The Climate Question
By BBC World Service
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Reviews: 3
Episodes: 217
Dave K
Apr 11, 2022
Some really useful information but it's like listening to a children's programme. If the presenters ever grow up I'll add the remaining two stars.
Imus
Sep 20, 2021
Great show, though they don't talk about nuclear power. The only carbon free source that is scalable and keeps all of it's waste contained in ceramic pellets the size of gummy bears.
Scott Chambers
Nov 7, 2020
what a fabulous opportunity to hear about this global challenge from people living on the front line. presented with humanity and humour. looking forward to it!
Description
Why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.
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What progress have we made on fighting climate change?
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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The Climate Question x Global News Podcast: Listeners Questions Special
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Trump wins: What does it mean for the climate?
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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How is climate misinformation evolving?
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Should we put a price on nature?
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Your questions answered: The value of trees, "black" oxygen, AI's carbon footprint
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Is the climate on the ballot at the US election?
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Why don’t we use more geothermal energy?
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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What's it like like losing your home to the sea?
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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News update: Sea level rise, Mexico's "green" president, Ivory Coast's chocolate crisis
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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What’s the future of wine in a warming world?
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Why is climate change fuelling child marriage?
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Can bringing back nature save our cities from floods?
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Your questions answered: Geo-engineering; keeping houses cool; the climate powers of sharks
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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How are Afghans fighting climate change?
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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The Climate Question meets People Fixing The World
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Can Science Fiction help us fight climate change?
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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What do this year's election results mean for our warming world?
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Can technology fight flooding in cities?
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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What can we do to reduce black carbon?
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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How are athletes adapting to extreme heat?
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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How do you negotiate a good climate deal?
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Why is defending forests so deadly?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Are we spending enough on renewable energy?
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Is lab-grown meat better for the planet?
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Your questions answered: Climate change for kids, solar power, music for plants
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May 27, 2024 |
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What does China's green tech revolution mean for the world?
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May 20, 2024 |
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Can we build better cities for mental health and the climate?
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May 13, 2024 |
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Can we save money and save the planet?
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May 06, 2024 |
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What is caused (and not caused) by climate change?
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Bonus Ep: the climate activists who sued their government (and won)
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Can we save the world's coral?
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Can fertilisers go green?
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Why are electric scooters, mopeds and rickshaws booming?
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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How is climate change affecting animal migration?
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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How does extreme heat affect pregnant women?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Your questions answered: Reversing climate change, eating avocados, electric vehicles and more
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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What's it like living a "sustainable" life?
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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What's it like being a 'Chief Heat Officer'?
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Could solar farms in space power Earth?
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Do we need a 'Category 6' for hurricanes?
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Why is nuclear power back in fashion?
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Are wetlands our secret weapon for fighting climate change?
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Why is climate change fuelling tension in the Arctic?
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Is climate change on the ballot paper in 2024?
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Your questions answered: The impact of war; "green" rooftops; carbon cost of pets
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Tidal power: What’s holding it back?
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Will 'sustainable' fuels transform air travel?
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Who's doing best on fighting climate change?
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Can climate change ever be funny?
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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Climate review of the year
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Was this year's climate summit a game-changer?
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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The 100 Women climate debate
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Should the UAE host a big climate summit?
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Your Climate Questions Answered
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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What is COP?
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Why is 1.5 degrees important?
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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What has COP achieved?
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Why are climate scientists receiving abuse?
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Why does it matter that Greenland is melting?
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Why did Ecuador vote to stop drilling for oil?
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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How do our listeners stay positive on climate?
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Bill Gates: How I stay positive on climate change
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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How can we fight drought in the Horn of Africa?
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Are disabled people forgotten in climate disaster plans?
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Can tourism ever be good for the climate?
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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What should I eat to help fight Climate Change?
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Meet the Climate Quitters: Part Two
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Going carbon neutral: Lessons from Denmark
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Can live music go green?
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Can small islands live with climate change?
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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What is Climate Change?
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Prof Jim Skea: living in an era of 'global boiling'
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Meet the Climate Quitters: Part One
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Can we have a climate-friendly death?
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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How are Afghans fighting climate change?
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Climate Change and El Nino: Can we handle both?
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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What's the cost of fashion to the climate?
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Mia Mottley: helping poorer nations fight climate change
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Does climate change mean a future without coffee?
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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How does war affect the climate?
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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What can I do to help climate change?
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Is climate change ruining your relationship?
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Why are women more affected by climate change?
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May 28, 2023 |
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Is lab-grown meat better for the planet?
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May 21, 2023 |
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Can we trust Google’s carbon footprint calculations?
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May 14, 2023 |
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Why are 15-minute cities so unpopular?
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May 07, 2023 |
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Is there a greener way to rank successful economies?
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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How renewable are renewables?
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Could solar farms in space power Earth?
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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How did we discover climate change?
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Can green start-ups lead the way in Africa?
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Are South Africa’s blackouts a green turning point?
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Can artificial intelligence help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change?
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Can investors change an oil company from within?
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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How can we prevent the spread of disease in a warming world?
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Can the ski industry survive climate change?
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Can natural gas ever be green?
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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How can oceans help us capture carbon?
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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How is India doing in the fight against climate change?
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Why are we still subsidising fossil fuels?
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Why isn’t the world heating equally?
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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How do we stay cool in a warming world?
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Can renewables be used for heating?
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Can we reduce lives lost from extreme weather?
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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How to speak to a climate denier
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Was the 2022 World Cup as green as it seemed?
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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How much does biodiversity matter to climate change?
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Are meat substitutes as green as we think?
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Did ‘Africa’s COP’ deliver for Africa?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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What does climate change mean for Egypt?
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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COP27: Are countries keeping to their climate pledges?
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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What role is overpopulation playing in the climate crisis?
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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How green is green finance?
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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What should Africa do with its fossil fuel reserves?
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Are prizes the best solution for climate change?
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Can climate protests make a difference?
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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What can we do with nuclear waste?
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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How much can flooding in Pakistan be blamed on climate change?
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Can animals evolve to deal with climate change?
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Does climate change have an ‘image problem’?
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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What can we learn from fixing the ozone hole?
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Can we engineer rain to help solve climate change?
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Why can’t we build more wind farms?
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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What do warmer waters mean for life below the waves?
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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Is Influencer culture bad for the planet?
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Are there any 'easy fixes' to climate change?
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Can flying ever be climate friendly?
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Can we feed the world without using chemical fertilisers?
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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How can we get more people on their bikes?
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Where have all the mangroves gone?
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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How can we save the world’s tropical peatland?
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Does recycling help fight climate change?
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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How is climate change affecting our mental health?
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Is destroying the planet a vote winner?
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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What can we do to stop rising levels of methane?
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May 29, 2022 |
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How can oceans help us capture carbon?
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May 22, 2022 |
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Why is Asia embracing nuclear power?
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May 15, 2022 |
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Is the world ready for an electric vehicle revolution?
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May 08, 2022 |
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Could Chile be a climate leader?
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May 01, 2022 |
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What does 'net zero' really mean?
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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How are young people feeling 6 months from COP?
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Is space travel a problem for the climate?
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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What does war in Ukraine mean for the climate? Part 2: Energy Security
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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What does war in Ukraine mean for the climate? Part 1: Russian gas
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Can we rely on insurance to help rebuild after extreme weather?
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Can animals evolve to deal with climate change?
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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The 'unequivocal' consequences of climate change
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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How quickly is battery technology advancing?
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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What will happen if the world's glaciers melt?
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Is our obsession with GDP killing the climate?
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Can we believe companies’ promises on climate?
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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How committed is China to climate change?
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Are we too reliant on tech that’s not invented yet?
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Can putting a price on nature help us care about it more?
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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Are we putting too much faith into electric vehicles?
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Is science fiction holding back climate action?
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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Does climate change have an ‘image problem’?
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Why do we find it so hard to take action on climate change?
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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What role is overpopulation playing in the climate crisis?
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Counting the cost of fashion
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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What can we learn from the fight to fix the ozone hole?
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Could giving nature rights help fight climate change?
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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What did we learn at COP26?
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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How’s it going at COP26?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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What do young activists want from COP?
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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What will it take for countries to keep their climate promises?
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Putin and the planet
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Why can't we stop gas flaring?
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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What made us doubt climate change?
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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What homes to build in a climate-changed world?
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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What role has the media played in the climate crisis?
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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When will countries stop exploring for oil?
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Should rich countries help pay for climate change impacts in poorer ones?
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Can we be ‘nudged’ to act on climate change?
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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“Code red for humanity”
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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Is green hydrogen the fuel of the future?
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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What do we tell the kids?
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Can shipping fix its climate problem?
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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The North American heatwave
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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Will football tackle the climate crisis?
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Could climate change cause more water conflicts?
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Why is Australia so slow to act on climate change?
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Why are we failing to protect the Amazon rainforest?
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Carbon capture and storage
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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What will it take for cities to go carbon neutral?
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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Should we ‘dim the sun’ to save the planet?
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May 30, 2021 |
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Is bottom trawling for fish bad for the climate?
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May 23, 2021 |
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Is South Korea a climate villain?
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May 16, 2021 |
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Can indigenous knowledge help us fight climate change?
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May 09, 2021 |
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Why can't we crack our food waste problem?
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May 02, 2021 |
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Is carbon the new calorie?
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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What does the world want from the US?
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Is it time to ditch the plough?
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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Is science fiction holding back climate action?
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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What can we do about climate migration?
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Climate justice in the courtroom
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Must our future be cast in concrete?
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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What will happen to the fossil fuel workers?
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Can we be ‘nudged’ to act on climate change?
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Have we planted too much faith in trees?
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Does big money really believe green is good?
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Can the internet ever be green?
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Will Africa really leapfrog to renewables?
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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How can we live with the SUV?
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Does Africa have a voice on climate?
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Jakarta: A warning?
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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A year to save the world
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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2020: A year of extremes
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Are Catholics ignoring the Pope on climate change?
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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The secret solution to climate change
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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How to hurricane-proof our world
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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A degree away from carnage
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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The war on trees and what it means for disease
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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America v China
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Introducing The Climate Question
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Nov 02, 2020 |