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A declaration launched today at the “One Planet” climate summit hosted by French president Emmanuel Macron has urged the shipping industry to meet the...
Germans most worried about climate change, analysis shows
People living in Germany are the most worried about climate change, according to new analysis of 18 countries published this week.
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UK wind power potential could fall by 10% by 2100 because of climate change
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Solar, wind and nuclear have ‘amazingly low’ carbon footprints, study finds
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Q&A: Will the reformed EU Emissions Trading System raise carbon prices?
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Guest post: Is gas a bridge to nowhere for UK climate policy?
Steve Pye is a principal research associate at the UCL Energy Institute, specialising in energy systems analysis.
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UK could cut food emissions by 17% by sticking to a healthy diet
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Guest post: Trees are the dominant source of methane emissions in Amazon wetlands
Prof Vincent Gauci is chair in global change ecology in the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences at the Open University.
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The Carbon Brief Interview: Dr Bill Hare
Dr Bill Hare is the co-founder and CEO of Climate Analytics, an international non-profit climate science and policy institute based in Germany. He is...
Analysis: How developing nations are driving record growth in solar power
Emerging markets now account for the majority of growth in solar power, according to new data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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