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Artificial sun made with movie magic could create clean hydrogen

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Artificial sun made with movie magic could create clean hydrogen

An array of 149 lamps used in cinema projectors can unleash a 'sunbeam' capable of raising temperatures to 3000°C – it will be used to test solar-powered production of fuel

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Technology

Our addiction to flying is ruining the climate, but it doesn't have to

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Environment

2019 Preview: Renewable energy race to ramp up as oil use skyrockets

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lake

Environment

Seven steps to save the planet: How to take on climate change and win

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Graphene generators could let you recharge a phone with your breath

Technology

Graphene generators could let you recharge a phone with your breath

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thermal image of house

Technology

The race to green domestic heating and prevent climate catastrophe

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Melanie Windridge: Nuclear fusion - the sun's power on Earth

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Melanie Windridge: Nuclear fusion - the sun's power on Earth

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Helsinki

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Finland's long, hard road to creating a circular economy

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Deborah Greaves: The renewable revolution

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Deborah Greaves: The renewable revolution

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Banning straws isn't enough. We must get serious about climate change

Environment

Banning straws isn't enough. We must get serious about climate change

To head off climate disaster requires difficult changes to our lifestyles, says Adam Corner, and politicians must not be afraid to say so

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Earth

Supercharged geothermal energy could power the planet

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Environment

Art: Why Tomás Saraceno is floating on air

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Technology

AI's dirty secret: Energy-guzzling machines may fuel global warming

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Life

Don't Miss: missing green, a doomed sub, and a giant fatberg

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