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China's CO2 emissions have started falling – is this finally the peak?

For the first time ever, China’s carbon dioxide emissions have declined even as its power demand has increased, a possible sign of a longer-term fall in emissions

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Methane-eating bacteria are ready to capture landfill emissions

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Extreme weather could disrupt China's renewable energy boom

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Scientists fear losing essential climate data during Trump upheaval

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Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent

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The US is leaving the Paris Agreement – what happens next?

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Zero-carbon shipping fuel could be a new source of pollution

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Arctic tundra is now a source – not a sink – of carbon emissions

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Extreme heat may rapidly sap the ocean’s ability to absorb CO2

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Ocean acidification is reaching deeper waters

Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving an increase in the ocean’s acidity – and this change is sinking deeper as emissions increase, putting even more marine organisms at risk

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Crushed rocks outpace giant fans in race to remove CO2 from air

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Satellites spot methane leaks – but ‘super-emitters’ don’t fix them

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Drought, fires and fossil fuels push CO2 emissions to a record high

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Carbon emissions are now growing faster than before the pandemic

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