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

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

18 October 2018

To head off climate disaster requires difficult changes to our lifestyles, says Adam Corner, and politicians must not be afraid to say so
Naked volunteers pose for the US photographer Spencer Tunick in the ice-cold Swiss glacier of Aletsch, the largest in the Alps, as background for an environmental campaign about global warming

Tiny individual decisions really could help avert climate chaos

12 January 2018

A new computer model has shown individual decisions can massively influence how bad global warming might get. Time to take the human factor seriously, says Adam Corner
UN climate events are a wasted opportunity for public engagement

UN climate events are a wasted opportunity for public engagement

25 October 2017

Even in green Germany, the UN Paris climate conference failed to catalyse greater concern among citizens. Smarter strategies are required, says Adam Corner
Al Gore's <i>Inconvenient Sequel</i> could just make climate rift worse

Al Gore's Inconvenient Sequel could just make climate rift worse

3 August 2017

Perhaps the veteran Democrat should have stayed in the wings for the follow-up to hit documentary An Inconvenient Truth, suggests Adam Corner

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