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COP26 climate summit

Boreal forest with black spruce

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Arctic wildfires threatening North America’s black spruce trees

The black spruce is a common species in North American boreal forests and it needs wildfires to survive, but the blazes are now so frequent that the spruces are struggling

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 13: A general view of the Scottish Events Centre (SEC) on October 13, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. COP26 will officially begin on Sunday October 31 with the procedural opening of negotiations and finish on Monday November 12th. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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What to expect from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow

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Ed Miliband

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‘It’s anarchic’: Ed Miliband on what COP climate talks are really like

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Meet the key players and big names at the COP26 climate summit

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Meet the key players and big names at the COP26 climate summit

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2GNCJ84 Heidelberg, Germany - 24th September 2021: Sign saying 'You make a difference' Global Climate Strike demonstration

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Should everyone have their own personal carbon budget?

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COP26: A moment for the world to truly confront the climate emergency

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Airborne microplastic sampling station

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Microplastics in the air have a small cooling effect on our climate

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COP26: Your essential guide to the crucial climate conference

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COP26: Your essential guide to the crucial climate conference

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Music for the planet

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From Billie Eilish to Bessie Smith: A climate playlist for COP26

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Coal mine

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Global fossil fuel extraction plans are double what we can safely burn

Staying under 1.5°C of warming means limiting the amount of fossil fuel we burn, but global extraction plans are already double that limit

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Danish children trap 19,000 ants to study impact of climate change

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UK net zero strategy under fire for failure to show carbon savings

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UK university climate targets strongly criticised for lack of ambition

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UK plans £5000 grants for heat pumps ahead of gas boiler ban in 2035

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