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Under Colorado law, green burials are legal but state code requires that any body not buried within 24 hours must be properly refrigerated.

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Austria's brand new ‘pure luxury’ night trains hit the tracks

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06/10/2023

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Are carbon passports needed to restrain frequent flyers?

Flying could soon be limited by personal carbon allowances, report warns.

05/10/2023

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Toxic tyre dust is polluting our oceans with microplastics

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02/10/2023

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Ireland: Wind power outstrips electricity demand for the first time

July and August this year set new records for wind power generation in Ireland.

28/09/2023

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COP28: Can the world agree on the future of fossil fuels?

Fossil fuel use is set to be a key topic at the UN climate conference in Dubai - but tension is brewing.

27/09/2023

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‘Morally obscene’: UK’s largest undeveloped oil field gets green light

The development could unleash the same annual emissions as 90 countries, prompting outrage from climate campaigners.

27/09/2023

Climate

‘Supercontinent’ could make over 90% of the Earth uninhabitable

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26/09/2023

Ecotech

Why has Lego abandoned plans to make recycled plastic bricks?

After two years of testing, the world's largest toymaker has failed to make bricks that reduce carbon emissions.

25/09/2023

Nature

Can homegrown carbon offsetting tackle dodgy ‘far-flung’ schemes?

This homegrown carbon offset scheme is inviting you to plant the trees yourself.

24/09/2023

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Which German cities are offering drivers free public transport?

Some German cities are offering drivers the chance to exchange their driver’s licence for free public transport.

18/09/2023

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World’s ‘first green container ship’ christened in Denmark

Denmark launches the world’s ‘first green container ship’ but clean methanol still has cost and safety issues.

14/09/2023

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Tax fossil fuels to fund climate action, African leaders say

The declaration says no country should ever have to choose between development aspirations and climate action.

07/09/2023

Climate

‘Unbridled growth’ is over: Airlines face flight cuts at Schiphol

Degrowth era? Campaigners tell airlines battling the Schiphol Airport flight cap to “stop fighting” and start shaping the future.

06/09/2023

Business

Big businesses urge EU to cut emissions by 90%

The companies say the bloc needs to set a reduction target of at least 90% compared to 1990 levels to avoid passing “irreversible tipping points”.

05/09/2023

Earth News

World is 'losing the race' to meet climate goals, COP28 president says

It is just three days until the United Nations publishes the first-ever global stocktake which will assess how nations are doing in their efforts to tackle climate change.

05/09/2023

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EU to push for deal on 'phasing-out' fossil fuels at COP28

A proposal to phase out CO2-emitting fossil fuels at COP27 last won backing from more than 80 countries but oil and gas-rich nations opposed it.

04/09/2023

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What's behind India's booming interest in EVs?

India has become one of the fastest-growing EV markets in the world.

01/09/2023

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Dubai plans ‘world’s largest airport’ by 2050

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