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Insulate Britain: Protesters block east London roads

Mon, 2021-10-25 21:28
In a statement, the group said: "We won't stand by while the government kills our kids."
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Climate change: Greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020

Mon, 2021-10-25 19:47
Despite the pandemic, atmospheric levels of CO2 and methane once more broke records last year.
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Climate change: How do we know it is happening and caused by humans?

Mon, 2021-10-25 10:01
What's the evidence for global warming and how do we know it's being caused by human activity?
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Climate change: The environmental disasters we've almost fixed

Mon, 2021-10-25 10:00
From acid rain to the ozone hole: Can we learn from the environmental "success stories" of the past?
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How can Coca-Cola solve its plastic problem?

Mon, 2021-10-25 09:09
The drinks company has been named the world's biggest plastic polluter.
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Inside the Indonesian cave where oldest animal art was found

Mon, 2021-10-25 09:02
The BBC is given rare access to film the 45,500-year-old images found on an Indonesian island.
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Wales curriculum: New science GCSE prompts dumbing down fears

Sun, 2021-10-24 17:13
From 2025, physics, chemistry and biology will no longer be offered as separate GCSE subjects.
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Climate change: How technology is helping cities tackle climate disasters

Sun, 2021-10-24 09:27
Cities are under threat from floods, forest fires and other disasters - how is tech helping with emergency responses?
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Greta Thunberg: 'We need public pressure, not just summits'

Sat, 2021-10-23 23:41
The climate activist speaks to the BBC about the COP26 conference, emissions targets and rickrolling.
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Saudi Arabia commits to net zero emissions by 2060

Sat, 2021-10-23 23:13
The world's biggest oil exporter will cut carbon emissions, but not stop producing fossil fuels.
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Norfolk sand: Has a colossal experiment worked?

Sat, 2021-10-23 09:58
Millions of tonnes of sand were shifted to part of the Norfolk coast - have they held back the sea?
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One of world's last northern white rhinos retired from breeding scheme

Fri, 2021-10-22 11:26
Najin, 32, has been part of a programme in Kenya trying to save her species from extinction.
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COP26: PM warned over aid cuts ahead of climate summit

Fri, 2021-10-22 10:57
Government advisers express "deep concern" at planned reductions in aid spending before COP26.
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Climate change will bring global tension, US intelligence report says

Fri, 2021-10-22 06:29
Countries will argue over a response and the poorest will suffer most, US intelligence says.
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Vikings settled in North America in 1021AD, study says

Thu, 2021-10-21 22:56
Scientists say they have precisely dated a camp in Newfoundland, Canada, thanks to a new technique.
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Orion: Nasa's Moon-ship is attached to SLS megarocket

Thu, 2021-10-21 22:19
Nasa's next-generation spaceship is attached to the rocket that will launch it to the Moon.
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South Korea launches first homegrown space rocket Nuri

Thu, 2021-10-21 20:02
The launch completes all its stages but fails in its goal of putting a dummy satellite in orbit.
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Abolish energy price cap, says Scottish Power boss

Thu, 2021-10-21 14:00
The recent crisis exposed deep flaws in the way the market was structured, top executive says.
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COP26: Document leak reveals nations lobbying to change key climate report

Thu, 2021-10-21 11:00
Countries are asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels.
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Climate plan urging plant-based diet shift deleted

Thu, 2021-10-21 01:39
A research paper recommending people shift towards plant-based foods is not policy, the government says.
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