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Bonn climate talks: key outcomes from the May 2017 UN climate conference
Diplomats from around the world gathered in Germany over the past two weeks for the latest round of UN climate talks.
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Antarctica’s high elevation is slowing rate of warming, says study
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Election 2017: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change
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Election 2017: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change
On 8 June, the UK will head to...
Limiting warming to 1.5C has clear benefits for Australia, study says
Global temperature rise of 2C could see Australia hit by heat extremes similar to the “angry summer” of 2012-13 in almost four out of...
Mapped: Climate change laws around the world
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Brexit negotiations should treat energy as ‘special case’, says report
There are strong practical reasons why the UK and EU should treat energy as a special case during Brexit negotiations, argues a new report.
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Scaling down our emissions and building resilience against climate change can only take us so far. Some negative impacts and damages are now unavoidable....
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Global average temperatures could pass 1.5C above pre-industrial levels within the next decade, new projections suggest.
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