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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Maureen McLean/Shutterstock (12761084a) Traffic queuing westbound on the M4 in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, UK, on January 14, 2022. There have been frequent accidents on the M4 whilst it is being upgraded to an

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UK greenhouse gas emissions jumped by a record amount last year

After a sharp fall in 2020, the UK’s emissions of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases increased by 4.7 per cent in 2021, the biggest annual rise since records started in 1990

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Fix the Planet newsletter: Carbon capture power stations are back

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Fix the Planet newsletter: Carbon capture power stations are back

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The 'Cambrian explosion' saw the emergence of many animals we recognise today

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Burst of animal evolution altered chemical make-up of Earth's mantle

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A CO2 dense phase pump facility at the Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant, operated by Saudi Aramco, in Hawiyah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, June 28, 2021. The Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant is designed to process 4.0 billion standard cubic feet per day of sweet gas as pilot project for Carbon Capture Technology (CCUS) to prove the possibility of capturing C02 and lowering emissions from such facilities. Photographer: Maya Siddiqui/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Most schemes to capture and reuse carbon actually increase emissions

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2HJF0FC DRAX POWER STATION, DRAX, UK - JANUARY 19, 2022. An aerial view of a rail freight train delivering renewable biomass fuel to Drax Power Station

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The race is on to tackle climate change by pulling carbon from the air

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Fix the Planet newsletter: Can tree diversity help the climate?

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Fix the Planet newsletter: Can tree diversity help the climate?

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Should your new year's resolution be to cut your carbon footprint?

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Ethereum cryptocurrency delays emissions-slashing upgrade again

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Irrecoverable carbon in Earth?s ecosystems.

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Over three-quarters of the world’s vital carbon stores are unprotected

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People take part in the ''Friday For Future'' demonstration, in Berlin, Germany, on October 22, 2021. (Photo by Achille Abboud/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Earth will warm by 2.7°C under pledges made ahead of COP26

Standing a chance of staying under the Paris Agreement's target of 1.5°C of warming would require annual emissions in 2030 to be 28 billion tonnes lower than what countries' plans and pledges ahead of COP26 deliver

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A lack of fish faeces is changing the flow of carbon in the ocean

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Are UK energy supplies in trouble after fire at French power link?

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New climate plans fall far short of limiting global warming to 1.5°C

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58 per cent of oil must stay in the ground to meet 1.5°C climate goal

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