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'Big Oil' and the climate crisis

Burning oil and gas emits the CO2 heating up our planet. They're also used to produce the plastic choking Earth.

What is 'peak oil' and when will we reach it?

Renewables boom, but countries cling to fossil fuels

Fossil fuels: 'A gift of God' or a climate killer?

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Cyclone-prone Mozambique strives to protect disabled people

Mozambique is pioneering inclusive disaster planning, working to make sure no one gets left behind in an emergency.

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Can we survive if the world's glaciers melt?

If all the world's glaciers melted, what would that mean for nature and for human civilization?

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Norway suspends deep-sea mining plans in the Arctic

Norway has paused the licensing process to permit Arctic seabed mining for critical metals as WWF courtcase continues.

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Climate change

Increased levels of carbon dioxide and other human-caused emissions being released into the atmosphere have caused global surface and ocean temperatures to rise at unprecedented speed.

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World's top court starts landmark climate hearings

In the largest case in its history, the UN's highest court will hear almost 100 countries deliver testimonies on climate

Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam, gestures as the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact

Landmark climate case to open at top UN court

The UN's top court begins hearings on governments' climate duties, with campaigners stressing its link to human rights.

Activists protest outside the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands, as it opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change

Vanuatu urges ICJ to recognise climate change harms

The hearings could result in establishing a legal framework for holding countries accountable for climate change.

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Eco India — The Environment Magazine

The show features compelling subjects in Asia and Europe: environment, sustainability, technology and social themes.

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A woman wearning a blue uniform with a long blue skirt and blue headscarf sweeps the side of the road in Kigali. The pavement has no rubbish on it.

How Rwanda's capital became Africa's cleanest city

Mandatory community cleaning and cooperatives of women help keep the rubbish off Kigali's street.

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Senegal's TER train is a fast track to better air quality

Senegal's TER regional rail link offers commuters a cleaner, greener and faster commuting alternative to driving.

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Santa voices concern over mild weather in the Arctic

Unseasonably warm weather is causing concern at Santa Claus Village, a tourist attraction in Finland's arctic region.

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