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‘Historic’ or ‘weak’? Parsing the climate agreement from COP28

By Damian Carrington | Climate Change

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At COP28, Vanuatu and Tuvalu lead the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to address climate crisis

By Alex Rafalowicz | Climate Change

The stark choice facing climate conference: A livable climate or more oil and gas?

By David Spratt | Climate Change

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How wealthy countries evade responsibility for their fossil fuel exports

By Bill McKibben | Climate Change, Opinion

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Introduction: Climate change—Where are we now?

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

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Book excerpt—Catastrophic climate change: Lessons from the dinosaurs

By Michael E. Mann | Climate Change

Climate anxiety is not a mental health problem. But we should still treat it as one.

By Anne van Valkengoed | Climate Change

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Species protections lag behind climate-driven declines

By Chad Small | Climate Change

How ‘risk tipping points’ threaten humanity’s ability to cope with climate crisis

By Damian Carrington | Climate Change

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Experts fear drought and wildfires will push Amazon to irreversible tipping point

By Jonathan Watts | Climate Change

Climate cesspool: Extreme rain is turning homes into havens for toxic mold

By Michael Gerstein, Jena Brooker | Climate Change

Cyclone Daniel: A ‘natural’ disaster exacerbated by climate change and political instability

By Richard “Drew” Marcantonio, Jason Miklian | Climate Change