Climate Change
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Why sustainable alternatives to plastic are struggling to compete
Plastic pollution is choking the ocean, but sustainable alternatives – including seaweed – remain held back by tariffs, fragmented regulations…
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Humanity’s future depends on protecting the rapidly changing ocean
The ocean covers more than 70 per cent of the planet and regulates climate, sustains biodiversity, and supports economies and cultures…
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Five things you need to know about ocean plastics
From surgical gloves to water bottles, shopping bags and chewing gum, every part of our daily lives includes plastic. They…
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‘The ocean has no boundaries’: Beauty and life in a war zone
When US and Israeli forces launched strikes on Iran on 28 February, triggering one of the most serious geopolitical crises…
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AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate
Artificial Intelligence is not only responsible for worrying amounts of earth-warming greenhouse gases: the technology’s environmental footprint is also expanding…
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From the Field: In crisis-hit Middle East, renewables power daily life
Across the Middle East, countries facing severe energy access challenges are turning to renewables to power essential infrastructure, from hospitals…
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Killed for speaking up: UN sounds alarm over attacks on environmental defenders
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Thursday for greater protection for environmental and land defenders, noting…
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World Ocean Assessment highlights urgent need for science and global action
In the wood-panelled rooms of New York’s storied Explorers Club, where portraits of pioneering adventurers line the walls, diplomats, scientists…
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El Niño confirmed, set to fuel more extreme weather, says WMO
The UN urged all countries on Tuesday to bolster early warning systems after confirming the onset of El Niño, warning…
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Global temperatures set to stay near record levels: UN weather agency
The world is heading into another period of dangerous heat, a new UN report warns on Thursday, and it’s nearly…
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