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August 7th, 2018 Budget 2019 will include an increase in carbon tax to help Ireland meet its obligations in tackling climate change, the Taoiseach said...

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Hothouse Earth: planet dangerously close to climate tipping point

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Unions tell Poland to push coal as UN climate host

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Climate change not the only threat to giant pandas, study says

Climate change could play a smaller role in determining future giant panda populations than previously thought, a new study suggests. This is because other important...

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