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Universities must reject fossil fuel cash for climate research, say academics
Open letter from 500 academics likens fossil-energy funding of climate solutions to tobacco industry disinformation
Guest post: Why estimates of the ‘cost’ of climate action are overly pessimistic
The “cost” of cutting greenhouse gas emissions is often used to argue that tackling climate change is expensive.
U.S. SEC set to unveil landmark climate change disclosure rule
The U.S. securities regulator on Monday will unveil a landmark proposal requiring public companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions, part of President Joe Biden's efforts to fight ...
The world’s forests do more than just store carbon, new research finds
New data suggests forests help keep the Earth at least half of a degree cooler, protecting us from the effects of climate crisis
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Go deeper 1 big thing: Extreme weather prompts UN early warnings push Breaking: The United Nation’s weather branch is launching an ambitious project to stand up early warning …
Why global warming threatens east African coffee
Other cash crops including tea will also be affected
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'Give steel industry cash to go green and fight climate change'
A coalition of trade unions and think-tanks is calling on Rishi Sunak to support the sector when he delivers his Spring Statement mini-Budget to the Commons next week