A gas field in Cameroon.
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Developed nations threaten to consume more than their fair share of Earth’s dwindling carbon budget.
Prince Charles delivering a speech at COP26 in Glasgow.
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Despite not being at COP27, there are other ways for King Charles to showcase his commitment to the environment.
Internally displaced people from the Dinka ethnic group at the Minkamman camp in South Sudan in 2014.
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In 2018, Africa accounted for 70% of the world’s people displaced by armed conflict and human rights abuses.
African continent is urbanising very fast and among the most vulnerable geographies to climatic change.
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Cities, which account for 70% of emissions globally, should be at the frontline of tackling some of the most severe effects of climate change.
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For many environmentalists, overpopulation is a real concern. But the planet will benefit more from tackling overconsumption by rich countries.
Eighty-five per cent of our global CO2 emissions come from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.
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Saying that the climate problem is complex is false, and a distraction from what we know needs to be done.
Mayotte’s surrounding coral reef is made up of three different structures more than 350 kilometers long. The lagoon they form is threatened by climate change and erosion.
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Mayotte is no exception to the adage “small islands, big problems”. A newly born volcano combined with poor land management and accelerating climate change has put its fabled lagoon at risk.
President Joe Biden holding court at COP27.
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A look back at what the COPs have actually achieved.
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Eight journalists covering a protest on the M25 motorway were recently detained by police.
Fossil fuel investors can use an obscure legal mechanism found in many international trade agreements to sue countries if their projects are blocked.
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A transcript of an episode of The Conversation Weekly published on October 6, 2022.
The Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam provides enough electricity for about 147,000 homes in the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.
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How does flowing water make electricity? An engineer explains hydroelectric generation.
A mangrove seed at Nxaxo estuary on South Africa’s Wild Coast.
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Mangroves support a significant amount of biodiversity and their soils can capture a great deal of carbon.
Developing countries are calling for more funding and for changes at the World Bank.
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The biggest issues at COP27 involve financing for low-income countries hit hard by climate change. A former World Bank official describes some promising signs she’s starting to see.
The carcass of a Grévy’s zebra, an endangered species which exists only in the northern part of Kenya, where drought is ongoing.
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Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
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An update to the 2021 Global Methane Pledge could see tighter restrictions on oil and gas leaks.
A pipeline in Tunisia supplies natural gas from Algeria to Italy.
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Natural gas projects in Africa might help reduce supply shortages temporarily, but they could soon become stranded assets.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres says rules around corporate emissions reporting are “wide enough to drive a diesel truck through”.
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November 11, 2022
Pep Canadell , CSIRO ; Corinne Le Quéré , University of East Anglia ; Glen Peters , Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo ; Judith Hauck , Universität Bremen ; Julia Pongratz , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ; Philippe Ciais , Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) ; Pierre Friedlingstein , University of Exeter ; Robbie Andrew , Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo , and Rob Jackson , Stanford University
At current levels of emissions, there is a 50% chance the planet will reach the 1.5°C global average temperature rise in just nine years.
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How does keeping the price of petrol and diesel down align with New Zealand’s goal of being carbon zero by 2050? And do price caps even work anyway?
The seven climate superpowers joining forces to fight climate change.
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A new website, based on workshops with young Australians, outlines practical ways to deal with climate distress.