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Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth’s climate goes far beyond carbon storage

By Sara Blichner, James Weber | Climate Change

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Study: Just 6 percent of carbon offsets for curbing deforestation lead to emissions reductions

By Keerti Gopal | Climate Change

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Managed to death: How Canada turned its forests into a carbon bomb

By Barry Saxifrage | Climate Change

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From Montana fires to floods in Vermont: Interview with a climate migrant

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

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Carbon offsets—popular with airlines to make net zero claims—seriously flawed

By Patrick Greenfield | Climate Change

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Just what is carbon offsetting? And how is it supposed to work?

By Fiona Harvey | Climate Change

From Chicago to Uganda, scientists track the wildlife diseases that could infect humans—or spark the next pandemic

By Carlyn Kranking | Disruptive Technologies