Leaked UN draft report warns of urgent need to cut global warming
IPCC says ‘rapid and far-reaching’ measures required to combat climate change
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Mountain gorilla population rises above 1,000
New total represents an increase of 25% since 2010 in its central African heartland
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How ships bring agonising death to last Greek whales
Government promises action on collisions to avoid slaughter on busy shipping routes
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‘We can’t see a future’: group takes EU to court over climate change
Litigants from eight countries claim EU institutions are not protecting fundamental rights
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Climate change on track to cause major insect wipeout, scientists warn
Insects are vital to ecosystems but will lose almost half their habitat under current climate projections
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Investors urge fossil fuel firms to shun Trump’s Arctic drilling plans
Oil extraction in Alaskan wilderness area would be an ‘irresponsible business decision’, trillion-dollar investors say
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Great Barrier Reef: 30% of coral died in ‘catastrophic’ 2016 heatwave
Report chronicles ‘mass mortality’, the extent and severity of which has shocked scientists
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Americans waste 150,000 tons of food each day – equal to a pound per person
Research shows people with healthy diets rich in fruit and vegetables are the most wasteful and calls for better education for consumers
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Climate change runs AMOC with Atlantic currents: studies
A system of Atlantic Ocean currents that regulates global weather is at its feeblest in 1,600 years, weakened partly by climate change, said researchers Wednesday, […]
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Two degrees no longer seen as global warming guardrail
Limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius will not prevent destructive and deadly climate impacts, as once hoped, dozens of experts concluded in a score […]
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