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Carbon tax on luxuries is fairer way to cut emissions, finds analysis

Instead of a uniform tax on carbon emissions, countries should apply higher taxes to luxury products to reduce social inequality and tackle climate change, say researchers

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Inside the gigafactory producing the greenest batteries in the world

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Shell can't say it backs net zero while still betting on fossil fuels

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Planes could soon run on pig fat – but it won't reduce emissions

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Wildfires across Canada have emitted record-breaking amounts of carbon

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The UK is making five big bets in the hope of hitting net zero by 2050

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The ice sheet near Pituffik, Greenland

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Next 10,000 years of Greenland ice sheet could be decided this century

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This aerial picture taken from an airplane on July 27, 2021, shows the smoke rising from a forest fire outside the village of Berdigestyakh, in the republic of Sakha, Siberia. - Russia is plagued by widespread forest fires, with the Sakha-Yakutia region in Siberia being the worst affected. According to many scientists, Russia -- especially its Siberian and Arctic regions -- is among the countries most exposed to climate change. The country has set numerous records in recent years and in June 2020 registered 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the town of Verkhoyansk -- the highest temperature recorded above the Arctic circle since measurements began. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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Northern forests released a record amount of carbon dioxide in 2021

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Eggs boiling on an electric stove

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Is it greener to use gas or electricity to heat your home and cook?

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Aerial view of tractor in wheat field harvesting straw for biomass power generation

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China can make staple crops carbon-negative by adding biochar to soil

Researchers calculate that alternative farming practices could turn staple crop production into a carbon sink and boost crop yields in China if adopted en masse

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Net-zero aviation needs up to $1 trillion in carbon offsets by 2050

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Largest plane yet tested with hydrogen-powered engine

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Health

Gas stoves harm our health and the climate - should they be banned?

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Environment

California's carbon offsetting may actually be increasing emissions

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