Christiana Figueres: if we fail on climate, we fail on human rights, education and health
The former UN climate chief and veteran negotiator explains why building trust is vital for timely climate action.
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New Year’s reducetarians? A third of people intend to change their diets in 2022
Of those who want to change how they eat, 34 per cent want to cut down on meat, according to…
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India’s path away from coal is irreversible, but paved with difficulties
India was criticised for weakening the language on coal in the final Cop26 agreement, but it will be challenging for…
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Protests, nature protection and plant-based meat: ten climate and environment predictions for 2022
Our environment editor identifies some key trends in the year to come, and looks at why building back better after…
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Protests, pledges and alpacas: 2021’s environmental year in review
The progress of the natural world often evades easy categorisation, but this year contained some notable moments.
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The flood of Covid headlines are drowning out red alert climate warnings
As Covid hogs attention, worrying news about melting glaciers is ignored, with potentially devastating consequences.
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The emotional journey of Alok Sharma: how climate action got personal for the Cop26 president
The former business secretary promises the UK will continue to deliver a “full-fat” Cop presidency, while defending Boris Johnson’s climate…
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“It was my moral duty”: why a Swiss father went on hunger strike for the climate
Guillermo Fernandez was no climate activist – but his protest outside the Swiss parliament has helped mobilise his country to…
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