Environment

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Heat pumps are handy – but only if homes are well built | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article on Norway’s use of heat pumps, and point out the problems of adopting similar technology in the UK

30, Nov, 2023 @6:13 PM

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Cop28: key funding deal to help poorer nations cope with impact of climate crisis agreed – as it happened
Loss and damage fund to help poorer countries announced on first day of climate summit

Damien Gayle and Alan Evans

30, Nov, 2023 @4:20 PM

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Fossil fuel projects awaiting approval could blow Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ tenfold, climate groups say
Exclusive: More than 20bn tonnes of Co2 could be emitted if 30 developments were to go ahead

Adam Morton Climate and environment editor

30, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM

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It’s climate Christmas! But data dump shows Australia has a long way to go on emissions | Adam Morton
The government deserves credit for steps to drive down pollution from electricity but other parts of the economy are yet to be addressed

Adam Morton

30, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Agreement on loss and damage deal reached on first day of Cop28 talks
Fund to help world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries hit by climate disaster is first decision agreed at conference

Fiona Harvey and Nina Lakhani in Dubai

30, Nov, 2023 @1:35 PM

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Back from the brink: sand-swimming golden mole, feared extinct, rediscovered after 86 years
Border collie Jessie sniffs out elusive species last seen in 1937 among dunes of South Africa

Phoebe Weston

30, Nov, 2023 @1:00 PM

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Why the return of sea otters to Canada’s west coast is making waves
Hunted almost to extinction for their pelts, the voracious mammals are being reintroduced to their traditional haunts in Haida Gwaii, to the consternation of some fishing communities

Leyland Cecco in Haida Gwaii. Photographs by Cole Burston

30, Nov, 2023 @12:00 PM

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‘Don’t be naive like I was’: UK academic advises Cop28 attenders to stay safe
Matthew Hedges, tortured in UAE in 2018, tells reporters and activists to take clean phones and watch who they deal with

Dan Sabbagh

30, Nov, 2023 @12:00 PM

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Leaders of world’s major cities call for phase-out of fossil fuels
As Cop28 conference begins, letter to heads of state from the C40 group says fossil fuels era must end

Oliver Milman

30, Nov, 2023 @10:42 AM

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‘Climate collapse in real time’: UN head António Guterres urges Cop28 to act
World Meteorological Organization says 2023 will be hottest year on record, leaving ‘trail of devastation and despair’

Damian Carrington in Dubai

30, Nov, 2023 @10:30 AM

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Who is the UAE sheikh behind deals to manage vast areas of African forest?
Through the firm Blue Carbon, Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook al-Maktoum’s carbon offsetting deals, which could one day be worth billions, have led to questions about previous business ventures

Patrick Greenfield and Lorenzo Tondo

30, Nov, 2023 @9:00 AM

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The new ‘scramble for Africa’: how a UAE sheikh quietly made carbon deals for forests bigger than UK
Exploratory agreements struck with African states that are home to crucial wildlife havens and biodiversity hotspots, for land that represents billions of dollars in potential carbon offsetting revenue

Patrick Greenfield

30, Nov, 2023 @9:00 AM

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