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Will De Freitas

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How a global plastic treaty could cut down pollution – if the world can agree one

How a global plastic treaty could cut down pollution – if the world can agree one

Political disagreements are stalling talks at the UN global plastic treaty negotiations, but tangible outcomes are vital for the health of people and...

13.08.2025 5

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UK funds controversial climate-cooling research

This issue divides climate academics more than almost any other.

05.06.2025 3

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How Pope Francis became a climate change influencer

The late pope ‘openly and unashamedly’ criticised dominant social and environmental policies.

25.04.2025 20

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Some rivers have ‘legal personhood’. Now they need a lawyer

Most rivers need some human help to stay clean and healthy and to flow freely. People have to fish out litter, block sewage, look out for invasive...

09.04.2025 4

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How satellites revolutionised climate change science

From space, scientists can track everything from sea levels or greenhouse gases to infectious bacteria or water stored underground.

19.02.2025 2

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Why ‘low carbon’ roses are flown around the world

Flowers grown in the tropics don’t need heated greenhouses.

12.02.2025 3

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Five climate change stories to keep an eye on this year

A court ruling, a climate summit, and a potentially unstoppable transition.

09.01.2025 6

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Can a superstar hippo help save Africa’s rainforests?

The world’s first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral...

30.10.2024 4

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