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2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope

14 December 2022

This year, there were the lows of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, soaring prices and extreme weather, and the highs of an accelerating shift to green energy and space wonders from the James Webb Space Telescope


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Tackling emissions from heavy industry is key to fixing climate change

13 November 2019

Ramping up renewable energy, electrifying transport and ending energy waste is the easy stuff, the hard problem of climate change is reducing emissions from steel and concrete production


Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

1 May 2019

The Committee on Climate Change has urged the government to adopt a target of net zero emissions by 2050. These seven charts show how that might unfold, and what it means for the UK economy


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

20 February 2019

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


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

2 January 2019

From simply flying planes in straighter lines to sucking fuel from thin air, a raft of new technologies that could help us fly guilt-free are in the offing


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

18 December 2018

As global demand for energy grows, we will need to switch to renewables even faster to avoid climate catastrophe


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

4 December 2018

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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The race to green domestic heating and prevent climate catastrophe

14 November 2018

Household heating systems are huge sources of carbon emissions, but many countries are showing how existing technologies can fix the problem


We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

14 May 2018

Climatologists have tried to set a “carbon budget” that tells us how much greenhouse gas we can emit and stay below 2°C, but their efforts have only caused confusion


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