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What is the Paris Agreement?

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The Paris Agreement

A universal and legally-binding agreement to combat climate change, which aims to keep global temperatures from rising 2 ⁰C above pre-industrial levels.

House in infrared

Environment

UK should ban gas boiler sales by 2033, say climate advisers

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saplings

Environment

Saving forests to fight climate change will cost $393 billion annually

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Common Oak in autumn

Environment

Climate change may make autumn leaves fall early and store less carbon

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The population debate: Are there too many people on the planet?

Environment

The population debate: Are there too many people on the planet?

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Microchip

Technology

Carbon ribbons a few atoms wide could help make powerful computers

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Rock dusting

Environment

A sprinkle of rock dust could help avoid catastrophic climate change

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Empty roads in Istanbul, Turkey

Environment

CO2 levels hit record high despite emissions dip from coronavirus

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Huge amounts of carbon from forest fires ends up in the ocean

Environment

Huge amounts of carbon from forest fires ends up in the ocean

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Electric car

Environment

Electric cars really are a greener option than fossil fuel vehicles

Electric cars already have a bigger climate change impact than fossil-fuel burning cars in almost every part of the world, according to researchers

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Environment

UK government refuses request to explain cost of hitting net zero

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Environment

The world started to wake up to climate change in 2019 – now what?

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Life

Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth's surface

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Technology

Steel and concrete are climate change's hard problem. Can we solve it?

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