How China became the world’s biggest CO2 emitter
China’s annual carbon emissions have risen by 20 per cent since 2010.
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In many cities, it is becoming too hot to work
The number of high heat days is increasing rapidly across the world, and the implications for businesses are profound.
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The future for industry will be circular
Turning waste into high-value products makes sense for the environment and the bottom line.
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Shades of gold: Why California is a bellwether of the world to come
Devastating wildfires are reshaping California, a state that has always been both a wild frontier and a bastion of progress.
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Germany floods: How the West’s disasters are outpacing its climate action
Once-a-century flooding in Western Europe following a once-a-millenium heatwave in the US is just the start of the global climate’s new…
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How the EU plans to end humanity’s “out of joint“ relationship to climate
Frans Timmermans quoted Shakespeare’s Hamlet as he defended ambitious EU climate plans, perhaps forgetting the Danish prince’s reputation as a…
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How the Amazon rainforest now emits more carbon than it absorbs
Even after excluding forest fires, parts of the Amazon rainforest are now net emitters of carbon.
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As water scarcity intensifies, so does the battle for resources in the world’s drought-hit regions
From Ethiopia to Ukraine to India, the fight for control over water management systems is sparking conflict.
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