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Bill Gates says getting to zero emissions will be 'best thing we've ever done'
"It should be a cause that humanity can come together on. It'll be hard, but if we achieve it, it'll be the best thing we've ever done," says Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder of Breakthrough Energy.
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To ski or not to ski? How mountain resorts are using climate data to adapt
In partnership with Copernicus
In the Alps climate scientists are now helping ski station managers to make strategic choices as the planet warms. Should they rely on artificial snow? Is it time to abandon some pistes? And why is dog sledding so resilient to climate change?
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Did the COVID pandemic alter the course of climate change?
Conservationist Jane Goodall, Environmentalist and UN Youth Advisor Nathan Méténier, Copernicus climate scientist Carlo Buontempo, and WMO emissions expert Oksana Tarasova , are hosted by Climate Now presenter Jeremy Wilks in this live Euronews YouTube debate on climate change vs. COVID-19.
Climate Now
Is the pandemic having an impact on climate change?
In partnership with Copernicus
2020 ends what was the warmest decade on record. But haven't the lockdowns linked to the pandemic lowered pollution? Euronews' Jeremy Wilks takes a look at the events of the past year and their positive and negative effects on climate change.
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2020 was Europe's warmest year on record, 0.4°C warmer than 2019
While Europe was boiling, parts of the Southern Hemisphere saw below-average temperatures, most notably over the eastern equatorial Pacific, which was associated with La Niña conditions, a cooling event, that developed during the second half of the year.