The chance to meet climate targets almost gone, warns UN report
A landmark UN report warns that devastating climate change is already here, and the time to prevent more is running out.
Simon Roach , Climate Journalist
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China submits updated climate pledges ahead of COP26 – but is it enough?
If the US, one of the world’s two biggest global emitters, is in danger of coming to Glasgow with little to put on the table, what about the other one China?
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Critics say government plans to meet net zero needs more funding
Less than two weeks away from the decisive climate COP summit in Glasgow, the government has announced a raft of announcements – but do they go far enough?
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China to produce more coal after blackouts
In under three weeks, the world will gather in Glasgow for the climate change conference, COP26.
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General Sherman: Ancient tree wrapped in foil to protect it from California wildfire
It’s home to some of the world’s biggest and oldest trees, and with wildfires spreading dangerously fast through California’s Sequoia National Park, firefighters have taken the desperate measure of wrapping some of their ancient trunks in flame-resistant blankets in an effort to protect them from the blaze.
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Australian wildfires released more CO2 than annual emissions of Germany, say scientists
From Greece to Australia, California to Siberia: for the last year wildfires have wrought havoc around the world, devastating communities and land. But their impact isn’t measured just in the destructive force of the flames. Scientists in the Netherlands investigating last year’s Australian fires have discovered that far more harmful carbon dioxide was released than…
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FactCheck: Is this a green revolution?
Boris Johnson’s environment strategy has been billed as a “green industrial revolution”. But only a quarter of the £12bn of government spending announced this week is really new money.
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US election: What a Trump or Biden victory means for the climate
What are the climate implications of a Trump or Biden presidency?
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Latest COVID-19 science updates: antibody persistence, young people and air pollution
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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Latest COVID-19 science updates: facemasks, high blood pressure and a new disease in children
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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Latest COVID-19 science updates: face masks and coronavirus impact on the brain
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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Latest COVID-19 science updates: care home residents with no symptoms, dementia genetics, and testing positive after recovery
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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Latest COVID-19 science updates: coronavirus climate impact, dynamic lockdown and airborne droplets
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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Latest COVID-19 science updates: who’s most at risk, disease-predicting apps and asymptomatic transmission
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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Pollution has plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic – but will it last?
Coronavirus has brought the biggest emissions drop since records began. But will it actually make a difference in the long run?
