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Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

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Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

Tourism is being blamed for 8 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, and it emits more every year – making it harder to stop dangerous climate change

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A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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Congestion charge can cut childhood asthma attacks by half

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Congestion charge can cut childhood asthma attacks by half

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Citymapper's new London bus

Technology

Why do firms like Uber and Citymapper keep reinventing buses?

Analysis

Supersonic aircraft

Technology

Will supersonic air travel's return be another white elephant?

Comment

Shipping at sea

Technology

Camera spots hidden oil spills and may find missing planes

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60 Seconds

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Cyclist carrying Flow

Technology

A cheap pollution sensor will keep you off the dirtiest roads

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Using uber on a smartphone

Technology

Uber loses its licence to operate in London

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Commuters wait at NYC subway platform

Physics

If NYC subways obeyed quantum maths trains wouldn’t be delayed

New York's notoriously unreliable subway system isn’t all bad. Some lines follow statistical patterns seen in quantum systems, and run better for it

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Technology

7 crazy transport systems that didn't go the distance

Features

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Failed electric buses remind us that roads not taken do matter

Leader

Technology

How crooks stalled the rise of electric cars for 100 years

Features

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There is a good case to unleash job-killing AI on the high seas

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