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TOPSHOT - A view shows clear waters by gondolas in Venice's Grand Canal on March 18, 2020 as a result of the stoppage of motorboat traffic, following the country's lockdown within the new coronavirus crisis. (Photo by ANDREA PATTARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREA PATTARO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Covid-19 has caused a drop in emissions – but it’s not a climate fix

The new coronavirus has led to a drastic reduction in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, but no credible environmentalists say the response to the pandemic is a solution to climate change

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Fish scales turned into flexible and biodegradable electronic displays

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Optimism can avert climate disaster, say duo who brokered Paris deal

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Optimism can avert climate disaster, say duo who brokered Paris deal

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Going car-free was painful – but you should do it too

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Going car-free was painful – but you should do it too

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E-scooters are a disaster for cities – but we must embrace them

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E-scooters are a disaster for cities – but we must embrace them

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How everyone decided trees will save the planet – and why they won’t

Earth

How everyone decided trees will save the planet – and why they won’t

Insight

The huge problem of food waste could be twice as big as we thought

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The huge problem of food waste could be twice as big as we thought

Analysis

Net zero goals are galvanising action on climate change at long last

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Net zero goals are galvanising action on climate change at long last

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Society

Getting Brexit done: Six huge science issues the UK must resolve

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Wallace & Gromit's creators make new animation to try to save the seas

Life

Wallace & Gromit's creators make new animation to try to save the seas

Olivia Colman and Helen Mirren have teamed up with the creators of Wallace & Gromit in a film called Turtle Journey to raise awareness about climate change and ocean pollution

Culture

Environment

Planting a trillion trees really can help us fight climate change

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Welcome to Lunarville: Building a permanent settlement on the moon

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The truth about diets: sorting nutrition facts from pseudoscience

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Environment

Meet Mr Trash Wheel — the social media star tackling plastic pollution

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