IUCN’s Al Mubarak: the conservation leader who says we can work with oil majors
While campaigners call for a ban on fossil fuel sponsorship, the head of the planet’s biggest nature network takes a…
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Our words for describing the climate are changing – can they spur us to action?
These small shifts may seem academic, but grasping the urgency of the environmental emergency in time requires good storytelling; it…
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How science conquered climate change denial
Experts and activists battled the fossil fuel lobby to establish the facts of global warming.
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The biggest barrier to radical climate action is the global epidemic of mistrust
It’s no good bowling alone if we’re to have any success in resolving Covid-19 or climate change.
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The price of the planet: who will step up at Cop26?
As world leaders gather in Glasgow, richer nations must agree who pays the bill for climate action.
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“Utter moral failure”: Why Rishi Sunak’s Budget was anything but green
A climate-thin Budget that cut passenger duty on short-haul flights has sparked outrage just days before the start of Cop26.
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Why the so-called “energy crisis” is both a threat and an opportunity
This is a moment to accelerate the transition towards net zero, not to retreat.
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What we lost: writers on the climate crisis
As the planet heats, our natural world is rapidly changing. Seven leading names recall a loss in their lifetime.
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