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For developing countries, such as Kenya, there is no template for moving to a low-carbon future while accelerating economic growth and development.
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Global efforts to cut emissions fall well short of what’s needed to avoid dangerous warming. It’s becoming essential to develop carbon-removal strategies to get to net zero.
Prince Charles delivering a speech at COP26 in Glasgow.
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Despite not being at COP27, there are other ways for King Charles to showcase his commitment to the environment.
The global carbon offsets market is set to continue growing, but scientists and environmentalists remain sceptical.
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Carbon offsetting is often met with scepticism, but a new report suggests that if correctly designed it can be an important part of the net zero transition.
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Remember hearing about COP26 in Glasgow last year? There’s a lot at stake in this year’s climate summit, so here’s your essential guide to prepare.
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The key to reducing green hydrogen costs in the future lies mainly in technological improvements.
A group of men sit in floodwater in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, Sept. 3, 2022.
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The culpability for Pakistan’s catastrophic floods rests with the government and wealthy polluter countries.
David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust in 1972: ‘an androgynous rockstar from outer space’.
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In June 1972, the first United Nations conference on the human environment coincided with the release of David Bowie’s iconic Ziggy Stardust album. Both still feel disturbingly relevant today
Drought in Navajo Nation. Indigenous people around the world are dealing with many environmental problems, such as access to water.
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An Anglican Aboriginal pastor who attended the COP26 climate conference shares his perspective on Indigenous knowledge in dealing with climate change.
Germany, heavily reliant on natural gas from Russia, has seen a fast expansion in solar power since Russia attacked Ukraine.
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War, famine and an energy crunch are affecting the world’s response to climate change, but there are reasons for optimism.
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There is a big opportunity for Australia to help Southeast Asia meet its energy needs. But time is running out.
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Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have vowed to strike at the fossil fuel industry.
Fuel scarcity in Nigeria causes untold hardship to people and negatively impacts the economy.
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As a short term measure, modular refineries may help Nigeria with its fuel crisis. It is however not likely to be a long term solution.
South Africa’s carbon tax is in line with the international ‘polluter pays’ principle.
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The urgency of the climate crisis was overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic for a while, but the South African government displayed a renewed climate focus over the past year.
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The proposal is likely to mean economic and diplomatic costs for Australia, and should ring alarm bells in Canberra.
Wind power has been bolstered by government subsidies.
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Providing government subsidies for emerging clean technologies could unlock their transformative potential.
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What should climate scientists do in the face of ever rising emissions? They could continue providing more evidence, join climate activists – or stop work in protest against government inaction.
Chinese demand for LNG is one of the factors keeping gas prices so high.
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Oil and gas have been on a roller coaster these past two years – here’s why.
Tuz Lake, once the second-largest lake in Turkey, has almost entirely receded in 2021, following a climate-induced drought and decades of agricultural polices that depleted groundwater.
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On the tail of yet another year of climate disasters, 2022 ushers in the final version of the Paris Agreement, making it a functioning global climate treaty. But it alone can’t save us.
Low-lying, poor, and targeted by cyclones: Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable to climate change.
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Two Bangladeshi academics spoke to delegates at the Glasgow COP.