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11 years remain to fight climate change – what progress have we made?

6 November 2019

In 2018, we were told we had 12 years to save the planet. One year on, Graham Lawton finds reasons to be hopeful, despite ever-rising carbon emissions
Global shipping needs to clean up its act now – here’s how to do it

Global shipping needs to clean up its act now – here’s how to do it

4 September 2019

Bertrand Piccard co-piloted the first round-the-world solar-powered flight. Now he’s aiming to green one of the world’s dirtiest, yet most crucial industries

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