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A stock image of an insect burger

Insects and lab-grown meat could cut food emissions by 80 per cent

25 April 2022

Switching to "novel foods", like algae and lab-grown milk, could bring huge environmental benefits compared with the typical European diet
Coal power station

We can now tell how much CO2 in the air is due to fossil fuel burning

22 April 2022

A way of distinguishing between natural carbon dioxide emissions and those from burning fossil fuels could help cities and countries monitor their progress in cutting emissions

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