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To encourage sustainability, we must remember we are apes, not angels

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To encourage sustainability, we must remember we are apes, not angels

If we want to change our consumerist society, we need greener status signals that appeal to our animal instincts, says Solitaire Townsend

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka/AP/Shutterstock (13032695ae) Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers her remarks during the High Level Seminar on Strengthening Global Collaboration for Tackling Food Insecurity on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia G20 Finance Ministers Meeting, Nusa Dua, Indonesia - 15 Jul 2022

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World’s richest countries fall short on renewable energy targets

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Most big coastal cities have areas sinking faster than sea level rise

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Aerial view of Central Park, New York City

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Global warming could kill many of the tree species that cool cities

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 13: A general view ahead of the stocktake plenary on day 14 during COP26 at SECC on November 13, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. On day fourteen of the 2021 COP26 climate summit in Glasgow the focus is on delegations' negotiations to agree the final text for the COP26 Agreement.

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AI climate negotiators can debate 100 years worth of policy in seconds

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Tractors and lorries in the flooded streets of Bangalore

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Bangalore floods highlight how cities must adapt to climate change

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Aerial view of dead spruce trees in forest

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The heat and drought in Europe will lead to a huge wave of tree deaths

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A firetruck drives along California Highway 96 as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, Calif., . Authorities have identified four people killed last month when California's largest and deadliest wildfire of the year swept through a remote hamlet. Western Wildfires, Klamath National Forest, United States - 30 Jul 2022

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Extreme California wildfires may increase 57% even with low emissions

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Six climate tipping points are likely to occur if we breach 1.5°C goal

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Low water levels in the Yangtze River

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Why have we seen so many heatwaves around the world in 2022?

As well as China having the worst heatwave in world history, many other places around the globe have smashed records for extreme heat

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Frozen Planet II review: David Attenborough's sequel dazzles

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Jacob Rees-Mogg: Climate change concern over new energy policy chief

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Physicists want the next Large Hadron Collider to be climate-friendly

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Most major carbon capture and storage projects haven't met targets

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