Climate change has driven 16% drop in ‘snow meltwater’ from Asia’s high mountains

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As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts supply chains around the world, it is likely that more food is being wasted than ever before at a...

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An exciting opportunity to become Carbon Brief’s new science writer, helping us to analyse and report climate change and society’s response to it. Do you...

Guest post: Why CO2 removal is not equal and opposite to reducing emissions

In recent years, countries, companies and institutions around the world have set “net-zero” emissions targets as part of efforts to tackle climate change. The requirement...

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