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Shell pulls out of controversial and 'unnecessary' Cambo oilfield

Environmentalists celebrate as the contentious Cambo project looks to be further in jeopardy.

Ecotech

Concrete: The secret CO2 emitter behind coal, oil and gas

This new concrete formula could mitigate two billion tonnes of CO2.

Climate

Environmental photo awards expose what we have done to our planet

These award-winning photographs take a look at the current state of our planet and give us a haunting glimpse into the future.

Climate

How one couple found Hope during the fatal Canadian storm

Enda Brophy was displaced by the storm in British Columbia this week. Here he describes the community's extraordinary response.

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Climate

Where do all the words and numbers we heard at COP26 leave us?

For the first time in a UN climate agreement, all four drafts of the Pact – including the final version – contained a statement on fossil fuels. Unfortunately, this final statement was heavily watered down.

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Euroviews. Why women-led climate solutions trump men’s ‘preposterous’ inventions

Sociologist Anne Karpf argues that women in the Global South are leading with far stronger ideas than 'bonkers' space umbrellas.

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Swarm of deadly scorpions hospitalises 500 people in Egypt

Three people have died and hundreds have been injured in the Nile Delta.

Climate Now

When will COP26 decisions have an impact on our planet?

In partnership with Copernicus

In the wake of the COP26 climate summit, we take a look at when the decisions taken in Glasgow will have an impact on our planet, and report on a new European initiative to measure CO2 emissions more accurately.

United Kingdom

COP26 to end a day late as key issues remain unresolved

Negotiators in Glasgow were still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money.

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Hundreds protest at COP26 as negotiations draw to a close

Hundreds of civil society representatives at the COP26 conference chant as they march through the convention centre and leave it in sign of protest, denouncing the conference a "failure"

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Activists dress as world leaders in COP26 protest

Activists on Friday posed as world leaders incapable of putting out the fire as the planet burns. Dressed as firefighters, the mock world leaders did little to tackle the climate crisis and to save a planet "on fire".

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What can space tell us about life on Earth?

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Airbus’s space based environmental monitoring strategies are high-tech solutions helping tackle climate challenges.

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Delegate's 2,500-km land trip to COP26 didn't go well. He'll fly home

Marijus Gailius' 2,500km trip from Vilnius to Glasgow by land and sea was expensive, exhausting and didn't even help save the world.

Earth News

Major European countries pledge to phase out oil and gas

The Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance was launched today at COP26 by ministers from the two lead countries.

Earth News

Local councils trusted more than world leaders on climate, poll finds

A new poll reveals UK citizens trust local councils more than world leaders when it comes to tackling the root causes of climate change.

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'Little Amal' puppet of a young Syrian refugee visits COP26 in Glasgow

'Little Amal' puppet of a young Syrian refugee visits COP26 in Glasgow

Climate

Climate change is causing a water crisis and it's women who lose out

Imagine spending five hours a day collecting water. That's the reality for millions of women in the global south.

Earth News

Meet the doctor encouraging people to eat insects to save the planet

Dr Indroneel Chatterjee is encouraging people to consume more insects in a bid to fight the climate crisis.

Spotlight

Rainforests in the DRC: "a solution" for climate change

In partnership with The European Union Delegation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Congo Basin is home to the second-largest tropical forest on the planet. We take a look at how the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the help of the EU is helping to fight climate change and restore biodiversity there.

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Protesters at climate demo in Glasgow, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Istanbul

Thousands of climate protesters brave torrential rain in Glasgow to take part in worldwide demonstrations against what campaigners say is a failure of crunch UN talks to bring about the radical action needed to tame global warming