuring what’s actually in the air.
In 2009, a Bob Brown-led Greens party voted against an emissions trading scheme – but they can’t be blamed for what came after.
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Labor continues to be hung up on a decade-old Greens’ decision to oppose an emissions trading scheme in 2009. But responsibility for Australia’s climate policy void lies elsewhere.
Scientists need your help to protect Australia’s insects and track their numbers.
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Insects are vital to sustaining life on Earth – and their numbers are falling fast. So consider ditching the fly spray and see what you can do to help.
Coal emissions are falling, but gas and coal use are strongly rising around the world.
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Carbon emissions will hit a record high for the second year in a row, but there is a small silver lining: the rate of emissions growth has slowed dramatically.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck – with shattered windows – at Tesla’s design studio in November 2019 in Hawthorne, Calif.
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There’s no question Tesla’s Cybertruck will face stiff competition in the electric pickup truck market. Here’s why it has the edge.
School climate strikes have encouraged some political parties to be more radical.
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Here’s a rare chance to lever serious resources to transform society.
Protesters of climate activist group Ende Gelaende at the Hambach opencast coal mine in Germany.
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To get ‘system change not climate change’, we need to start making specific demands. Here’s where to start.
A woman of the Pa'O tribe waits for a boat at Nang Pan market by Inle Lake, eastern Shan State of Myanmar.
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Climate change will affect everyone, but women will overwhelmingly bear the greatest burden.
This week’s climate conference in Madrid is key to getting global cooperation on climate change, the impacts of which are already being felt.
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Recent bushfires and extreme weather are just a small taste of what is to come if this week’s climate negotiations in Madrid fail to deliver.
Around 10 states in the U.S. have hit over 120 degrees Fahrenheit on their hottest days this year.
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More places around the world are experiencing days with record high temperatures. These prolonged hot spells may have unanticipated impacts on pregnant women, triggering early deliveries.