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After another dire year for the environment, here's to better times

Red lights continued to flash on the climate dashboard as many aspects of the natural world declined in 2024, although there were a few green shoots of hope to cling to, says Graham Lawton

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2KEFP4Y London, England, UK. 12th Nov, 2022. A protester outside Shell HQ holds a sign referencing the film 'Don't Look Up'. Thousands of people gathered outside Shell Headquarters in London and marched to Trafalgar Square as part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice as world leaders meet in Egypt for COP27. (Credit Image: ?? Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire) Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News

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To fix the world's problems, we need both optimism and pessimism

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Members of the Indigenous People Association stage a protest to demand action on climate change, holding big head cut-outs of world leaders U.S. President Joe Biden, China's President Xi Jinping, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, on the waters of Botafogo Bay, ahead of the G20 Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Tuane Fernandes SEARCH

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We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures

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Antarctica is in crisis and we are scrambling to understand its future

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2XMXH3D London, UK. 30th July 2024. UK Weather: Heatwave sunset over St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge ends a warm Tuesday. The UK may have its hottest day of the year so far, as temperatures are expected to top 30C (86F) today. Credit: Guy Corbishley/Alamy Live News

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Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change

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Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700

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Solar panels on the North Barren Mountain in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China

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Clean energy rollout means China’s emissions may have peaked

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Earth is now gaining less heat than it has for several years

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Parts of Antarctica are turning green at an 'astounding' rate

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Here's how coral reefs might survive hotter, more acidic oceans

Coral reefs around the world are at risk of collapse due to rising temperatures and acidifying oceans, but the natural adaptability of some species may help buy time

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H7XCR8 Winter dawn over industrial chimneys with Seaward Kaikoura Range behind, Christchurch, New Zealand

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How colonialism and industrialisation fuelled the climate crisis

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Plan to refreeze Arctic sea ice shows promise in first tests

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Plan to refreeze Arctic sea ice shows promise in first tests

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Antarctica’s 'doomsday' glacier is heading for catastrophic collapse

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The Atlantic has been suspiciously quiet this hurricane season

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