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Why elite universities like Cambridge must ditch big oil funding

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Why elite universities like Cambridge must ditch big oil funding

While institutions like Cambridge talk up climate action, they also maintain partnerships with the fossil fuel giants driving climate catastrophe. This must stop, says Zak Coleman

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How climate change is knocking natural events wildly out of sync

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How climate change is knocking natural events wildly out of sync

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Campaigners propose food alliance to reduce climate impact of farming

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Red Cross workers distributing water

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Europe swelters as extreme heatwaves arrive unusually early this year

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sheep in Devon, UK

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Future of UK farming up for grabs ahead of government land use plan

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Polar bears adapting to climate change by hunting on freshwater ice

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Boris Johnson

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UK government admits its net-zero climate strategy doesn't add up

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Wind turbines stand in front of the rising sun in Frankfurt, Germany, . A United Nation-backed panel plans to release a highly anticipated scientific report on Monday, April 4, 2022, on international efforts to curb climate change before global temperatures reach dangerous levels UN Climate Report, Frankfurt, Germany - 11 Mar 2022

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Admitting we may fail to hit 1.5°C can help us tackle climate change

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slag heap

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Slag heaps from steelmaking could absorb CO2 and fight climate change

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Houses and glacier

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The world's 1.5°C climate goal is slipping out of reach - so now what?

Scientists say it is still theoretically possible to limit global warming to 1.5°C, but realistically that now seems practically impossible. Should we admit our failure and double down on holding warming below 2°C?

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42% chance of breaching 1.5°C goal even if all carbon emissions cease

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UK government faces legal challenges over net-zero climate plan

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Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

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Marjan Minnesma: Climate litigation pioneer wins environmental prize

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