Governments must close gap between net zero rhetoric and reality, says International Energy Agency head Exploitation and development of new oil and gas fields must
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Plastic Waste Makers index identifies those driving climate crisis with virgin polymer production Twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the
Read moreGreenland ice sheet on brink of major tipping point, says study
Scientists say ice equivalent to 1-2 metres of sea level rise is probably already doomed to melt A significant part of the Greenland ice sheet
Read moreSharks use Earth’s magnetic field as ‘GPS’ guidance system, study says
Florida scientists use juvenile bonnetheads for research Authors say findings applicable to other ocean-going sharks Scientists in Florida have concluded that sharks possess an internal
Read more‘Catastrophic’: Sierra Leone sells rainforest for Chinese fish plant
Controversial deal with China would be ‘disastrous’ for fishing and protected rainforest, say opponents A $55m (£39m) deal struck by the government of Sierra Leone
Read moreUK plastics sent for recycling in Turkey dumped and burned, Greenpeace finds
Investigation reveals that ‘plastic waste coming from the UK to Turkey is an environmental threat, not an economic opportunity’ Turkey has become the latest destination
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