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    • Saturday, 23 September, 2023
      Climate change
      What Rishi Sunak’s net zero overhaul means for UK emissions

      Critics say the country is ignoring its role as a large historical emitter

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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
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    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
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      Banks brace for California law mandating emissions disclosure

      Bill would require lenders to report carbon pollution associated with customers

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      Start-ups and consultants benefit from race to map carbon footprints

    • Monday, 31 July, 2023
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      Announcement made as Gulf country prepares to host COP28 climate talks

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    • Sunday, 16 July, 2023
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    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
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      Why carbon emissions reports need handling with care. . .

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    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      Special ReportEurope’s Climate Leaders
      Europe’s Climate Leaders 2023: interactive listing

      For the continent’s carbon emitters, the heat is on — but some are doing better than others in reducing their footprint

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    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Climate change
      Wildfires in boreal forests release record levels of carbon, satellite study shows

      Burning trees across Eurasia and North America emitted 1.76bn tonnes of CO₂ in 2021

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    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      HTSI
      In Bali, paradise is being upcycled

      Creatives are coming up with cool solutions to the island’s tidal wave of rubbish

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    • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
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      Carbon counter: when giving roses, first pick your Valentine’s Day Premium content

      Perhaps an alternative way to cut CO₂ is to reset the romantic calendar

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    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Climate change
      US greenhouse gas emissions rose again in 2022 despite climate goals

      Buildings, industry and transport drive estimated 1.3% increase, in conflict with Paris targets

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    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
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      How to build a net-zero chalet

      As ski resorts try to lower their emissions, demand is increasing across North America for resource-efficient mountain homes

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      Indonesia’s high-carbon nickel key challenge in global EV uptake

      Coal still powers China-led battery grade projects amid renewables plan

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    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      FT MagazineSimon Mundy
      The carbon footprint fixation is getting out of hand

      Voluntary climate initiatives may distract from what is really needed

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      OutlookEdwin Heathcote
      Saudi’s Neom is dystopia portrayed as Utopia

      Hermetically sealed in its 500m-high mirrored walls, its huge carbon footprint makes it anything but a city of the future

      A computerised image of Saudi Arabia’s planned Neom city, showing people walking through a garden towards apartments high in the sky
    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      The Big Read
      The oil dealmaker: Total’s Patrick Pouyanné is not backing down

      The TotalEnergies CEO backs controversial new oil and gas projects even as he pushes billions into clean energy. How long can he have it both ways?

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      Environment
      Would carbon food labels change the way you shop?

      Environmentally friendly food shopping can be a challenge. Find out how your favourite UK supermarket items stack up with our interactive scales

    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
      Glencore
      Glencore and BHP say methane from ‘gassy’ open-cut coal mines cannot be captured

      Satellite imagery suggests emissions may exceed what mining companies have been reporting

      A stacker-reclaimer operates next to stockpiles of coal in Australia
    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
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      Scientist alarmed by record carbon dioxide levels

      Primary driver of global warming is accelerating at ‘maximum speed’

    • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
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      Why I am a climate techno-optimist Premium content

      A net zero carbon world may be difficult to achieve but need not be painful to live in

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    • Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
      Martin Wolf
      Dancing on the edge of climate disaster

      Despite signs of hope, scepticism is fully justified when it comes to the COP26 announcements

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    • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
      Julian Allwood
      Technology will not solve the problem of climate change

      Leaders at COP26 failed to see that real solutions require restraints on a range of activities in rich countries

      Greta Thunberg, pictured at COP26, says ‘we don’t have a technology solution that will get anywhere even close [to achieving emissions goals]’
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