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The future UK electricity mix will have more renewables, batteries and interconnectors than expected, according to long-awaited new government projections.
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Seven things that need to happen to keep global temperature rise below 2C
In late 2015, the world agreed to limit the global temperature rise to “well below 2C”. Ever since the signing of the Paris Agreement...
Guest post: Beijing ‘severe haze’ could be 50% more frequent under climate change
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In-depth: What Donald Trump’s budget means for US spending on climate change
On Thursday, President Trump unveiled his first budget proposal. Entitled “America First: A budget blueprint to make America Great Again”, the document outlines how...
UK energy bills have fallen since 2008, says CCC
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Coral reef survival hinges on ‘urgent and rapid’ emissions cuts
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Last October, the 191 member states of the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to a new deal to cap international aviation...
Humans causing up to two-thirds of Arctic summer sea ice loss, study confirms
Rising greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for at least half, possibly up to two-thirds, of the drop in summer sea ice in the Arctic...
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The buildup of heat-trapping greenhouse gases is warming the upper ocean four times faster than during the period 1960-1990, according to new research.
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