Why the deforestation agreement is badly needed to save the Amazon
Under Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s deforestation rate has risen to a 12-year high.
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Why slashing methane emissions is about coal mines, not just cows
Leaders in Glasgow have agreed to slash methane emissions. But China is not onboard, and farming has a free pass…
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Is Allegra Stratton right to be positive about India’s 2070 net zero target?
Narendra Modi's pledge may fall short of that favoured by the UN, but experts say India deserves praise as a…
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Why climate activists should support the bin strikes marring Cop26’s elite spectacle
The walk-out of refuse collectors in Glasgow is an opportunity for a formidable show of solidarity with workers.
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Why the world must abandon coal power to avoid climate catastrophe
Western countries need to completely phase out coal by 2030 to limit global warming to below 1.5°C.
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Boris Johnson will only have himself to blame if Cop26 is a failure
The Prime Minister is the polar opposite of a statesman. He scarcely knows the meaning of the word diplomacy.
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The massive challenge of climate action in oil-dependent Iraq
Oil provides 90 per cent of Iraq’s revenue. Even as farmland dries up, fractured governance makes reform seem almost impossible.
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The G20’s failure to end the world’s coal addiction bodes ill for Cop26
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seen as the key obstacle to any agreement on phasing out coal.
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