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Five ways to have more constructive climate conversations

Talking about climate change is never easy. The issue is complex and upsetting. Headlines bring bad news way more often than good ones.

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German election: why most political parties aren’t talking about the climate crisis

After months of wrangling over public debt and spending decisions, the German government collapsed in November 2024. Among the many disagreements between the parties which made up the governing coalition was how to pay for measures to combat climate change.

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Kumasi was called the garden city – but green spaces are vanishing in a clash of landuse regulations

Urban parks in Kumasi, the capital city of Ghana’s Ashanti region, are fast disappearing or in decline. Kumasi was designed 60 years ago as a “garden city”, with green belts, parks and urban green spaces. These have been encroached on by developments and are in a poor condition.

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Indigenous futures thinking: 4 approaches to imagining a better world

Indigenous people make up only 6% of the world’s population but manage over a quarter of the world’s land surface. These groups, descended from original occupants of a geographical place and identifying as culturally distinct, possess knowledge about adapting to social and environmental change. Yet their perspectives are rarely included…

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Cycling to school almost became extinct – until one man revived the bike bus

Sam Balto took the idea from a local school to the White House and beyond, inspiring a global movement in which children feel the benefits of cycling together

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Switching to electric vehicles will push the power grid to the brink

The UK’s pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 hinges on replacing millions of petrol and diesel vehicles with cleaner alternatives. But transitioning to electric transport isn’t just about manufacturing new cars, installing chargers and so on. It’s a gargantuan energy generation challenge that could push the power grid to…

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‘Our community deserves beauty’: one man’s mission to green a UK tree desert

In Grimsby, locals have created a society focused on the environmental and health benefits more trees provide, planting thousands in schools, parks and hedgerows

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Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. See where and by how much – visualised

In oceans and on land, from the north to the south pole, records were smashed for the monthly average temperature

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Country diary: Down in the grass, an invisible ball of wizardry

Northam Burrows, Devon: In the low dawn light I can make out a harvest mouse nest. Even when empty, they’re a sight to behold

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Europe greenwashing with north Africa’s renewable energy, report says

Greenpeace argues European-backed projects hamper countries’ ability to decarbonise their own economies

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Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over

Poor people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil water for hot showers.

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Whales may be left on beach after grim euthanasia call

Wildlife authorities have been forced to euthanise dozens of false killer whales after a mass stranding involving 157 at a rugged beach.

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Two in five scientists in our survey reported harassment and intimidation. Often, the perpetrators are inside the institution

The goal of science is to uncover truths and create new knowledge. But this is not always welcome. Increasingly, scientific findings are being attacked or downplayed. And scientists themselves face intimidation or harassment.

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Four seals die on Norfolk coast after contracting bird flu

Experts raise fears for England’s largest colony at Blakeney Point as they conduct tests to identify source of infection

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Sellafield nuclear site taken out of special measures for physical security

Site in Cumbria can now return to routine inspections but concerns remain over cybersecurity

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How satellites revolutionised climate change science

Until relatively recently, humans were limited by the horizon. Climate scientists of the early 20th century could gather data from the world around them and perhaps what they were able to see from a hot air balloon or plane. But the really big picture – the global snapshot – remained…

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Expanding seaweed farms pose a risk to vital marine life

Seaweed farming is a rapidly expanding global industry. As a food resource, it has high nutritional value and doesn’t need fertilisers to grow. Seaweed provides valuable habitats for marine life, takes up carbon and absorbs nutrients, plus it helps protect our coastlines from erosion.

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How refugee entrepreneurs are supplying sustainable energy to the camps they live in

Refugees are providing energy within camps home to millions of displaced people around the world, my research has found.

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Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals

Decades-long research shows world’s glaciers collectively lost 6.542tn tonnes of ice between 2000 and 2023

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EU overhaul of farming strategy ignores vital green proposals, campaigners warn

The report promises better pay and protections for farmers, but environmentalists say it will not help restore nature or assure food security

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Developing world urges rich nations to defy Trump’s ‘climate nihilism’

Poorer countries want rapid emission cuts and more financial help in face of US leader’s stance on global heating

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Climate change is threatening Lake Ontario — lessons from the Little Ice Age show us why we need to adapt

Humans have always had a close connection with Lake Ontario. For centuries, this Great Lake has been a backbone of the region’s economy — relied upon for trade, food and industry. But a warming climate could dramatically change this relationship.

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How plants are able to remember stress without a brain

It may sound strange but plants can remember stress. Scientists are still learning about how plants do this without a brain. But with climate change threatening crops around the world, understanding plant stress memory could help food crops become more resilient.

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Trump threatens to disrupt the world’s critical minerals supply – but there are reasons to be positive

There’s a chance Donald Trump’s second term as US president could have a long-term negative impact on the demand for and supply of what are known as critical minerals. These include copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and the “rare earth elements”, such as lanthanum and yttrium.

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‘The last plant left’: can Rapa Nui’s extinct tree be resurrected?

Seeds from the last toromiro, unique to remote Easter Island, were taken away in the 1960s. Now, after a crucial discovery gave hope for its survival, it is making a return

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