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forest elephants

Environment

Elephants help forests store more carbon by destroying smaller plants

By trampling and grazing on small plants, elephants in central African rainforests favour the growth of large trees that store more carbon

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clouds

Environment

Climate change may thin high-altitude clouds and trigger more warming

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A lady watching a video

Environment

Streaming online pornography produces as much CO2 as Belgium

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People protesting mining in NZ

Environment

Authoritarians are less willing to make sacrifices for the environment

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Exporting cars

Technology

Forget Tesla - China’s BYD is driving the electric car revolution

Insight

flooded town

Environment

UK is going backwards on climate change action, advisers warn

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David Attenborough giving evidence to the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

Environment

David Attenborough on climate change: 'We cannot be radical enough'

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Sun over London

Environment

Climate mistake reveals Earth warmed more than we thought last century

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A forests

Environment

Billions of extra trees may give us 20 years to tackle climate change

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Refinery with smoke and global warming concept

Question

What is global warming?

When you put on a coat, you warm up because you lose less heat. Similarly, as we put ever more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the entire planet is warming up because it is losing less heat.

Environment

We could breed climate-friendly cows that belch less methane

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Environment

Ancient Earth reveals terrifying consequences of future global warming

Features

Environment

Wetland conservation is a key part of saving Earth’s ecosystems

Culture

Environment

Unprecedented Arctic megafires are releasing a huge amount of CO2

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