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Thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Madrid on Friday night after a frustrating week of negotiations at the UN’s annual climate change conference.
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COP25 video: What needs to happen by COP26 to keep the Paris Agreement on...
As negotiations at COP25 in Madrid progress slowly, Carbon Brief has been asking a range of scientists, party delegates and NGO representatives for their...
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In-depth Q&A: How ‘Article 6’ carbon markets could ‘make or break’ the Paris Agreement
A little-known and highly technical section of the Paris Agreement could “make or break” the regime – and its aim of avoiding dangerous climate change.
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UNEP: 1.5C climate target ‘slipping out of reach’
Unless the world begins to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions the 1.5C goal of the Paris Agreement “will slip out of reach,” according to...
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Global electricity production from coal is on track to fall by around 3% in 2019, the largest drop on record.
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Election 2019: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change
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