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18 up-and-running projects that could save us from climate change

Slashing greenhouse-gas emissions doesn’t have to be hard, and can even be an economic win – as these big low-carbon success stories from around the world show

Features

meat in Petri dish

Environment

Meat in a dish could be bad for the planet

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Dr. Jim Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York

Environment

From the archives: 1989, the warmest year on record

Regulars

The truth about cheese: The terrible costs of our favourite food

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The truth about cheese: The terrible costs of our favourite food

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frozen water

Earth

The instability of past ecosystems shows we must cut emissions now

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family in flood

Environment

Earth in 2050: This is what a world warmed by 1.5°C looks like

Features

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Technology

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

Features

fire

Environment

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

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iceberg

Environment

Climate change is happening, but how fast? This is what we really know

Features

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Environment

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

It's the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced, but we can keep global warming to within the "safe" boundary of 1.5°C. Here's how we do it

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Comment

Putting a price on CO2 is a smokescreen that hides its human cost

Comment

Technology

The race to green domestic heating and prevent climate catastrophe

Insight

Environment

There's little doubt we're to blame for hurricanes getting worse

Insight

Environment

We’ve missed many chances to curb global warming. This may be our last

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