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Climate change

Human behavior is changing the climate, and that affects us all. Here we look not only at how rising temperatures are impacting our lives, but at the solutions out there.

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How can 8 billion people sustainably share a planet?

Earth's natural resources are dwindling. With a skyrocketing world population, is it time to rethink how we use them?
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 15, 2022
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Fighting climate change would help insurers

Insurers are paying more for climate damages but are financing and underwriting polluting activities.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 28, 2022
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The role of plastic in the energy crisis

Plastic production has not been put forward as a response to the energy crisis. Until now.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 27, 2022
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Plastic certificates: Greenwashing or climate friendly?

A new brand of offsetting enables companies to call themselves "plastic-neutral" yet still use plastic.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 5, 2022
In this aerial view, ice breaks off the receding Findel glacier at a stream of the glacier's meltwater on June 22, 2022 near Zermatt, Switzerland.

Glaciers are rapidly melting in Switzerland

In 2022, glaciers in Switzerland lost 6% of their volume.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 6, 20229 images
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Methane: What's the big deal?

So much time is spent talking about carbon dioxide. But all this talk forgets another key greenhouse gas: methane.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 30, 2022
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Tiny forests in the city

Built-up inner cities are hard hit by temperature rises linked to climate change, and trees can help.
BusinessOctober 4, 202205:25 min
Congolese officials pose with other international delegates at COP27 pre-talks, DR Congo

Congo urges climate funding at pre-COP27 talks

UN chief Antonio Guterres called on nations to reach a "quantum level compromise" on dealing with climate change.
PoliticsOctober 4, 2022
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Holding back the floodwaters

Cities like Bangkok and Berlin could face flooding as a result of climate change. New approaches are needed.
BusinessOctober 4, 202204:12 min