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Funafuti atoll Tuvalu from the air.

Environment

We need to go beyond net zero to reverse catastrophic climate damage

Our planet is about to hit a critical 1.5°C of global warming. To rectify things, we must cut emissions, but we also need to harness technology and the natural world to suck carbon dioxide from the air

Leader

Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu

Environment

The uncomfortable reality of life on Earth after we breach 1.5°C

Features

Environment

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

Analysis

City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

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City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

News

Peter Singer on animal rights, octopus farms and why AI is speciesist

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Peter Singer on animal rights, octopus farms and why AI is speciesist

Features

Environment

US states agree to use less from Colorado river to avoid water crisis

News

Environment

Ozone layer treaty pushed back ice-free Arctic summers up to 15 years

News

Glass Mountains, situated in the north tip of the Chihuahuan Desert, as seen from Alpine, Texas. - Image ID: R97NY1 (RF)

Environment

US desert grassland collapse is linked to changes in the Pacific Ocean

News

Environment

Breaching 1.5°C of global warming by 2027 is increasingly likely

News

Life

Seals in Mexico are losing fur and climate change may be to blame

Alopecia makes it harder for fur seals to keep warm, and the condition may be the result of hotter temperatures making it tough to find their preferred prey

News

Environment

Dozens of ‘frost quakes’ hit a Finnish town in just 7 hours

News

Life

Bigger butterflies may cope better with climate change

News

Environment

Kangaroo faeces could reduce methane emissions from cows

News

Humans

What is longtermism and why do its critics think it is dangerous?

Features