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Comment: Why I Remain Optimistic about Stopping Earth Becoming a ‘Hothouse’

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[REDACTED] Government Hides Details of Minister’s Meeting with Fracking Industry

Read time: 6 minsBy Ruth Hayhurst for Drill or Drop Most of the notes about a recent meeting between a minister and the shale gas industry...

The Sun on Sunday Attacked for Misleading Climate Change Polling

Read time: 6 minsIt’s as clear as your iced latte on a hazy heatwave day. Most people think this summer’s hot weather was due to climate...

Comment: Thatcher’s Disputed Legacy and the Death of British Climate Science Denial

Read time: 10 minsThis summer saw even the last vestiges of climate science denial wake up or give in to reality. A summer so...

Exclusive: Shell Took 16 Years To Warn Shareholders of Climate Risks, Despite Knowing in...

Read time: 14 minsIt took oil company Shell more than 16 years to directly warn its shareholders that climate policy posed a financial risk...

Getting policy right: Why fisheries management is plagued by the panacea mindset

Fisheries management has often been characterized by regulatory policies that result in panaceas -- broad based policy solutions that are expected to address several...

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Read time: 4 minsOne of the protesters acquitted last week of trespassing on a new coal mine site in County Durham has spoken out...

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